Lyon is indeed looking for a coach for next season in the Top 14. his contract”, thus formalized the club Thursday evening in
a statement. After seven years at LOU marked by a title of Pro D2 champion in 2016, then two semi-finals obtained in the elite in 2018 and 2019, and the discovery of the Champions Cup, the sports manager will therefore change his air.
LOU Rugby confirms the future departure of Pierre Mignoni at the end of this 2021/2022 season.https://t.co/r4YghYa4eG#TeamLOU pic.twitter.com/ZBkCO8aTCO
— LOU Rugby (@LeLOURugby) February 3, 2022
“It is undoubtedly an important page that will be turned within LOU Rugby at the end of the season, and it is appropriate to salute the essential role of Pierre Mignoni in the sporting structure of the club since his arrival in 2015”, underlines so the release. With currently a record of 201 matches on the Lyon bench, including 116 victories, the former Toulon technician has been able to install the LOU (3rd in the Top 14 after 16 days) in the gratin of French rugby.
A three-year contract to come for Xavier Garbajosa?
“The club will remain immensely grateful for having contributed so much to its progress during its seven years in Lyon and its legacy will be a solid base to continue to grow and seek the greatest successes”, insists the president Yann Roubert.
The sequel should be written with Xavier Garbajosa at the helm, as revealed on Thursday The Olympic Midi. Free of any contract since leaving Montpellier in January 2021, where he had been manager since 2019, the 45-year-old former international back should soon sign up for three seasons in Lyon.