Geordan Murphy ends 23 years at Leicester with abrupt departure
5 years ago by The GuardianLeicester’s director of rugby leaves by mutual consentMurphy ‘most proud’ of respect earned from teammatesGeordan Murphy has left Leicester with immediate effect a year before his contract was due...
Coach will continue to allow his players to smash him after viral video proved a hit
5 years ago by Rugby DumpEngland defence coach John Mitchell has said that he will continue dressing up as the opposition as Georgia enter the sights of Eddie Jones’ Six Nations champions.
England will remember lessons of 2015 in Six Nations finale, says John Mitchell
6 years ago by The GuardianIreland pipped England five years ago in dramatic denouement‘It is dangerous to get too focused on the score,’ says MitchellEngland will learn from the way they lost the 2015 Six Nations title on...
Jesse Kriel reveals how Sonny Bill Williams inspired him to add to his game
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok utility back Jesse Kriel has revealed how former All Black and double Rugby World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams has impacted his career. Williams enjoyed plenty of success...
Four British and Irish Lions Bolters - Coaches
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland is currently in New Zealand working to turn the Chiefs' losing streak around but come September the former Wales boss will turn his attentions to the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour...
Three Ways The Blues Could Line Up With Beauden Barrett And Dan Carter
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith Dan Carter having signed with the Blues for Super Rugby Aotearoa, Blues head coach Leon MacDonald has a selection headache on his hands, one he will be happy to have. MacDonald...
Mitchell expects Itoje and Vunipola to make 'good decisions' over Saracens future
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMaro Itoje and Mako Vunipola have not committed to Saracens for next season, but John Mitchell is confident they will make the right call. England defence coach John Mitchell expects...
Itoje and Mako Vunipola will stay at Saracens, believes England coach Mitchell
6 years ago by The GuardianSarries players urged to focus on international future‘I’m quite confident that they will make good decisions’Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola have been urged to make “good decisions” for their international...
Eddie Jones Locked In Until The Next World Cup
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland men’s head coach Eddie Jones and the RFU have agreed a contract extension which will see him continue his role until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Jones joined England...
The Bulls add a clause in Jake White's contract to avoid another John Mitchell situation
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEarlier this week the Bulls announced that former World Cup-winning head coach Jake White has joined the union as the side's new director of Rugby. Since winning the Rugby World Cup with the Springboks,...
