Paul Gustard

ROLE Manager

TEAM Stade Français Paris

IN CHARGE SINCE Oct 2024

NATIONALITY English

MATCHES 33

Stade Français manager since October 2024, having joined the club as an assistant in 2022.

Tenure record

as of 20 Jun 2026

33PLAYED

19WON

1DRAWN

13LOST

57.6%WIN RATE

1089 points scored · 820 conceded · +269 difference

RECENT LMontpellier Hérault Rugby15–25 WStade Rochelais45–5 LStade Rochelais22–27 WAviron Bayonnais38–21 WUS Montauban73–25 WLyon Olympique Universitaire59–17

By competition

Top 14 28P · 16W · 1D · 11L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Montpellier Hérault Rugby 20 Jun 2026 A 15–25 L Stade Rochelais 14 Jun 2026 H 45–5 W Stade Rochelais 6 Jun 2026 A 22–27 L Aviron Bayonnais 30 May 2026 H 38–21 W US Montauban 16 May 2026 A 73–25 W Lyon Olympique Universitaire 9 May 2026 H 59–17 W Section Paloise 25 Apr 2026 H 34–32 W Racing 92 19 Apr 2026 A 20–47 L ASM Clermont Auvergne 29 Mar 2026 H 64–20 W RC Toulon 21 Mar 2026 A 46–27 W US Arlequins Perpignanais 28 Feb 2026 H 42–21 W Stade Toulousain 15 Feb 2026 H 9–13 L Montpellier Hérault Rugby 31 Jan 2026 A 7–44 L Union Bordeaux Bègles 24 Jan 2026 A 33–28 W Castres Olympique 3 Jan 2026 H 33–15 W Aviron Bayonnais 27 Dec 2025 A 34–35 L Racing 92 20 Dec 2025 H 20–20 D ASM Clermont Auvergne 29 Nov 2025 A 32–36 L RC Toulon 23 Nov 2025 H 51–24 W Stade Toulousain 1 Nov 2025 A 17–29 L Montpellier Hérault Rugby 25 Oct 2025 H 35–12 W Castres Olympique 18 Oct 2025 A 24–29 L Stade Rochelais 11 Oct 2025 H 26–24 W US Arlequins Perpignanais 4 Oct 2025 A 28–11 W Union Bordeaux Bègles 27 Sep 2025 H 28–7 W Lyon Olympique Universitaire 20 Sep 2025 A 37–42 L Section Paloise 13 Sep 2025 A 10–34 L US Montauban 6 Sep 2025 H 47–24 W

Challenge Cup 5P · 3W · 0D · 2L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Dragons 5 Apr 2026 H 31–36 L Ulster Rugby 17 Jan 2026 A 19–26 L Exeter Chiefs 10 Jan 2026 H 27–25 W Toyota Cheetahs 13 Dec 2025 A 45–22 W Cardiff Rugby 6 Dec 2025 H 38–17 W

DATA NOTES

Paul Gustard has overseen 33 completed Stade Français Paris matches in our database since September 2025 — 19 won, 1 drawn, 13 lost. That is a 57.6% win rate, with 1089 points scored and 820 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

2024- Stade Français Paris Manager

Players under Paul Gustard

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Andy Timo Forward

Brad Weber Back Baptiste Pesenti Forward Charles Laloi Back Braxton Lua Asi Forward Joe Jonas Back Ethan Tia Forward

Joe Marchant Back Giacomo Nicotera Forward Julien Delbouis Back Giorgi Melikidze Forward Léo Barré Back

About Paul Gustard

Paul Gustard was promoted to manager of Stade Français Paris in October 2024, succeeding Karim Ghezal, having been at the club since June 2022. An English coach who made his name as a defence specialist with Saracens and then England under Eddie Jones, he later had a spell as head of rugby at Harlequins before moving to France. His contract runs to 2027 with an extension under discussion.