Former Ireland lock Jeremy Davidson named new Castres head coach

Former Ireland second row Davidson was fired by bottom of the table Brive in December and returns to Castres where he spent three years as a player and two seasons as defence coach

NEW MAN: Former Ireland lock Jeremy Davidson has been named as the new head coach of TOP 14 side Castres. Pic: Valentine Chapuis/AFP via Getty Images

Castres announced on Monday they had sacked head coach Pierre-Henry Broncan and replaced him with ex-British and Irish Lions lock Jeremy Davidson, despite them finishing runners-up in the French Top 14 last season.

Broncan, 48, had spent time at Toulouse and Bath and took over in December 2020 before the five-time champions lost to Montpellier in June's final.