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Joan Caudullo
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Montpellier Hérault Rugby Head Coach

Joan Caudullo

Role
Head Coach
Team
Montpellier Hérault Rugby
Nationality
French
Age
44
In charge since
Jun 2024
Matches
42
Record W-D-L
29-1-12
Win rate
69.0%

Record in our match database since Sep 2025

as of
  • 42 Matches
  • 29 Won
  • 1 Drawn
  • 12 Lost
  • 69.0% Win rate

Joan Caudullo has overseen 42 completed Montpellier Hérault Rugby matches in our database since September 2025 — 29 won, 1 drawn, 12 lost. That is a 69.0% win rate, with 1326 points scored and 902 conceded.

Records are computed from the WeTalkRugby match database and cover matches we hold data for within this tenure. They are not an official all-time record.

Record by competition

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Joan Caudullo, record by competition in our match database
CompetitionPWDLWin %PFPA
All matches · Montpellier Hérault Rugby All competitions422911269.0%1326902
Top 14 Sep 2025 – Oct 2026342111261.8%1032752
Challenge Cup Dec 2025 – May 20268800100.0%294150

Last five matches

  1. Lost v Stade Français 22–30 Top 14 ·
  2. Won v Toulon 28–0 Top 14 ·
  3. Lost v Toulouse 18–40 Top 14 ·
  4. Won v Perpignan 50–13 Top 14 ·
  5. Won v Vannes 26–12 Top 14 ·

Every match in our database

42 matches
Top 14 34P · 21W · 1D · 12L
  1. Lost v Stade Français 22–30
  2. Won v Toulon 28–0
  3. Lost v Toulouse 18–40
  4. Won v Perpignan 50–13
  5. Won v Vannes 26–12
  6. Lost v Pau 19–27
  7. Lost v Toulouse 20–28
  8. Won v Stade Français 25–15
  9. Won v Lyon 28–25
  10. Won v Pau 26–18
  11. Won v Castres 36–33
  12. Won v Montauban 59–7
  13. Won v Bordeaux Bègles 23–21
  14. Won v Perpignan 42–31
  15. Lost v Toulouse 29–45
  16. Won v Clermont 20–17
  17. Won v Racing 92 41–17
  18. Won v La Rochelle 43–33
  19. Won v Stade Français 44–7
  20. Lost v Toulon 27–30
  21. Won v Bayonne 62–22
  22. Lost v Pau 33–35
  23. Won v Castres 33–31
  24. Won v Bordeaux Bègles 28–24
  25. Won v Perpignan 28–0
  26. Lost v Clermont 7–9
  27. Lost v Stade Français 12–35
  28. Won v Lyon 35–13
  29. Lost v Racing 92 25–32
  30. Won v La Rochelle 37–13
  31. Drawn v Montauban 22–22
  32. Won v Toulouse 44–14
  33. Lost v Bayonne 23–26
  34. Lost v Toulon 17–27
Challenge Cup 8P · 8W · 0D · 0L
  1. Won v Ulster 59–26
  2. Won v Dragons RFC 18–12
  3. Won v Connacht 45–22
  4. Won v Perpignan 53–13
  5. Won v Ospreys 31–26
  6. Won v Connacht 33–31
  7. Won v Zebre Parma 31–7
  8. Won v Black Lion 24–13

Career

  • Montpellier Hérault Rugby Head Coach 2024–

Honours

  • EPCR Challenge Cup (Montpellier) 2026

About Joan Caudullo

Joan Caudullo is the head coach of Montpellier, a rookie appointment who won the Challenge Cup and reached a Top 14 final within two seasons.

Joan Caudullo is the head coach of Montpellier, appointed in June 2024 and extended to 2029. He works under Bernard Laporte, the club’s director of rugby.

Born in January 1982, he was a hooker who came through RC Jacou and Montpellier, making 113 appearances for MHR before five seasons at Mont-de-Marsan. He was never capped by France.

A rookie appointment that worked

He joined the Montpellier staff in 2017 with the reserves, ran the club’s academy from 2020 to 2024 and had a season as first-team forwards coach. He was promoted to head coach after Patrice Collazo, Vincent Etcheto and Christian Labit all left following the club’s narrow escape from relegation — a genuinely inexperienced appointment at that level.

Two seasons, two finals

He turned a survival-mode squad into a trophy winner. Montpellier beat Ulster 59–26 in Bilbao in May 2026 to win the EPCR Challenge Cup, their third, and reached the Top 14 final the following month, losing to Toulouse.

Style

An academy-pipeline builder who promotes homegrown players and delegates to a specialist-heavy staff, with Doumayrou on defence, Battut on lineout, Paillaugue on attack and Bes on scrum.

As a player Hooker. Came through RC Jacou and Montpellier, making 113 appearances for MHR before five seasons at Mont-de-Marsan. Never capped by France.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the head coach of Montpellier Hérault Rugby?

Joan Caudullo is the head coach of Montpellier Hérault Rugby.

When did Joan Caudullo take charge?

Joan Caudullo took over at Montpellier Hérault Rugby in June 2024, around 2 years ago.

What is Joan Caudullo's record?

From 42 matches in our database: 29 wins, 1 draws and 12 defeats — a 69.0% win rate.

What nationality is Joan Caudullo?

Joan Caudullo is French.

How old is Joan Caudullo?

Joan Caudullo is 44 years old.

What has Joan Caudullo won?

Honours include: EPCR Challenge Cup (Montpellier) (2026).