Pierre-Henry Broncan took office at the end of 2020. THIERRY ZOCCOLAN / AFP
Jeremy Davidson succeeds Pierre-Henry Broncan, officially dismissed from the Castres Olympique bench.
It was predictable, it’s official: Pierre-Henry Broncan takes the door. The 48-year-old technician was officially dismissed on Monday, two days after a setback against La Rochelle (17-32), during the 18th day of the Top 14. And this because of the “worrying situation of the club, shortcomings recurring in (the) game currently and certain internal difficulties”, as President Revol explains, not without recalling the “remarkable journey» from the now ex-coach of the CO. “The difficulties experienced by the club this season cannot overshadow this very positive assessment and all the qualities of Pierre-Henry who lives rugby with passion and whose ethics, righteousness and total commitment I appreciated.“, underlines Pierre-Yves Revol on the club’s website.
Still, with an 11th place in the standings after Saturday’s loss, it was time “to make a change to try to improve our situation and ensure the maintenance of the CO in the elite of French rugby, where it has appeared since the creation of professionalism“.
Davidson does not step into the unknown
Who to succeed him? The suspense will not last. Jeremy Davidson will take over from Broncan. Also 48 years old, the person concerned does not arrive in the unknown at the Stade Pierre Fabre. “Irish international and British Lions, Jeremy Davidson played at Castres Olympique during the 1998 to 2001 seasons and began his coaching career at the CO as an assistant from 2007 to 2009. He then coached the province of Ulster from 2009 to 2011 then the Aurillac club from 2011 to 2017, the UBB during the 2017/2018 season and Brive from 2018 to 2022“Recalls President Revol, in the press release sent this Monday by the Tarn club. The two parties are linked until 2025. Next meeting? Saturday in Bayonne.
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