Karim Ghezal

ROLE Head Coach

TEAM Lyon Olympique Universitaire

IN CHARGE SINCE Mar 2025

NATIONALITY French

MATCHES 30

LOU Rugby head coach, made permanent in March 2025 after an interim spell.

Tenure record

as of 6 Jun 2026

30PLAYED

11WON

1DRAWN

18LOST

36.7%WIN RATE

821 points scored · 900 conceded · -79 difference

RECENT LMontpellier Hérault Rugby25–28 LStade Toulousain31–39 WAviron Bayonnais42–35 LStade Français Paris17–59 WCastres Olympique26–21 LASM Clermont Auvergne23–41

By competition

Top 14 26P · 11W · 1D · 14L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Montpellier Hérault Rugby 6 Jun 2026 H 25–28 L Stade Toulousain 30 May 2026 A 31–39 L Aviron Bayonnais 16 May 2026 H 42–35 W Stade Français Paris 9 May 2026 A 17–59 L Castres Olympique 25 Apr 2026 H 26–21 W ASM Clermont Auvergne 18 Apr 2026 A 23–41 L Union Bordeaux Bègles 28 Mar 2026 H 17–21 L US Arlequins Perpignanais 21 Mar 2026 A 32–28 W RC Toulon 28 Feb 2026 H 13–13 D US Montauban 14 Feb 2026 H 73–12 W Stade Rochelais 31 Jan 2026 A 44–24 W Racing 92 24 Jan 2026 A 34–35 L Section Paloise 3 Jan 2026 H 22–17 W Castres Olympique 27 Dec 2025 A 22–36 L Stade Toulousain 20 Dec 2025 H 19–41 L Aviron Bayonnais 29 Nov 2025 A 20–22 L ASM Clermont Auvergne 22 Nov 2025 H 43–24 W RC Toulon 1 Nov 2025 A 21–54 L Stade Rochelais 25 Oct 2025 H 19–36 L Montpellier Hérault Rugby 18 Oct 2025 A 13–35 L US Arlequins Perpignanais 11 Oct 2025 H 44–19 W Union Bordeaux Bègles 4 Oct 2025 A 20–32 L Section Paloise 27 Sep 2025 A 15–40 L Stade Français Paris 20 Sep 2025 H 42–37 W US Montauban 13 Sep 2025 A 25–18 W Racing 92 6 Sep 2025 H 32–7 W

Challenge Cup 4P · 0W · 0D · 4L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Benetton Treviso 18 Jan 2026 H 19–38 L Fidelity ADT Lions 10 Jan 2026 A 33–42 L Dragons 14 Dec 2025 A 21–23 L Newcastle Red Bulls 6 Dec 2025 H 14–23 L

DATA NOTES

Karim Ghezal has overseen 30 completed Lyon Olympique Universitaire matches in our database since September 2025 — 11 won, 1 drawn, 18 lost. That is a 36.7% win rate, with 821 points scored and 900 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.

Coaching career

2025- LOU Rugby Head Coach

Players under Karim Ghezal

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Antoine Deliance Forward Alexandre Tchaptchet Back Arno Botha Forward Arthur Mathiron Back Bartholome Sanson Forward Charlie Cassang Back Beka Saghinadze Forward Esteban Gonzalez Back Beka Shvangiradze Forward Ethan Dumortier Back Camille Chat Forward Gabin Lorre Back

About Karim Ghezal

Karim Ghezal took interim charge of LOU Rugby in December 2024 and was made permanent on 11 March 2025, succeeding Jono Gibbes. A former lock who played for Toulouse, Racing and Stade Français, he had been forwards coach with the France national side and at Stade Français before moving to Lyon. His contract runs to the end of the 2027-28 season.