Francois Ratier (born August 12, 1972) is a French rugby union and Canadian coach. He was the head coach of the Canada women's national rugby union team.[1] He led them to their first Finals appearance at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in his homeland. He took over the reins as head coach in March 2013.[2]
| Date of birth | August 12, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | La Rochefoucauld, Charente, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In January 2016, he became an interim head coach for the Canadian national men's side during the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, where he led the side to third in the tournament with victories over Uruguay, Chile and Brazil.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rugby Canada (2014). "Head Coach, National Senior Women's Fifteens Team". Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ The Canadian Press (12 August 2014). "Canada eyes spot in Women's Rugby World Cup final". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "CROWLEY TO STEP DOWN AS CANADA'S MEN'S TEAM HEAD COACH". Archived from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
