Meyer lures Saffa to Stade Francais
TRANSFER NEWS: The overhaul at Stade Francais continues as the French Top 14 club announced the arrival former Springboks assistant coach Pieter de Villiers.
Stade spent last season in turmoil and just avoided relegation under an interim coaching team that included Olivier Azam and Julien Dupuy who knew from March that former Springbok Heyneke Meyer would take over at the end of the season.
Meyer is overhauling his staff giving it a more South African character.
Another South African, John McFarland, the former Springboks defence coach is taking that job at Stade.
An Irishman, Prendergast, who has had stints at French clubs Grenoble and Oyonnax, is named “coach of the backs and attack in general.”
Dupuy is demoted from joint head coach and will be a skills coach and responsible for analysing opponents and for player recruitment.
The club has already added three players this summer, French internationals Gael Fickou and Yoann Maestri and Argentine Nicolas Sanchez.
While, Morne Steyn, who played 66 times for the Springboks, also opted to extend his stay with a sign a one-year contract extension.
Agence France-Presse
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