Landing JJ Hanrahan a 'big coup' says Clermont boss

Franck Azema will leave the French club at the end of the season

Clermont's French coach Franck Azema looks on ahead of the French Top 14 rugby union match between Section Paloise and ASM Clermont Auvergne at the Hameau stadium, in Pau, on February 15 2020, southwestern France. (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ / AFP) (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Clermont's outgoing head coach Franck Azema said signing JJ Hanrahan from Munster was a 'big coup' - but insisted he had no idea if the deal was signed and sealed.

Azema, who last month announced he will leave the Top 14 club two years before his current contract is due to expire, insisted he was not the person to ask about recruitment.