Confusion even before mid-season.
Clermont, seventh in the Top 14 before his Sunday trip to Brive (6 p.m.) for the Massif Central derby, is looking to revive.
To reconnect with its status as a flagship team of the Top 14. The last seasons of the Auvergne club have not been up to the past performances, which had allowed it to raise two shields from Brennus in 2010 and 2017. Subsequently , ASM shone with its inconstancy and feverishness.
To find the forefront, the new president, Jean-Michel Guillon, the successor of Eric de Cromières who died in July 2020, has decided to breathe new blood into the head of the club.
Thus, Didier Retière, who was national technical director of the FFR since 2014, was appointed sports director from April 1.
A strong recruit for Clermont, who has also chosen the icon Aurélien Rougerie as the new team manager.
Retière's skills
The Clermont-Ferrand President, former HR Director of Michelin, intends to set up
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