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| name = Jean-Claude Skrela
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'''Jean-Claude Skrela''' (born 1 October 1949 in [[Colomiers]], [[Haute-Garonne]]) is a former coach of the [[France national rugby union team|French national rugby union team]]. His son, [[David Skrela]], is a French rugby union player and his daughter, Gaëlle Skrela, is a professional basketball player.
'''Jean-Claude Skrela''' (born 1 October 1949 in [[Colomiers]], Haute-Garonne) is a former coach of the [[France national rugby union team|French national rugby union team]]. His son, [[David Skrela]], is a French rugby union player and his daughter, [[Gaëlle Skrela]], is a professional [[basketball]] player.


== Early life ==
The son of Polish refugees (father came from the village [[Kobiela]]{{disambiguation needed|date=January 2017}}, the mother of the village [[Charbinowice]]), he played rugby union for Toulouse. He played 46 times for France as a back row forward, culminating in a Five Nations Grand Slam in 1977. He also scored the first four-point [[try]] in a major Test match on 20 November 1971, when he charged down a kick from Australian fullback [[Arthur McGill]].<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/90737.html] First five-point try, England at Twickenham and the origins of a No.8</ref>
Skrela was born in [[Colomiers]] near [[Toulouse]] in France. His parents were Polish refugees (his father came from the village [[Kobiela, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Kobiela]], his mother from the village [[Charbinowice]]). He lost his father when he was 12.


== Playing career ==
Skrela took over as national team coach from [[Pierre Berbizier]] after the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]]. Despite France's historic 43-31 victory over the All Blacks in their World Cup semi-final at Twickenham, Skrela was heavily criticised for his team's performance in the early part of the [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999 World Cup]]. The French went on to lose the 6 November final to 35-12 Australia - the largest margin of any of the four tournaments to date.
He played for [[FC Auch Gers|FC Auch]] and [[Stade Toulousain]] and made his debut for {{nrut|France}} in 1971 against {{nrut|South Africa}}. He won forty-six caps and won the [[Five Nations Championship]] in 1973 (tie victory) and in 1977 ([[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]]). He also scored the first four-point [[Try (rugby)|try]] in a major Test match on 20 November 1971, when he charged down a kick from Australian fullback [[Arthur McGill (rugby union)|Arthur McGill]].<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/90737.html] First five-point try, England at Twickenham and the origins of a No.8</ref>


== Coaching ==
He went on to coach the national side to their first-ever back-to-back [[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slams]] in 1997 and 1998, before France slumped to the [[wooden spoon (award)|wooden spoon]] in 1999.
In 1983, he joined his team-mate [[Pierre Villepreux]] as coach of [[Stade Toulousain]]. They won three times the [[Top 14|home championship]], twice against [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] (in 1985 and in 1989) and against [[SU Agen|Agen]] in 1986.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}


He was appointed director of rugby at [[US Colomiers|Colomiers]] in 1994 but left his position to replace [[Pierre Berbizier]] as French head coach after the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
He resigned and was replaced by [[Bernard Laporte]] at the end of 1999.

He became the first European head coach to win on his first attempt against {{nrut|New Zealand}}, but he failed to win against {{nrut|South Africa}} and {{nrut|Australia}} like his predecessor [[Pierre Berbizier]]. France suffered a few defeats against lowest level teams, like {{nrut|Tonga}} in 1999 or like {{nrut|Italy}} in 1997 (Italy was making a lot of progress at this stage), but was also able to make great come backs, like against {{nrut|England}} in 1997 or against {{nrut|New Zealand}} in their World Cup semi final at Twickenham.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/rwc-4-france-upset-the-odds-and-the-all-blacks-in-1999-epic-1.2348584 RWC #4: France upset the odds and the All Blacks in 1999 epic] - Irish Times, 15 September 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sports/rugby/coupe-du-monde/recit-coupe-du-monde-de-rugby-ce-jour-de-1999-ou-la-france-a-terrasse-l-ogre-neo-zelandais_1126089.html France-Nouvelle-Zélande 1999 : dans les coulisses du "plus grand match" de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde du rugby] - France Info, 17 October 2015</ref> He also made a back-to-back [[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]] in 1997 and 1998. He suffered a lack of results in 1999 before the World Cup.<ref>[https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sports/rugby/xv-de-france/rugby-vous-croyez-que-le-xv-de-france-de-2019-est-le-pire-de-l-histoire-en-1999-ca-n-etait-deja-pas-beau-a-voir_3177419.html Rugby : vous croyez que le XV de France de 2019 est le pire de l'histoire ? En 1999, ça n'était déjà pas beau à voir...] - France Info, 10 February 2019</ref>

