Serge Lairle (born
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
, 3 December 1956) is a French rugby union former footballer and a current coach. He played as a prop, lock and hooker.
He played for
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain () (), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Toulouse is the most successfu ...
, from 1975/76 to 1989/90, when he finished his career. He played also for
France XV.
He was the coach of several teams in France. Lairle was nominated head coach of
Romania
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in 2009. He had a disappointing
2011 Rugby World Cup
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qualification, reaching only the 3rd place and failing the direct qualifying for the first time but still reaching the repechage. He was replaced by
Romeo Gontineac
Romeo Ștefan Gontineac (born 18 December 1973 in Hlipiceni, Botoşani) is a Romanian rugby union coach and former player who played as a centre. He currently coaches Aurillac.
Gontineac played for Universitatea Cluj (1993–96) in Romania, Sou ...
in 2010.
External links
Serge Lairle Data
1956 births
Living people
French rugby union players
20th-century French sportsmen
French rugby union coaches
Rugby union props
Rugby union hookers
Rugby union locks
Stade Toulousain players
Romania national rugby union team coaches
French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Rugby union players from Toulouse
Stade Toulousain coaches
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