Freddie Michalak linked with Toulouse coaching gig

Former French international Freddie Michalak has been linked with a move back to Toulouse.

Having played over 200 games for Toulouse, Michalak could be on his way back to the club with current head coach Ugo Mola searching for a replacement for AB Zondagh.

Zondagh left Toulouse ahead of the new season to join the Scottish national set up and his hasty departure has left a vacancy in the Toulouse coaching ranks.

According to Midi Olympique and Canal+, Michalak has met with Mola to discuss the 38-year-old's return to the club as the side's new attack and skills coach.

Since his retirement in 2018, Michalak has ventured into coaching and worked with the Sydney Roosters in Australia and worked with the French national team during their three-test series Down Under.

Michalak played 77 Tests for Les Bleus featuring in four Rugby World Cups. He also featured in over 300 games for French clubs across his stints with Toulouse, Toulon and Lyon 

More recently he coached the Monaco 7s side to the IN EXTENSO SUPERSEVENS Rugby title.

During his playing career he won the Champions Cup on five occasions and the TOP14 four times while also winning a Currie Cup with the Sharks in 2008.