Toulouse have agreed to share one of their assistants with a national team preparing for the 2027 World Cup.
Jerome Kaino will work on contact attitude and attacking rucks with Georgia, according to Midi Olympique. His role starts with the November tour against Canada, Tonga and the United States. He is due back with the Lelos in the spring for the Rugby Europe Championship, then for the World Cup in Australia.
The setup is similar to Geoffrey Doumayrou’s with France: the coach keeps his club job and joins the national team during camps. At Toulouse, Kaino works in Ugo Mola’s staff, notably with the Espoirs.
A former Toulouse player
The back-rower played for Toulouse from 2018 to 2021, making 62 appearances, 43 in the Top 14 and 19 in the Champions Cup. He scored two tries, both in Europe during the 2019-20 season. Before that, he won 81 caps for the All Blacks and lifted the World Cup in 2011 and 2015.
Pierre-Henry Broncan took charge of Georgia this summer after leaving Brive.
Key figures
62 games for Toulouse by Jerome Kaino, 2018 to 2021
81 All Blacks caps
2 World Cups won, in 2011 and 2015
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