Kévin Rouet Explained

Birth Date:1 December 1986
Birth Place:Colombes, France
Coachyears1:2022–
Coachteams1:Canada Women's XV's

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]

Biography

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.

Coaching career

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

Notes and References

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