After [[Jacques Fouroux]], he became the second head coach to lead France to the World Cup Final, but lost to Australia. He resigned as French head coach on 16 November 1999.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/rugby_union/523219.stm Sport: Rugby Union Skrela steps down as French coach] - BBC Sports, 16 November 1999</ref><ref>[https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1999/11/17/rugby-l-entraineur-du-xv-de-france-quitte-ses-fonctionsjean-claude-skrela-choisit-d-en-rester-la_289134 Rugby. L'entraîneur du XV de France quitte ses fonctions.Jean-Claude Skrela choisit d'en rester là] - Libération, 17 November 1999</ref>

== International matches as Head coach ==
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
!colspan=7|Matches (1995–1999)
|-
!Matches
!Date
!Opposition
!Venue
!Score<br /><small>(Fra.–Opponent)</small>
!Competition
!Captain
|-
! colspan=7|1995
|-
| align=center|'''1''' || 14 October || {{nrut|Italy}} || [[Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry]], [[Buenos Aires]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|34–22 || rowspan=3|[[Latin Cup (rugby union)|Latin Cup]] || rowspan=5|[[Philippe Saint-André]]
|-
| align=center|'''2''' || 17 October || {{nrut|Romania}} || [[Estadio Monumental José Fierro]], [[Tucumán]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|52–8
|-
| align=center|'''3''' || 21 October || {{nrut|Argentina}} || [[Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry]], [[Buenos Aires]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|47–20
|-
| align=center|'''4''' || 11 November || rowspan=2|{{nrut|New Zealand}} || [[Stadium de Toulouse]], [[Toulouse]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|22–15 || rowspan=2|[[1995 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France|Autumn internationals]]
|-
| align=center|'''5''' || 18 November || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|12–37
|-
! colspan=7|1996
|-
| align=center|'''6''' || 20 January || {{nrut|England}} || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|15–12 || rowspan=4|[[1996 Five Nations Championship|1996 Five Nations]] || rowspan=8|[[Philippe Saint-André]]
|-
| align=center|'''7''' || 3 February || {{nrut|Scotland}} || [[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|14–19
|-
| align=center|'''8''' || 17 February || {{nrut|Ireland}} || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|45–10
|-
| align=center|'''9''' || 16 March || {{nrut|Wales}} || [[Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|15–16
|-
| align=center|'''10''' || 20 April || {{nrut|Romania}} || [[Stade Jean Alric]], [[Aurillac]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|64–12 || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test match]]
|-
| align=center|'''11''' || 22 June || rowspan=2|{{nrut|Argentina}} || rowspan=2|[[Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry]], [[Buenos Aires]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|34–27 || rowspan=2|[[1996 France rugby union tour of Argentina|1996 tour]]
|-
| align=center|'''12''' || 29 June || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|34–15
|-
| align=center|'''13''' || 25 September || {{nrut|Wales}} || [[Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|40–33 || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test match]]
|-
| align=center|'''14''' || 30 November || rowspan=2|{{nrut|South Africa}} || [[Parc Lescure]], [[Bordeaux]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|12–22 || rowspan=2|[[1996 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe|Autumn internationals]] || rowspan=2|[[Abdelatif Benazzi]]
|-
| align=center|'''15''' || 7 December || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|12–13
|-
! colspan=7|1997
|-
| align=center|'''16''' || 18 January || {{nrut|Ireland}} || [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|32–15 || rowspan=4|[[1997 Five Nations Championship|1997 Five Nations]] || rowspan=4|[[Abdelatif Benazzi]]
|-
| align=center|'''17''' || 15 February || {{nrut|Wales}} || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|27–22
|-
| align=center|'''18''' || 1 March || {{nrut|England}} || [[Twickenham]], London || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|23–20
|-
| align=center|'''19''' || 15 March || {{nrut|Scotland}} || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|47–20
|-
| align=center|'''20''' || 22 March || {{nrut|Italy}} || [[Stade Lesdiguières]], [[Grenoble]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|32–40 || [[1995-1997 FIRA Trophy|1995-97 European Cup final]] || [[Fabien Pelous]]
|-
| align=center|'''21''' || 1 June || {{nrut|Romania}} || [[Stadionul Dinamo]], [[Bucharest]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|51–20 || rowspan=3|[[1997 France rugby union tour of Romania and Australia|1997 tour]] || rowspan=3|[[Abdelatif Benazzi]]
|-
| align=center|'''22''' || 21 June || rowspan=2|{{nrut|Australia}} || [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], Sydney || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|15–29
|-
| align=center|'''23''' || 28 June || [[Ballymore Stadium]], [[Brisbane]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|19–26
