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Ibanez eyes France job
Raphael Ibanez has admitted that he wants to pass on his experience in the game at international level
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- Former France skipper Raphael Ibanez has described his 'duty' to become involved in the French national side's coaching setup. Ibanez, who amassed 98 caps during his career, was forced to retire from his playing position at Wasps on the advice of a neurosurgeon last month after a concussion. He is currently working with the Wasps academy, but has outlined his desire to help at international level.
"I don't want to be one of those guys who says they aren't interested but who, when they are offered it, would be the first to go at it," Ibanez told L'Equipe. "I think it will be one of my aims, one day, to share what I have learnt.
"It is almost a duty to share what you have experienced as a player. But it will be necessary to get experience first. It doesn't frighten me. It excites me - even if, for me, it is difficult to project myself forward and say what I am going to become. I have always fixed myself challenges - but am I capable of them? Am I made for it?"
- Truro defeated St Peter's Catholic High School of Gloucester 39-18 at Twickenham to claim the U18 Daily Mail Schools Cup on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Millfield claimed the U15 tournament thanks to a 34-11 win over Judd.
- Bristol have been boosted by the news that England U20s captain Luke Eves has signed a new two year contract at the club.
- Edinburgh prop Geoff Cross has signed a new one-year deal with the Magners League side.
- New Zealand Women, the current World Champions, will play newly crowned Six Nations champions England twice during a three-match tour to England this year.
The Black Ferns will play tests against England on November 14 and 21, with a midweek match also scheduled against England A on November 17. The matches are slted to take place in London, with the venues yet to be confirmed.
- Ospreys No.8 Rory Pitman, 19, has flown to New Zealand in order to play club rugby for Taranaki during the forthcoming domestic season. The move follows a successful switch for Ospreys centre Jonatahan Spratt at Taranaki last season
- Former All Black Tabai Matson has been named assistant coach of the Canterbury rugby team. Matson will replace John Haggart as assistant coach to Rob Penney after Haggart did not re-apply.
Matson, who has five All Black caps, played 58 times for Canterbury and 25 times for the Crusaders in Super 14 rugby before playing for Brive in France in 1998-2000, London Irish in 2000-01 and Yamaha in Japan where he was also head coach.
- Montpellier flanker Fulgence Ouedraogo has re-signed with the Top 14 club for three years. French international Ouedraogo reportedly has a get-out clause in his deal which will become active should the club fail to qualify for Europe however.
- National League One club Moseley has been granted dispensation to continue their season in to May after successfully appealing an RFU order that required the semi-professional side to play mid-week matches in order to clear a fixture backlog. The backlog was caused by bad weather and their run in to the final of the National Trophy.
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