“My ambition is to set up a permanent system of coaching,” the French rugby player and coach claimed.
Having first discovered Slovakia thanks to Erasmus, Charles Cimetière returned to popularise rugby.Even though he was prevented from pursuing a professional rugby career, French-born Charles Cimetière did not give up on his deep-seated obsession, and, once settled in Bratislava again, founded a local rugby team.Now an accountant working for a Finnish company, he tasted life in the Slovak capital for the first time in 2009 when he studied economy for a year there. His tackle tally was two more than the entire All Blacks team combined.And in 2011, Dusautoir led France as skipper as they recovered from an embarrassing pool stage defeat to Tonga to go on and reach the World Cup final, facing the All Blacks on Kiwi soil. He is also one of two France captains in history to have led his country to victories over New Zealand, South Africa and Australia.At club level, Dusautoir became a French league champion with Biarritz in 2006, winning the league three more times with Toulouse in 2008, 2011 and 2012, and led Toulouse to a European Cup title in 2010.Perhaps the two standout days in Dusautoir's career came against the All Blacks. He is mostly known for his deciding try for the 28-24 score against Australia in the semi-final of the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup. People are queuing to get to the top Coming from a risky country? Still, it is rugby that has always taken up half of his time, even in Slovakia.He joined the rugby club, Slovan Bratislava, in 2009 for the first time and re-joined it for two more seasons after his return to Slovakia before founding his own RKB club, bringing together expats and locals.Although the history of rugby in Slovakia dates back to 1925 when the first rugby club in Czechoslovakia, ŠK Slávia Bratislava, was established, it has been at a severe disadvantage to date. After which he would go on to lead France as captain in their victorious 2007 Six Nations campaign and at the 2007 World Cup.As well as that 2007 title, Ibanez also achieved Grand Slam title wins with France in 1998 and 2002, as well as a further championship title in 2006.At club level he became a European Cup winner with Wasps in 2007, as he scored one try and created another courtesy of two inventive lineout moves down the short-side. Shortly an email will be sent to the address you provided to verify your e-mail.Error! People are queuing to get to the top Coronavirus in Slovakia: No quarantine after returning from the UK worries municipalities in the east No job, 200 dollars in his pocket. You can now register online Coronavirus in Slovakia: 27 new case confirmed (graphs) Slovak folklore making a comeback: Unique diversity survived A token of love in the centre, star-gazing in the east Ová and out: Slovak women dropping female suffix from surnames Storm and heat warnings issued for Wednesday and Thursday Coronavirus in Slovakia: 27 new case confirmed (graphs) Slovak mountains are overcrowded. Cimetière, nevertheless, managed to bring several small rugby clubs to life in the country, including the teams in Bardejov, Nitra and Piešťany, which are now a part of the Slovak Rugby Union. Clermont have turned to sevens rugby to find their medical joker for the long-term injured Peceli Yato, the Top 14 club signing Tavite Veredamu, the France 7s player of Fijian origin who initially arrived in the country as an 18-year-old enlisting in the Foreign Legion. The sixth instalment of our Rugby Union Top 10 series, as we take a look at 10 of France's greatest performers.Keep an eye out over the next few weeks as we look at 10 of the best players from the 10 leading rugby-playing nations in the world: England, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Wales, Australia, Scotland, Argentina, France and Italy.The flanker was a wonderful performer for Les Bleus, and earned 80 caps for France during his international career.He was captain for a record 56 Tests, leading France to a landmark victory over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil in 2009 and to a Six Nations Grand Slam in 2010. "In 2006 he picked up a French league title with Biarritz, before he saw out the latter years of his career in England with Wasps.The wing picked up 69 caps for France during the course of his seven-year Test career, captaining the side in 34 of those.Saint-Andre featured for France as they defeated Australia on Aussie soil in 1990 - their first win over the Wallabies Down Under since 1972 - as well as Les Bleus' 1993 Five Nations title victory.