|-
| align=center|'''24''' || 18 October || {{nrut|Italy}} || [[Stade Jacques Fouroux]], [[Auch]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|30–19 || rowspan=3|[[Latin Cup (rugby union)|Latin Cup]] || rowspan=5|[[Philippe Saint-André]]
|-
| align=center|'''25''' || 22 October || {{nrut|Romania}} || [[Stade Antoine Béguère]], [[Lourdes]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|39–3
|-
| align=center|'''26''' || 26 October || {{nrut|Argentina}} || [[Stade Maurice Trélut]], [[Tarbes]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|32–27
|-
| align=center|'''27''' || 15 November || rowspan=2|{{nrut|South Africa}} || [[Stade de Gerland]], [[Lyon]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|32–36 || rowspan=2|[[1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe|Autumn internationals]]
|-
| align=center|'''28''' || 22 November || [[Parc des Princes]], Paris || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|10–52
|-
! colspan=7|1998
|-
| align=center|'''29''' || 7 February || {{nrut|England}} || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|24–17 || rowspan=4|[[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998 Five Nations]] || rowspan=9|[[Raphaël Ibañez]]
|-
| align=center|'''30''' || 21 February || {{nrut|Scotland}} || [[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|51–16
|-
| align=center|'''31''' || 7 March || {{nrut|Ireland}} || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|18–16
|-
| align=center|'''32''' || 5 April || {{nrut|Wales}} || [[Wembley Stadium]], London || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|51–0
|-
| align=center|'''33''' || 13 June || rowspan=2|{{nrut|Argentina}} || rowspan=2|[[Estadio José Amalfitani]], [[Buenos Aires]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|35–18 || rowspan=3|[[1998 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Fiji|1998 tour]]
|-
| align=center|'''34''' || 20 June || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|37–12
|-
| align=center|'''35''' || 27 June || {{nrut|Fiji}} || [[ANZ National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Suva]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|34–9
|-
| align=center|'''36''' || 14 November || {{nrut|Argentina}} || [[Stade de la Beaujoire]], [[Nantes]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|34–14 || rowspan=2|Autumn internationals
|-
| align=center|'''37''' || 21 November || {{nrut|Australia}} || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|21–32
|-
! colspan=7|1999
|-
| align=center|'''38''' || 6 February || {{nrut|Ireland}} || [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|10–9 || rowspan=4|[[1999 Five Nations Championship|1999 Five Nations]] || rowspan=6|[[Raphaël Ibañez]]
|-
| align=center|'''39''' || 6 March || {{nrut|Wales}} || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|33–34
|-
| align=center|'''40''' || 20 March || {{nrut|England}} || [[Twickenham]], London || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|10–21
|-
| align=center|'''41''' || 10 April || {{nrut|Scotland}} || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|22–36
|-
| align=center|'''42''' || 3 June || {{nrut|Romania}} || [[Stade Pierre-Fabre|Stade Pierre Antoine]], [[Castres]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|62–8 || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test match]]
|-
| align=center|'''43''' || 12 June || {{nrut|Samoa}} || [[Apia Park]], [[Apia]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|39–22 || rowspan=3|[[1999 France rugby union tour of Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand|1999 tour]]
|-
| align=center|'''44''' || 16 June || {{nrut|Tonga}} || [[Teufaiva Sport Stadium]], [[Nuku'alofa]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|16–20 || [[Fabien Galthié]]
|-
| align=center|'''45''' || 26 June || {{nrut|New Zealand}} || [[Athletic Park, Wellington|Athletic Park]], [[Wellington]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|7–54 || rowspan=8|[[Raphaël Ibañez]]
|-
| align=center|'''46''' || 28 August || {{nrut|Wales}} || [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|23–34 || 1999 RWC Warm-up
|-
| align=center|'''47''' || 2 October || {{nrut|Canada}} || [[Stade de la Méditerranée]], [[Béziers]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|33–20 || rowspan=6|[[1999 Rugby World Cup]]
|-
| align=center|'''48''' || 8 October || {{nrut|Namibia}} || [[Parc Lescure]], [[Bordeaux]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|47–13
|-
| align=center|'''49''' || 16 October || {{nrut|Fiji}} || [[Stadium de Toulouse]], [[Toulouse]] || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|28–19
|-
| align=center|'''50''' || 24 October || {{nrut|Argentina}} || [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]], Ireland || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|47–26
|-
| align=center|'''51''' || 31 October || {{nrut|New Zealand}} || [[Twickenham]], London, England || align=center bgcolor=CCFFCC|43–31
|-
| align=center|'''52''' || 6 November || {{nrut|Australia}} || [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]], Wales || align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|12–35
|}

