FRENCH COACH JEAN BIDAL VISITS STE-ANNE-DE-BELLEVUE 8th July 2009

 

Ste-Anne's Rugby Club had a distinguished visitor this week in the form of Jean Bidal, from Provence, who is the IRB Rugby Technical Director for the southeast region  of France.  He paid a visit to Ste-Anne's and ran a spirited session for the junior Saints and the Club's coaches.

 

 

By all accounts the evening was a terrific learning  experience for coachers and players alike.  After the practice, Bidal and Francois Ratier of the  FRQ had a few beers at 23 St Pierre.

 

 

Francois Ratier will be working as the assistant  coach of the IRB sponsored Super 8 series, which will see an Atlantic Canada team play against Ontario, the Prairies and British Columbia. The winner of this series will  play the US winning team, and then this winner will play an  Argentinean squad.

 

 

 

Ste-Anne's has two players on the Atlantic Squad: John Phelan and Yohan.