Australian manager Jack Isaac was dismissed Thursday from the training of Biarritz by his leadership who appointed in his place the New Zealander Matthew Clarkin, current director of rugby BO, which will be supported by the South African Heini Adams.
Isaac, at the end of the contract in June, paid for tense relations with his presidents Jean-Baptiste Aldige (directory) and Louis-Vincent Gave (supervisory board) that the Australian had brought on the Basque coast and helped to take the management of the club biarrot last season.
For the past few weeks, Jack, Isaac, a former BO player who became a coach of the backs, who had succeeded Argentinean manager Gonzalo Quesada during the offseason, was no longer involved in the strategic sport decisions (recruitment and renegotiations of contracts) of the five-time champion club. La France.
Clarkin (37), former third center line of Montauban and especially Bordeaux-Bègles, which he was the historic captain, had landed this summer in Biarritz as director of rugby.
Promoted to manager on Thursday, he will be assisted by his former teammate in Gironde, the South African Heini Adams (38). Former Springbok scrum half (2 caps), responsible for UBB's scrum halfbacks this season, previously officiated at Saint-André-de-Cubzac (Promotion d'Honneur). He will be in charge of the rear biarrots.
Both will work with South African Jacques Cronje, who keeps his position at the front. Biarritz currently occupies the 9th place of Pro D2 at five points of the 6th and final qualifying spot for the finals.