=== Record by country ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Opponent
! Played
! Won
! Drew
! Lost
! Win ratio (%)
! For
! Against
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|ARG}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|8|8|0|0}}
| 300
| 159
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|AUS}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|4|0|0|4}}
| 67
| 122
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|CAN}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 33
| 20
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|ENG}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|4|3|0|1}}
| 72
| 70
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|FIJ}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|2|2|0|0}}
| 72
| 28
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|IRE}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|4|4|0|0}}
| 105
| 50
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|ITA}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|3|2|0|1}}
| 96
| 81
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|NAM}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 47
| 13
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|NZL}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|4|2|0|2}}
| 84
| 137
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|ROM}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|5|5|0|0}}
| 268
| 51
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|SAM}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 39
| 22
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|SCO}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|4|2|0|2}}
| 134
| 91
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|RSA}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|4|0|0|4}}
| 66
| 123
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|TGA}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|0|0|1}}
| 16
| 20
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|WAL}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|6|3|0|3}}
| 189
| 139
|-
! TOTAL
{{WDLtot|decimals=0|52|34|0|18}}
! 1588
! 1126
|}

=== Honours ===
* [[Five Nations Championship]]
** Winner [[1997 Five Nations Championship|1997]], [[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998]]
* [[Rugby World Cup]]
** Runner-up [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]]
* {{ill|Latin Cup (rugby union)|es|Copa Latina (rugby)|fr|Coupe latine de rugby à XV|it|Coppa Latina (rugby a 15)|lt=Latin Cup}}
** Winner 1995, 1997
* [[Trophée des Bicentenaires]]
** Runner-up 1997, 1998

== Other honours ==
=== As a player ===
'''France'''
* '''[[Five Nations Championship]]'''
** Winner [[1973 Five Nations Championship|1973]], [[1977 Five Nations Championship|1977]]
** Runner-up [[1976 Five Nations Championship|1976]], [[1978 Five Nations Championship|1978]]

'''Stade toulousain'''
* '''[[Top 14|France Rugby Union Championship]]'''
** Runner-up [[1979–80 French Rugby Union Championship|1980]]
* '''[[Challenge Yves du Manoir]]'''
** Runner-up 1971

=== As a coach ===
'''Stade toulousain'''
* '''[[Top 14|France Rugby Union Championship]]'''
** Winner [[1984–85 French Rugby Union Championship|1985]], [[1985–86 French Rugby Union Championship|1986]], [[1988–89 French Rugby Union Championship|1989]]
** Runner-up [[1990–91 French Rugby Union Championship|1991]]
* '''[[Challenge Yves du Manoir]]'''
** Winner 1988
** Runner-up 1984


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/rugby_union/523219.stm Skrela steps down as French coach (from the BBC)]
* [http://en.espn.co.uk/france/rugby/player/7761.html ESPN Scrum Profile]


