Former All Black Greg Cooper to become Stade Francais head coach

Former All Black Greg Cooper will replace Gonzalo Quesada as head coach of Stade Francais at the end of the season.

Cooper, who joined the Parisian club as backs coach in May, has signed a three-year contract as "sporting manager" starting at the end of this season, a move Stade described as a "new cycle".

"The decision wasn't easy to take because I'm extremely attached to this club and this squad," said Quesada, who joined Stade in 2013 and led them to the Top 14 title in 2015.

"I'm fully committed to the end of the season and that's the sole thing that concerns me."

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Stade currently sit ninth in the Top 14 after a disappointing start to the season.

Cooper, 51, was capped seven times by the All Blacks at full-back and went on to coaching roles with the Highlanders and Blues in Super Rugby and NEC in Japan.

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