Former Ireland lock Jeremy Davidson named new Castres head coach

Former Ireland second row Davidson was fired by bottom of the table Brive in December and returns to Castres where he spent three years as a player and two seasons as defence coach.

 

 

Davidson steered Brive to promotion from ProD2 during his first season in charge and kept them up for the next three seasons.

 

 

Davidson replaces Pierre-Henry Broncan at Castres, with the 2021/22 runners-up currently sitting 11th in the table.

 

Broncan, 48, had spent time at Toulouse and Bath and took over in December 2020 before the five-time champions lost to Montpellier in June's final.

 

"The worrying situation of the club, after the defeat to La Rochelle, the recurring shortcomings in our play currently and some internal difficulties have led us to make a change," club president Pierre-Yves Revol said.

 

"Pierre-Henry Broncan had a remarkable journey with our club," Revol added.

 

Davidson, 48, will take his new side to in-form Bayonne on Saturday in his first game in charge.