Laurent Labit (born 8 May 1973) is a retired French rugby union footballer, and current backs coach of the French national team.

Early life

Labit was born in Revel,

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. He began his playing career in his home town of Rugby Club Revélois before moving to

Castres Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lan ...

Career

He started his playing career at Rugby Club Revelois. Labit later joined Castres Olympique where he won the

1992–93 French Rugby Union Championship The 1992-93 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres who beat Grenoble 14-11 in the final, in a match decided by an irregular try accorded by the referee. It was the third bouclier de Brennus for the Castres Olympique, the first after ...

at the Parc des Princes against Grenoble by beating them 14-11 in the final, in a match decided by an irregular try accorded by the referee. A try by

Olivier Brouzet Olivier Brouzet (born 22 November 1972, in Béziers) is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position was at lock. He has played over 70 internationals for France, including being a part of numerous Rugby World Cup squads for France. He ...

is denied to

FC Grenoble The Football Club de Grenoble Rugby (FCG) is a French rugby union club based in Grenoble and founded in 1892. FCG was champion of France in 1954 and runner-up in 1918 and in 1993 during a controversial final, being deprived of the title of champ ...

and the decisive try by

Gary Whetton Gary William Whetton (born 15 December 1959) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 180 matches for Auckland, and 58 tests (15 as captain) at lock for the All Blacks from 1981 to 1991. He serves on the Auckland Blues board and was ...

was awarded by the referee, Daniel Salles, when in fact the defender

Hueber Hueber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aubin Hueber (born 1967), former French rugby union footballer and a current coach * Charles Hueber (1883–1943), Alsatian politician See also * Hüber (German-language surname) ...

from Grenoble touched down the ball first in his try zone. This error gave the title to Castres. Salles admitted the error only 13 years later. "Rugby will come out even stronger." Labit also spent some time at

US Colomiers Union sportive Colomiers Rugby or US Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Pro D2, the second level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006-07 season, but earned ...

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, Union Bordeaux-Bègles and

UA Gaillac Union Athlétique Gaillac is a French rugby union club currently competing in the Fédérale 3 league, the third level of the French amateur league system, after having been forcibly relegated from the second level of the French professional le ...

where he an made impact as a back line player. In his early years he represented France at a U23 level and later played for France A, but never managed to get selected for France national rugby union team Labit's coaching career started at

US Montauban US Montauban ( oc, Union Esportiva Montalban) is a French rugby union club that currently competes in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They have also competed at the top level, Top 14, in the past, most ...

in 2004, where he helped them get promoted into the

Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...

in the 2006 season together with

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. At the end of the 2008-2009 season, Labit joined Olympic Castres with

and in the 2012 - 2013 season, both coaches lead the club to win the

Championship after which both Labit and Travers where recruited by Racing Métro, now known as Racing 92, for the 2013 - 2014

season, Racing Metro managed to get the semi-finals before being eliminated from the tournament.

Playing career

*1987-1996 : Castres Olympique *1996-1999 :

*1999-2002 :

*2002-2003 : Union Bordeaux-Bègles *2003-2004 :

Coaching career

* 2004-2009 :

* 2009-2013 : Castres olympique * 2013-2019 :

Racing 92 Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name ...

Notes and references

External links

Racing 92
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