Kévin Rouet (born 01 december 1986) is a French rugby union coach. He is currently the head coach of the Canada women's national rugby union team.[1][2]

Kévin Rouet
Date of birth (1986-12-01) 1 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birthColombes, France
Rugby union career
Coaching career
Years Team
2022– Canada Women's XV's

Biography

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Rouet was born in Colombes, he played in the amateur divisions in France before migrating to Quebec, Canada in 2009 aged 22.[3][4] He studied mechanical engineering at Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Arts et Metiers (ENSAM) de Bordeaux in France and then completed a project management degree at the University of Quebec.[5] He then worked for a bridge construction company, Canam Engineering.[4][5]

Coaching career

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He coached the women's teams at Laval University, Rugby Quebec and Stade Bordelais.[3][2] He first joined the Canadian women's fifteens team in 2019 as an assistant coach under former head coach, Sandro Fiorino.[4][1] In March 2022, He was named as the new head coach of the Canada women's national rugby union team.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Davidson, Neil (2022-03-15). "Kevin Rouet named head coach of Canadian women's rugby team ahead of World Cup". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Rugby Canada names Kevin Rouet women's head coach ahead of Rugby World Cup". paNOW. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. ^ a b Mockford, Sarah (2022-10-07). "Who is Kevin Rouet: Ten things you should know about the Canada coach". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  4. ^ a b c "How Kévin Rouet is preparing Canada for next era of women's rugby". www.world.rugby. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  5. ^ a b Davidson, Neil (2022-10-05). "Canada women's coach Kevin Rouet puts engineering career aside to focus on rugby". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-12-04.