Tim Lane (born 24 November 1959, in

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) is an Australian

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coach and former player.

Playing career

Lane played either in the centres or at

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. He represented

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from 1981 to 1987, and also won three caps for the Wallabies in 1985.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career at the Manly club in Sydney where in one season took them to an undefeated premiership. In 1998 he took on the job of an assistant coach for the Wallabies, coaching the back-line during which time the team won the

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and Tri- Nations and the 1999 Rugby World Cup in

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. In 2000 he took over coaching at Clermont Ferrand in

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where he took the club to the final in his first season. At the end of the 2000-01 French season he joined the

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as an assistant coach for the back-line. Following coaching appointments with the Cats, the Italian national side, the

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and CA Brive he joined

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in January 2007 for the remainder of the 2006/07 season as general manager and backs coach. He was successful in helping the club in its bid for promotion to the

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. Lane was appointed head coach of the

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in February 2008. Despite achieving good results, he was controversially sacked from the Georgian job in 2010. He then returned to Australia and took up the head coaching position again at Manly for the 2011

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season. Lane was appointed as head coach of

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in 2013, winning the Rugby Pro D2 title with the club and gaining promotion to the French

. However, with six rounds remaining in the 2014–15 season, he was sacked by Lyon with a 7–13 win–loss record at the club.Australian coach Lane sacked by Lyon
SBS. 23 March 2015

References

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