Jérôme Daret, Olympic champion with the French 7s team, elected coach of the year

The former coach of the French Rugby sevens team, Jérôme Daret, was elected coach of the year (rugby sevens and fifteens combined), during the World Rugby Awards ceremony which takes place this Sunday evening in Monaco. A technician with innovative methods (he notably introduced the Blues to… dance), he won the Olympic title during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after winning the Los Angeles stage of the world circuit and winning the title of world champion by winning the final tournament in Madrid.

The Landais has since become manager of “France 7”, ensuring the transition with the new coach, Benoît Baby. This is the first time since the creation of the World Rugby Awards in 2021 that a 7s technical has been won. This is only the second title for France, after Bernard Laporte who received this prize in 2002. In 2021 and 2022, two women’s team coaches were in the spotlight: Simon Middleton (England) then Wayne Smith (New England). Zeeland).