Philippe Saint-André

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name = Philippe Saint-André


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birthname = Philippe Georges Saint-André
nickname = "le Goret"
birthyear = 1967
birthmonth = 04
birthday = 19
placeofbirth = Romans-sur-Isère, France
dateofdeath =
placeofdeath =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
weight = 14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
ru_position = Wing
ru_amateuryears = 1985-1988 1988-1996
ru_amateurclubs = US Romanaise et Péageoise AS Montferrand
ru_amupdate = 27 October 2006
ru_nationalteam = France
ru_nationalyears = 1990-1997
ru_nationalcaps = 68
ru_nationalpoints = (152)
ru_ntupdate = 27 October 2006
ru_clubyears = 1996-1998
ru_proclubs = Gloucester Rugby
ru_clubcaps =
ru_clubpoints =
ru_clubupdate = 27 October 2006
ru_currentclub =
ru_coachclubs = Gloucester Rugby CS Bourgoin-Jallieu Sale Sharks
ru_coachyears =1998-2000 2000-2004 2004-present
ru_coachupdate =27 October 2006

Philippe Georges Saint-André (born April 19, 1967) is a French rugby union footballer who played 68 times for France between 1990 and 1997, 34 as captain. His preferred position was wing but was also known to have played at Fullback. He has also enjoyed success as a rugby coach, and is now director of rugby at Sale Sharks.

He has a baby daughter born 2007

Biography ----

Affectionately known as the Goret, this old winger remains faithful to its long club ASM Clermont Auvergne, with whom he competed in the 1994 championship finals in France, beaten by Stade Toulousain. In 1996, he joined the English championship in Gloucester RFC, a club which he will then load as a coach.

He made this club one of the best in England before joining the club of french CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. Arriving in 2004 after he is applying for the post of coach of Wales, he returned to England, taking control of the club Sale Sharks, with the first result a victory in the European Challenge 2005.

With the XV of France, he earned 68 selections including 34 as captain. It was under his direction that the XV of France achieving one of its finest achievements by defeating twice in New Zealand in test-match of the tour in June 1994. It is at the moment, with 32 tests, the second test scorer in the history of the French team. It was also the best scorer of the 1993 and 1995 editions of the tournament, and placed a total of 152 points with the French team.

He won the Oscar for Olympic Midi (Best player french Championship) in 1994, and the distinction of Best Coach in England in 2006.

In 1995, with the journalist Richard Escot, he co-authored a biography full of emotion, warmth and humour, albeit in his own image, Saint-André, the novel, published by Calmann-Levy.

It should be noted that his brother Raphael, three-quarters center, evolved alongside him at Montferrand, and was with him finalist in the French Championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1994.