Serge Lairle

Serge Lairle is a French rugby union former footballer and a current coach. He played as a prop, lock and hooker.
He played for Stade Toulousain, from 1975/76 to 1989/90, when he finished his career. He played also for France A national [rugby union team|France XV].
He was the coach of several teams in France. Lairle was nominated head coach of Romania national [rugby union team|Romania] in 2009. He had a disappointing 2011 [Rugby World Cup] qualification, reaching only the 3rd place and failing the direct qualifying for the first time but still reaching the repechage. He was replaced by Romeo Gontineac in 2010.