Sébastien Piqueronies

ROLE Manager

TEAM Section Paloise

IN CHARGE SINCE May 2021

NATIONALITY French

MATCHES 32

Section Paloise manager since 2021, one of the longest-serving coaches in the Top 14.

Tenure record

as of 13 Jun 2026

32PLAYED

18WON

0DRAWN

14LOST

56.3%WIN RATE

973 points scored · 889 conceded · +84 difference

RECENT LRacing 9231–33 WUS Montauban71–35 LMontpellier Hérault Rugby18–26 WASM Clermont Auvergne24–19 WCastres Olympique27–15 LStade Français Paris32–34

By competition

Top 14 27P · 17W · 0D · 10L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Racing 92 13 Jun 2026 H 31–33 L US Montauban 6 Jun 2026 H 71–35 W Montpellier Hérault Rugby 30 May 2026 A 18–26 L ASM Clermont Auvergne 16 May 2026 H 24–19 W Castres Olympique 9 May 2026 H 27–15 W Stade Français Paris 25 Apr 2026 A 32–34 L Aviron Bayonnais 18 Apr 2026 A 54–22 W Racing 92 28 Mar 2026 H 27–17 W Stade Rochelais 21 Mar 2026 A 6–20 L Union Bordeaux Bègles 1 Mar 2026 H 39–17 W US Arlequins Perpignanais 22 Feb 2026 A 24–40 L RC Toulon 1 Feb 2026 H 32–12 W Stade Toulousain 24 Jan 2026 A 22–59 L Lyon Olympique Universitaire 3 Jan 2026 A 17–22 L Montpellier Hérault Rugby 28 Dec 2025 H 35–33 W US Montauban 20 Dec 2025 A 53–17 W Stade Rochelais 30 Nov 2025 H 53–33 W Union Bordeaux Bègles 21 Nov 2025 A 34–33 W US Arlequins Perpignanais 1 Nov 2025 H 27–23 W Racing 92 25 Oct 2025 A 10–15 L Stade Toulousain 18 Oct 2025 H 30–26 W Aviron Bayonnais 11 Oct 2025 H 47–24 W RC Toulon 4 Oct 2025 A 17–33 L Lyon Olympique Universitaire 27 Sep 2025 H 40–15 W ASM Clermont Auvergne 20 Sep 2025 A 27–50 L Stade Français Paris 13 Sep 2025 H 34–10 W Castres Olympique 6 Sep 2025 A 17–15 W

Champions Cup 4P · 1W · 0D · 3L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Vodacom Bulls XV 16 Jan 2026 H 24–26 L Scarlets 10 Jan 2026 A 47–38 W Bristol Bears 14 Dec 2025 A 12–61 L Northampton Saints 7 Dec 2025 H 27–35 L

Challenge Cup 1P · 0W · 0D · 1L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Zebre Rugby 5 Apr 2026 A 15–31 L

DATA NOTES

Sébastien Piqueronies has overseen 32 completed Section Paloise matches in our database since September 2025 — 18 won, 0 drawn, 14 lost. That is a 56.3% win rate, with 973 points scored and 889 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

2021- Section Paloise Manager

Players under Sébastien Piqueronies

Full squad →

Beka Gorgadze Forward Aaron Grandidier Nkanang Back Carwyn Tuipulotu Forward Aymeric Luc Back Clement Paul Forward Clément Laporte Back Daniel Bibi-Bizuwu Forward Clement Mondinat Back

Facundo Isa Forward

Dan Robson Back Guram Papidze Forward Émilien Gailleton Back

About Sébastien Piqueronies

Sébastien Piqueronies has been manager of Section Paloise since May 2021, succeeding Nicolas Godignon. He came to the role from the French federation pathway, where he had led the France under-20 side to World Championship success, and is regarded as one of the outstanding developers of young players in the French game. His current contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season.