A departure of Philippe Saint-André from Montpellier this summer was mentioned at the start of the week. In particular, a new role of vice-president quite far from the sportsman that “PSA” would not have accepted and relations that have become fresher between the two men in recent weeks. Joined Friday evening, the president of the MHR Mohed Altrad assured us that the former coach, under contract until 2025, was not going to leave, as affirmed by the club in a press release Thursday.
« Philippe (St. Andrew) went on vacation, he returns at the beginning of July (the resumption has been set for July 3)he will work with the next staff reinforced by Richard Cockerill, explained Altrad. He will be vice-president, he will remain in contact with the sportsman, he will be in the same building, they all live together. » Did he accept this position? « Oui », responds the president of Montpellier without hesitation. “We have been sketching the future role of Philippe for months”, he added.
Paillague? “Nothing stands in the way of him coming”
According to Altrad, the staff will be led next season by Richard Cockerill and Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and reinforced by the club’s former scrum-half Benoit Paillaugue, under contract as a player with Toulon, and Benson Stanley, who is in the staff of Clermont. .
“For Benoit (Paillague), the latest news, all obstacles are removed, nothing stands in the way of him comingsays the president of the MHR. Benson (Stanley), he signed. Christophe Urios has taken over his former assistants in Clermont (in Bordeaux-Bègles, Frédéric Charrier and Julien Laïrle), he finished his career at ASM so we hired him. »
2023-06-09 22:33:49
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