Philippe Saint-André
| Full name | Philippe Georges Saint-André | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | le Goret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Romans-sur-Isère, Drôme, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| –1988 1988–1997 |
US Romanaise AS Montferrand |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1997–1999 | Gloucester | 38 | ((70)) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1990–1997 | France | 69 | ((152)) |
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| Years | Team | ||
| 1998–2002 2002–2004 2004–2009 2009–2011 2012–2015 2017– |
Gloucester CS Bourgoin-Jallieu Sale Sharks Toulon France Cameroon |
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Philippe Georges Saint-André ([fi.lip ʒɔʁʒ sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.dʁe]; born 19 April 1967) is a former French rugby union footballer and current coach of the Cameroon national rugby union team. He earned 69 test caps for France between 1990 and 1997. His preferred position was wing but he could also play at centre. After retiring, Saint-André has found success as a rugby coach in both England and France. He was serving as director of rugby at Toulon before being announced as the successful candidate for head coach of France from 2011 to 2015. He formally took charge of the national team on 1 December 2011, and left his post on 17 October 2015 following a 13–62 loss to New Zealand.
Nicknamed Le Goret ("the piglet") for his shuffling style of running, Saint-André began his rugby career at US Romanaise before joining AS Montferrand in 1988. He played with the club until 1997, and while with the club Montferrand appeared in the 1993–9 French Championship final against Toulouse - with Toulouse winning 32–16. In 1997, Saint-André crossed the Channel to join English Premiership club Gloucester and played with them until retiring in 1999.
Saint-André made his test debut as a centre in the famous 12-6 loss to Romania in Auch in May 1990. That loss saw the resignation of the head coach Jacques Fouroux. He started on the wing in France's 28–19 win over Australia during their 1990 tour, which was France's first win in Australia since 1972. He became a constant player under Daniel Dubroca, featuring in all matches of the 1991 Five Nations Championship, scoring 2 tries to be joint top try scorer of the Championship. He was selected for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, playing and starting in every game. Though the 1991 World Cup was and still is France's worst result in the World Cup haven been knocked out in the Quarter-final by England.
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