{"id":2630,"date":"2018-08-03T12:56:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T17:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2018-08-04T08:57:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T13:57:50","slug":"paul-oconnell-joins-stade-francais-as-forwards-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2630","title":{"rendered":"Paul O&#8217;Connell Joins Stade Francais as Forwards Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Exam22112014RugbyPaulOConnellPresser_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Exam22112014RugbyPaulOConnellPresser_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Exam22112014RugbyPaulOConnellPresser_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Paul O&#8217;Connell has been confirmed as the new forwards coach at Stade Francais.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ireland captain will be working under former Springboks head coach Heyneke Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>He will have a familiar face in the dressing room, with his former Munster team-mate Mike Prendergast already working as the club&#8217;s attack and backs coach.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Stade website, O&#8217;Connell said: &#8220;I am really happy to join Paris and to be able to work in this big club alongside Heyneke Meyer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Meyer welcomed the former Ireland captain to Paris and was full of praise for O&#8217;Connell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paul will bring his value and experience to our coaching team through his proven leadership abilities and his tactical and technical skills. This is a major asset for the club and it shows the ambitions and goals of Stade Francais.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Connell&#8217;s previous coaching experience had seen him work as the Ireland Under-20s forwards coach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2630\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2630&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2630\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2630&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-2630\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2630&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2630\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul O&#8217;Connell has been confirmed as the new forwards coach at Stade Francais. The former Ireland captain will be working under former Springboks head coach Heyneke Meyer. 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