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{{Short description|French rugby union player & coach}}
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'''Claude Saurel''' (born [[27 January]], [[1950]]) is a former [[French]] [[rugby union]] footballer and current coach. He is the current head coach of the [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia natioanl rugby team]]. Saurel played his rugby for Béziers, his position being flanker. He went on to become the national coach of the [[Morrocco national rugby union team|Morrocco]]. He made the move to Georgia after he was invited to conduct an audit of Georgian rugby in 1997.
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Claude Saurel
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|4|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Béziers]], [[Hérault]],<br>[[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitania]], France
| height =
| position = [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
| currentclub =
| clubs1 = [[AS Béziers Hérault]]
| years1 = 19??
| apps1 =
| points1 =
| repteam1 =
| repyears1 =
| repcaps1 =
| reppoints1 =
| clubupdate =
| repupdate =
| coachteams1 = [[Morocco national rugby union team|Morocco]]
| coachyears1 = 19??
| coachteams2 = [[Georgia national rugby sevens team|Georgia 7s]]
| coachyears2 = 19??
| coachteams3 = [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]]
| coachyears3 = 19??
| coachteams4 = [[Russia national rugby union team|Russia]]
| coachyears4 = 2007-20??
}}


'''Claude Saurel''' (born 17 April 1948<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalesrugby.com/joueur.asp?idjoueur=2260|title=Saurel Claude|publisher=www.finalesrugby.com|language=French|accessdate=8 February 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711002408/http://www.finalesrugby.com/joueur.asp?idjoueur=2260|archivedate=11 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is a former [[French people|French]] [[rugby union]] footballer and current coach. He is a former head coach of the [[Russia national rugby union team|Russia national rugby team]].
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He went on to work with their [[Rugby Sevens]] team, until he was appointed as the national head coach in the summer of 1999. His appointment as head coach saw a surge in success for Georgian rugby. During the [[European Nations Cup (Rugby Union)|European Nations Cup]] tournament of 2000, Georgia finished second in the competition, finishing only behind [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]], who were against them only on for and against.


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Saurel played his rugby for Béziers, his position being flanker. He went on to become the national coach of [[Morocco national rugby union team|Morocco]]. He made the move to Georgia after he was invited to conduct an audit of Georgian rugby in 1997.
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The following year, Georgia improved upon their impressive performance at the European Nations in 2000, they won all five of their matches during the 2001 tournament, and thus finishing at the top of the table. Georgia placed second in the 2001-2002 tournament, but they would go onto qualify for the [[Rugby World Cup]] for the first time ever. They were grouped into pool C alongside giants - [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]]. Although they were comprehensively defeated by England in their opening game as well as [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]], they performed well against the Springboks as well as [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]].

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He went on to work with their [[Rugby Sevens]] team, until he was appointed as the national head coach in the summer of 1999. His appointment as head coach saw a surge in success for Georgian rugby. During the [[European Nations Cup (Rugby Union)|European Nations Cup]] tournament of 2000, Georgia finished second in the competition, finishing only behind [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]], who were against them only on match points difference.

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The following year, Georgia improved upon their impressive performance at the European Nations in 2000, they won all five of their matches during the 2001 tournament, and thus finishing at the top of the table. Georgia placed second in the 2001-2002 tournament, but they would go on to qualify for the [[Rugby World Cup]] for the first time ever. They were grouped into pool C alongside giants - [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]]. Although they were comprehensively defeated by England in their opening game as well as [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]], they performed well against the Springboks and [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]].

Since 2007, he is the coach of the Russian national team. Saurel's first match in charge was against his former team (Georgia won 31-12).

== References ==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://planet-rugby.com/Teams/Georgia/Profile/index.shtml Georgia Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060625012011/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Teams/Georgia/Profile/index.shtml Georgia Profile]


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[[Category:AS Béziers Hérault players]]
[[Category:Morrocan rugby union coaches|Saurel, Claude]]
[[Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Russia]]
[[Category:Rugby union flankers|Saurel, Claude]]
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 26 April 2024

Claude Saurel
Date of birth (1948-04-17) 17 April 1948 (age 76)
Place of birthBéziers, Hérault,
Occitania, France
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
19?? AS Béziers Hérault ()
Coaching career
Years Team
19?? Morocco
19?? Georgia 7s
19?? Georgia
2007-20?? Russia

Claude Saurel (born 17 April 1948[1]) is a former French rugby union footballer and current coach. He is a former head coach of the Russia national rugby team.

Saurel played his rugby for Béziers, his position being flanker. He went on to become the national coach of Morocco. He made the move to Georgia after he was invited to conduct an audit of Georgian rugby in 1997.

He went on to work with their Rugby Sevens team, until he was appointed as the national head coach in the summer of 1999. His appointment as head coach saw a surge in success for Georgian rugby. During the European Nations Cup tournament of 2000, Georgia finished second in the competition, finishing only behind Romania, who were against them only on match points difference.

The following year, Georgia improved upon their impressive performance at the European Nations in 2000, they won all five of their matches during the 2001 tournament, and thus finishing at the top of the table. Georgia placed second in the 2001-2002 tournament, but they would go on to qualify for the Rugby World Cup for the first time ever. They were grouped into pool C alongside giants - South Africa and England. Although they were comprehensively defeated by England in their opening game as well as Samoa, they performed well against the Springboks and Uruguay.

Since 2007, he is the coach of the Russian national team. Saurel's first match in charge was against his former team (Georgia won 31-12).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Saurel Claude" (in French). www.finalesrugby.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

External links[edit]

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