The 70-year-old, who suffered a heart attack, was Wales’ first professional coach having answered an advert when the game turned pro in the mid-1990s.
The West Country giants currently have six titles to their name – the same as Saracens and Wasps – but are still five short of the most successful team, Leicester Tigers, who won their 11th crown in 2022.
The traditional image of a hot-headed, combustible French coach has been replaced by a more reflective, intellectual coach that has led to increased success on the field
Results have been brutal for Leeds in recent years but ex-England full-back Jon Callard has now joined their National One rebuild.
The little-known players toiling in the shadows of giants.
From red cards to a tragic car accident involving a fatality, England World Cup winner Julian White was a rumbustious tighthead who led a life less ordinary in rugby.
From red cards to a tragic car accident involving a fatality, England World Cup winner Julian White was a rumbustious tighthead who led a life less ordinary in rugby.
England and Wales arrive at Twickenham on Sunday for the opening Rugby World Cup warm-up game having followed intensive training programmes dictated by cutting edge sports science.
English rugby chiefs have dismissed as “absolute rubbish” a claim that head coach Eddie Jones is having to use his own salary to pay for coaching consultants to help prepare the England team just a year away from the World Cup.
English rugby chiefs have dismissed as “absolute rubbish” a claim that head coach Eddie Jones is having to use his own salary to pay for coaching consultants to help prepare the England team just a year away from the World Cup.