Agar departs France job

Richard Agar is set to be replaced as the coach of the French national team.

Agar has been in charge of France since February 2013 and led Les Tricolours to the World Cup quarter-finals.

It is understand that the new president of the Federation Francaise de Rugby a Treize, Marc Palanques, wants a French coach to run the national team.

Palanques replaced Carlos Zalduendo in the top job in July.