or matches14. Faced with such strong opposition, the two Presidents decided to cancel the planned merger a few days later. On 19 March, Jacky Lorenzetti and Thomas Savare issued a press release in which each explained their decision15,16. The Hans-Peter Wild era On 14 May 2017, Thomas Savare announced he had selected the Swiss entrepreneur, Hans-Peter Wild, to take charge of the French capital's club, and handed over the keys. Savare preferred the Swiss businessman's offer to that made by a group of former players and investors. The founder of Capri-Sun, Savare was a big fan of both rugby and Paris, and he announced his desire to remain at the head of the Parisian club in the long term. He is seeking to develop the club both nationally and internationally. To do so, he appointed Hubert Patricot, the former President of the European division of Coca-Cola Enterprises, as club President, and Fabien Grobon as managing director. The re-build As soon as the purchase of the club was complete, Dr. Wild asked Robert Mohr to lead the new re-build. From the middle of the 2017–2018 season, starting with the teams and players already in place or available on the transfer market, many changes were instituted: starting in April, the new sport project was developed around Heyneke Meyer, former manager of the South African national team. He initiated an influx of acknowledged technical skills ( Pieter de Villiers, Mike Prendergast and Paul O'Connell, the Irish second row player who had earned 108 caps with the Irish team). He also reinforced the professional staff, with the arrival of new recruits for 2018–2019, including internationals Gaël Fickou, Yoann Maestri and Nicolás Sánchez. Under the guidance of Pascal Papé, a former player with Stade Français Paris and former captain of the French national team, the club adopted a cross-team approach to youth and professional development (from 14 years of age to career change: a cross-club approach with the teams, feedback, long-term monitoring). Players' career development was re-analysed in the search for systematic performance, with more discipline and more expected on a daily basis. Preparation for the 2018–2019 season marked a clear-cut change, especially in players' physical preparation and the implementation of a new game plan. Brand repositioning and new logo Another one of Dr. Wild's priorities was to reposition the brand and redesign the club logo to mark the transition and open up a new