Claude-Aimé Ezoua (born 2 October 1956) is a French-born Ivorian rugby union coach and a former player. He was called to be

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head coach and achieved a surprise qualification for the

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. The Ivorians played rather poorly in their opening match, losing to

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by 89-0, but performed better the following match, losing by 54-18 to

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, in a game where they scored two tries. They had a closer result with

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, losing by 29-11, but the game was marked by tragedy due to the accident that hit player Max Brito. Ezoua left the national team after the tournament. He continued his coach career aftwards and was coach of Swiss Rugby Club CERN since 2007/08 to 2009/10, managing to reach the First Division in his first season. He has been head coach of

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since January 2018.Claude Ezoua Data at LinkedIn
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