Gilles Dumas is the coach of the Toulouse Olympique

Toulouse Olympique

Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with...

 rugby league club. He is a former French international player (1985-1993). He previously coached the French team of Saint Gaudens in Elite 1

Elite One Championship

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 and the French national team

France national rugby league team

The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...

 (1998-2004). he has also been the manager of the French national team more recently (2005-2008), in particular during their 2008 World Cup

2008 Rugby League World Cup

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campaign.