Bordeaux appoint Shaun Sowerby as assistant coach

by The TRU Team Saturday 3 August 2024

Shaun Sowerby also had worked with Montpellier in the past

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Bordeaux have announced the signing of former South Africa international Shaun Sowerby as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Sowerby played most part of his club career with French club Toulouse and also represented Grenoble, Sharks and Stade Francis in the past. He played a solitary Test for South Africa in 2002 and moved to coaching following his retirement.

He started his coaching career with Eastern Province Kings in 2014 following which he moved to Montpellier in 2015. Sowerby also was working with Biarritz Olympique since 2019.

“Union Bordeaux Begles have signed Shaun Sowerby as their assistant coach for the 2024/25 season to compensate for the absence of Aksventi Giorgadze," read a statement from Bordeaux.

“The Former Stade Francais, Toulouse and Grenoble back row forward, Shaun Sowerby, who has one cap with the Springboks, joined the Montpellier staff before joining Biarritz Olympique in 2019 where he contributed to the Basque club’s rise to the Top 14.

“He has just signed a one-year contract with UBB as a line-out coach.

“His arrival comes in a particular context, linked to a health problem of our current touchline coach Aksventi Giorgadze.

“We wish ‘Globus’ a speedy recovery and express our full support.”