Frenchman to coach Sri Lanka Sevens team

By. Shamseer Jaleel

Mar.18 (Mirror Sports) - Sri Lanka Rugby will sign up with former France international and Sevens coach Thierry Janeczek on a six-month deal to prepare the national team for a medal at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan scheduled for October 2026. He will also look after the national outfit at the Asian Sevens series in China and Sri Lanka. 

Thierry played for France during 1982 but his pet game was the shorter version of the game in Sevens rugby and represented his country in World Cup Sevens in 1993. 
He was the head coach of the France Sevens outfit from 1996 to 2010. He took the French under 18 outfit to a Gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China in 2014 which was a major achievement in his coaching career. Thierry will arrive in the country on Friday.