NEW Saints assistant coach Laurent Frayssinous has settled into his new role at the club this past two weeks after completing his work in charge of the French World Cup squad.

The 45-year-old, who  has Super League experience coaching Catalans Dragons between 2013-17, is casting a fresh pair of eyes over Saints' work.

He has a experience after a long career as a full back and stand off with Villeneuve Leopards, UTC and Catalans - earning 25 French caps on the way - and that has furnished him with plenty of tips and ideas.

The club picked him for his wealth of knowledge, passion for rugby league and the ideas he can throw into the mix as the four-in-a-row Saints strive to improve.     

Saints head coach Paul Wellens said: "Laurent has been great since he arrived. It is important with a new coach coming in that he sits back and learns a lot about the way we work.

"One of the reasons we brought him in was his fantastic rugby brain so will pick on that and see how he feels we can improve in certain areas.

"It is always great to have a fresh pair of eyes on something we can maybe improve and do a little different.

"He is a brilliant person too and has really settled into the group, too. And thankfully his English is fantastic as well which is fortunate as we have not got many lads in the Saints squad who can speak fluent French."

Since arriving Frayssinous has slowly but surely got to know the processes and culture that make a champion team like Saints tick - but he has not simply been sitting back and observing. 

"He has been brilliant since he has come in and the relationship between him and the players and him and the staff will continue to grow," said Wellens.

"He speaks to us as coaching staff about the little things he sees and feels we can do, things he has experienced in the past.

"One of the things I said to Laurent was not to feel like he has to come in and do a million things at once.

"What is important is that he sits back and takes a lot in and watches what is going on.

"He has obviously got a wealth of experience and knowledge about rugby league and he is hugely passionate about the sport.

"He is going to be patient in getting himself comfortable around the environment and that is a relationship that is going to continue to grow."