In a serious coup for French High 14 outfit Bordeaux, head coach Yannick Bru has added considered one of SA rugby’s skilled teaching exports to his workers.
Former Springbok and Sharks No 8 Shaun Sowerby has linked up with the membership as an assistant coach for subsequent season. The 46-year-old, who earned his solely Take a look at cap in 2002, has signed a one-year cope with the 2023-24 French league finalists.
Sowerby, who performed for Stade Francais, Toulouse, and Grenoble, started his teaching profession with Jap Province earlier than transferring again to France to educate Montpellier and Biarritz.
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His arrival at Bordeaux compensates for the absence of Aksventi Giorgadze, who’s coping with well being points.
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L’Union Bordeaux Bègles annonce l’arrivée de Shaun Sowerby comme entraîneur de la touche pour la saison 2024-2025, en remplacement d’Aksventi Giorgadze, absent pour raison de santé.
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“Sowerby joined the Montpellier workers earlier than becoming a member of Biarritz Olympique in 2019, the place he contributed to the Basque membership’s rise to the High 14,” a membership assertion reads.
“He has simply signed a one-year contract with UBB as a lineout coach. His arrival is available in a specific context, linked to a well being downside of our present lineout coach Aksventi Giorgadze. We want ‘Globus’ a speedy restoration and categorical our full help.”
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