Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau lands coaching gig at Toulon

Matt Giteau will end his six-year stint with Toulon as the French club’s backs coach following the departure of Mike Ford. Head coach Ford left Toulon by mutual consent on Tuesday after only six...

Mike Ford to leave Toulon by mutual agreement before the end of the season

After Toulon’s 29-9 Champions Cup quarter-final defeat to Clermont Auvergne on Sunday, head coach Mike Ford will not be finishing the season with the Top 14 club.   Ford's current deputy,...

Former Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill takes...

Former Leicester Tigers director of rugby, Richard Cockerill, will take charge of Toulon until the end of the season after the club sacked Mike Ford.The former Bath coach was dismissed after Toulon were...

Richard Cockerill replaces Mike Ford as Toulon head coach

• Ford failed to make impact at Toulon having taken over in October• Cockerill back in work having been sacked by Leicester at start of yearMike Ford has left his post as Toulon head coach by mutual...

Top 10 Highest Paid Players

10 - Manu Tuilagi - Leicester Tigers - €540,000 per season Tuilagi penned a three-year contract renewal with Leicester at the end of 2015, he has made just 23 appearances for Tigers since...

Top 10 Highest Paid Rugby Players 2017

Weekly Round Up

Bath promote Zach Mercer   Bath Rugby have announced that, New Zealand born, back rower Zach Mercer has signed a senior contract with the club promoting him to the senior squad.   Mercer, son...

The 5 Biggest Hits from round 17 of the Top 14

While the excitement continues to build for the start of the Six Nations, there were some great contests and familiar names delivering powerful hits in France over the weekend. Here is a quick look at...

Matt Giteau ending French sojourn to head to Japan

Wallabies veteran Matt Giteau will leave French club Toulon to play in Japan at the European rugby union season’s end. The 34-year-old playmaker said his decision was made for family reasons. “Making...

'Boss' Giteau to leave Toulon for Japan

NEWS: Matt Giteau on Monday announced his departure from Toulon at the end of the French Top 14 season to embark on a new chapter in his career in Japan.