Fabien Galthié
French rugby union player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fabien Galthié ([fa.bjɛ̃ ɡal.ti.e]; born 20 March 1969) is a French rugby union coach and former player, currently the head coach of the France national team.[1][2]
Date of birth | (1969-03-20) 20 March 1969 (age 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Cahors, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His usual position was at scrum-half. He played much of his club rugby for Colomiers, and later on in his career, Stade Français. Galthié won 64 caps for France, including playing in four Rugby World Cups, as well as captaining the side at the 2003 World Cup. Former France national coach Bernard Laporte has described him as the greatest scrum-half in French history.[3] He was the IRB International Player of the Year in 2002.[4][5]
Since retiring as a player, Galthié has coached Stade Français, Montpellier and Toulon in the French Top 14 competition. In 2019 he became an assistant coach of the France national team, and became head coach in 2020. In 2022 he led France to a Six Nations Grand Slam.