Xavier Sadourny, who was to be promoted to manager at the end of the current season, will take up his duties earlier than expected. From this Monday, the 47-year-old technician will head the CO staff, which could include, next season, the reinforcement of Julien Dumora.
What was supposed to happen… happened sooner than expected. Xavier Sadourny, who we knew was going to become the next manager of Castres Olympique at the end of the current financial year, will finally take up his new role this Monday, January 6. As revealed by our colleagues from Canal +Jeremy Davidson, who will not be retained at the end of this 2024-2025 financial year, is stepping back and will now be advisor to President Pierre-Yves Revol. The victory obtained against Pau on Saturday evening was therefore not enough to avoid a reshuffle within the Castres staff. Xavier Sadourny, who obtains a number 1 position for the first time in his career as a technician, will thus be able to approach his role as manager a little ahead of the timing announced by President Pierre-Yves Revol, from November last. The former Clermontois, who had initially signed up for a single exercise, finally signed a three-season contract with increased prerogatives.
Dumora in the footsteps of Kockott?
He will lead a staff which will still include Karena Wihongi, scrum specialist and Yannick Caballero, sidelines coach but which will be reinforced by a forwards coach. The names of Mathieu Cidre (Vannes), Julien Tastet (Stade français), Pierre Caillet (Béziers) and even Alexandre Castola for the scrum (Colomiers) have circulated without the club having positioned itself for the time being.
Furthermore, through a game of musical chairs, the promotion of Xavier Sadourny to the position of manager could also free up a place for three-quarter coaching. According to our information, a position as backs coach would have been offered to Julien Dumora for the 2025-2026 season. The CO full-back, who will be 37 years old in March, a key figure in the Tarn club which he joined in 2014 and to which he is linked until next June, would have an opportunity to start a new career as a player. the other side of the touchline. In the recent past, the CO had made a similar proposal to Rory Kockott who had become defense coach after the end of his career.
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