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38 28 july 2015 69 gloucester 19 april 1967 1998 2009 -- 2011 2012-15 -- 2002 2002 -- 2004 2004 -- 2009 1990 -- 1997 france 28 july 2015 -lrb- 152 -rrb- wing philippe saint-andré romans-sur-isère , drôme , france 5 11 '' le goret '' -lrb- 70 -rrb- us romanaise as montferrand 28 july 2015 1997 -- 1999 gloucester cs bourgoin-jallieu sale sharks toulon france 14 st 5 lb -lrb- 91 kg -rrb- 28 july 2015 philippe saint-andré
 philippe georges saint-andré -- 1988 1988 -- 1997
philippe saint-andré

philippe georges saint-andré -lrb- ; born 19 april 1967 -rrb- is a former french rugby union footballer who earned 69 test caps for france between 1990 and 1997 .
his preferred position was wing but he could also play at centre .
after retiring , saint-andré has found success as a rugby coach in both england and france .
he was serving as director of rugby at toulon before being announced as the successful candidate for head coach of france from 2011 to 2015 .
he formally took charge of the national team on 1 december 2011 .
