Yannick Nyanga takes up new role at Racing 92 following retirement

Racing 92 have confirmed that Yannick Nyanga will be the clubs new sports director, the day after the end of his contract on 1 July.

Under the responsibility of Jacky Lorenzetti and two coaches, Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers, Yannick Nyanga will liaise between the various services of the club (sports and administrative but also with the training centre), he will be involved in the life of the occupational group and will participate in the recruitment of new players.

Jacky Lorenzetti "wanted to thank him for everything he has already done for the club as an exemplary leader "before underlining" the rare qualities of Yannick, both professionally than on the human level "and the" logical decision to integrate it into the organization chart of the club ".

Laurent Travers, meanwhile, recalled that "Yannick for a long time represented one of the main relays of the technical staff within the same size as his captain and friend Dimitri Szarzewski ", also believing that "This appointment was obvious." Yannick Nyanga, for his part, thanked "the president and the coaches for their confidence and for (him) having left the choice between continuing to play one more season or start a new career in coaching the team.