Gilles Dumas

In early 1986 Dumas was selected to play for the France national rugby league team at fullback in a match against Great Britain for the 1985–88 World Cup tournament, scoring a try and kicking a goal on his national debut. During the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Dumas played for France in both Test matches against Australia, the first at fullback and the second from the bench. Playing as a scrum half but eventually settling into the stand-off position, he continued representing France in matches for the 1989–92 World Cup tournament as well.

Dumas starting coaching the France national rugby league team in 1998. He coached the French in their campaign for the 2000 World Cup.^[4] Dumas was national coach for the 2001 French rugby league tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. During the 2002 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France he coached the France national team as they hosted the Kiwis. During the 2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Dumas coached the France national team as they hosted the Australians.

In May 2008, Dumas was appointed head coach of Toulouse Olympique ahead of the 2009 season, the club's first participating in the RFL Championship.^[5] From June 2013, he worked alongside assistant coaches Sylvain Houlès and Adam Innes,^[6] before departing the club in December 2013.^[7]