Date of birth | April 12, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | La Rochefoucauld, Charente, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Wing | ||
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Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1989-1999 | SC Angoulême | () | |
Teams coached | |||
Years | Team | ||
2016 2014 2013-Present 2009-2012 2009 2009 2009 2007-2008 2006-2011 2003-2008 |
Canada (Interim) Canada (Asst. coach) Canada women's Canada U17's Canada A Rugby Quebec The Rock (Asst. coach) Concordia University St. Anne de Bellevue RFC Rugby Club de Montreal |
Francois Ratier (born April 12, 1972) is a French rugby union and Canadian coach. He is the Head Coach of the Canada women's national rugby union team. He led them to their first Finals appearance at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in his homeland. He took over the reins as Head Coach in March 2013.
In January 2016, he became an interim head coach for the Canadian national men's side during the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, where he led the side to third in the tournament with victories over Uruguay, Chile and Brazil.