Oita (Japan) (AFP)
Serge Simon, vice president of the French Rugby Federation in charge of the French teams, denied Thursday AFP have "remote control" the coach Jacques Brunel in the attempt to withdraw the captaincy at Guilhem Guirado in March, as written by AFP on Wednesday.
"I'm dying," said Serge Simon in a message.
In its March 13 edition, the daily L'Equipe revealed that "Serge Simon and Jacques Brunel have tried to + resign + Captain Guilhem Guirado to promote Jefferson Poirot" on February 15, after the beating in England five days earlier in the Six Nations Tournament (44-8).
Information confirmed by RMC Sport and AFP by several sources close to the Blues.
Poirot had refused the captaincy, as he repeated last Wednesday in Japan, where the XV of France disputed the World Cup, with a quarterfinal coming Sunday in Oita (south) against Wales. "When I am offered to relieve him (Guirado), I find it counterproductive", said Poirot, without mentioning names.
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