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Latest revision as of 20:16, 17 May 2024

Jean-Claude Skrela
Jean-Claude Skrela in 1971
Date of birth (1949-10-01) 1 October 1949 (age 74)
Place of birthColomiers, France
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight199 lb (90 kg)
Notable relative(s)David Skrela (son)
Gaëlle Skrela (daughter)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968–1970 FC Auch Gers ()
1970–1983 Stade Toulousain ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971–1978 France 46 (24)
Coaching career
Years Team
1983–1992 Stade Toulousain
1994–1995 US Colomiers
1995–1999 France
Correct as of 2019-03-27

Jean-Claude Skrela (born 1 October 1949 in Colomiers, Haute-Garonne) is a former coach of the French national rugby union team. His son, David Skrela, is a French rugby union player and his daughter, Gaëlle Skrela, is a professional basketball player.

Early life[edit]

Skrela was born in Colomiers near Toulouse in France. His parents were Polish refugees (his father came from the village Kobiela, his mother from the village Charbinowice). He lost his father when he was 12.

Playing career[edit]

He played for FC Auch and Stade Toulousain and made his debut for France in 1971 against South Africa. He won forty-six caps and won the Five Nations Championship in 1973 (tie victory) and in 1977 (Grand Slam). He also scored the first four-point try in a major Test match on 20 November 1971, when he charged down a kick from Australian fullback Arthur McGill.[1]

Coaching[edit]

In 1983, he joined his team-mate Pierre Villepreux as coach of Stade Toulousain. They won three times the home championship, twice against Toulon (in 1985 and in 1989) and against Agen in 1986.[citation needed]

He was appointed director of rugby at Colomiers in 1994 but left his position to replace Pierre Berbizier as French head coach after the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[citation needed]

He became the first European head coach to win on his first attempt against New Zealand, but he failed to win against South Africa and Australia like his predecessor Pierre Berbizier. France suffered a few defeats against lowest level teams, like Tonga in 1999 or like Italy in 1997 (Italy was making a lot of progress at this stage), but was also able to make great come backs, like against England in 1997 or against New Zealand in their World Cup semi final at Twickenham.[2][3] He also made a back-to-back Grand Slam in 1997 and 1998. He suffered a lack of results in 1999 before the World Cup.[4]

After Jacques Fouroux, he became the second head coach to lead France to the World Cup Final, but lost to Australia. He resigned as French head coach on 16 November 1999.[5][6]

International matches as Head coach[edit]

Record by country[edit]

Opponent Played Won Drew Lost Win ratio (%) For Against
 Argentina 8 8 0 0 100 300 159
 Australia 4 0 0 4 000 67 122
 Canada 1 1 0 0 100 33 20
 England 4 3 0 1 075 72 70
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 100 72 28
 Ireland 4 4 0 0 100 105 50
 Italy 3 2 0 1 067 96 81
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 100 47 13
 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 050 84 137
 Romania 5 5 0 0 100 268 51
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 100 39 22
 Scotland 4 2 0 2 050 134 91
 South Africa 4 0 0 4 000 66 123
 Tonga 1 0 0 1 000 16 20
 Wales 6 3 0 3 050 189 139
TOTAL 52 34 0 18 065 1588 1126

Honours[edit]

Other honours[edit]

As a player[edit]

France

Stade toulousain

As a coach[edit]

Stade toulousain

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1] First five-point try, England at Twickenham and the origins of a No.8
  2. ^ RWC #4: France upset the odds and the All Blacks in 1999 epic - Irish Times, 15 September 2015
  3. ^ France-Nouvelle-Zélande 1999 : dans les coulisses du "plus grand match" de l'histoire de la Coupe du monde du rugby - France Info, 17 October 2015
  4. ^ Rugby : vous croyez que le XV de France de 2019 est le pire de l'histoire ? En 1999, ça n'était déjà pas beau à voir... - France Info, 10 February 2019
  5. ^ Sport: Rugby Union Skrela steps down as French coach - BBC Sports, 16 November 1999
  6. ^ Rugby. L'entraîneur du XV de France quitte ses fonctions.Jean-Claude Skrela choisit d'en rester là - Libération, 17 November 1999

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by France national rugby union team coach
1995–1999 		Succeeded by
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