Francois Ratier

Francois Ratier (born August 12, 1972) is a French rugby union and Canadian coach. He was the head coach of the Canada women's national rugby union team.^[1] He led them to their first Finals appearance at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in his homeland. He took over the reins as head coach in March 2013.^[2]

Francois Ratier

Date of birth	(1972-08-12) August 12, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	La Rochefoucauld, Charente, France
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1989-1999 SC Angoulême () Coaching career Years Team 2016 Canada (Interim) 2014 Canada (Asst. coach) 2013-Present Canada women's 2009-2012 Canada U17's 2009 Canada A 2009 Rugby Quebec 2009 The Rock (Asst. coach) 2007-2008 Concordia University 2006-2011 St. Anne de Bellevue RFC 2003-2008 Rugby Club de Montreal

In January 2016, he became an interim head coach for the Canadian national men's side during the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, where he led the side to third in the tournament with victories over Uruguay, Chile and Brazil.^[3]