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Jake White (AP)
Jake White (AP)

Cape Town - South African coach Jake White on Monday signed a pre-contract to extend his stay with Top 14 side Montpellier as talks at an employment tribunal between the club and former coach Fabien Galthie aimed at resolving financial issues between the two parties broke down.

Montpellier also signed former France captain Abdelatif Benazzi as general manager for next season.

White, South Africa's 2007 World Cup winning coach, was brought in to replace Galthie who was suspended on December 29 after a string of defeats.

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