Jamie Cudmore, the famous Canadian lumberjack, joins the staff of the lanterne rouge Nice

A well-known face in France. The Canadian Jamie Cudmore (46 years old), former rough second row of AS Clermont Auvergne, joins the staff of Stade Niçois, current red lantern in Pro D2 (16th), until the end of the season. He will be in charge of defense, a sector that is more than in difficulty since the Niçois have conceded 465 points in 16 days, or almost 30 points per match.

In Nice, the former international and captain of the Canucks (43 caps) – who participated in four World Cups between 2003 and 2015 – will be associated with Alexandre Compan (manager), Mariano Taverna (forwards) and Guillaume Cazanave (three-quarters ). This will be the “Canadian lumberjack”’s third experience in France since he had previously been in charge of the Oyonnax forwards in 2017 and then became manager of Provence Rugby the following season.

Jamie Cudmore was then in charge of “Pacific Pride”, the Canadian rugby development academy based in Langford. Friday evening (7:30 p.m.), Nice travels to the pitch of Oyonnax, its former club, for the 17th day of Pro D2.