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Bright comic of a laughing fictional rugby coach holding a tackle pad as grinning players in red and black line up on a sunny pitch
‘Brendan Venter would get involved in training and whack players harder than anyone’: Untold stories of Saracens coach from devout Christian and GP to a referee’s nightmare, his golf-course plan that beat England and why ‘intense doesn’t do him justice’
Nick Mallett’s door was always open at the 1999 World Cup. His Springboks were urged to feed back on tactics and two were particularly forthcoming: [...]
October 16, 2026
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‘There’s a similar mindset at Gloucester to South Africa – and we’ve got amazing talent’: Giant Springbok lock JEAN KLEYN on choosing the West Country revolution over lucrative options elsewhere and forcing his way back into Rassie Erasmus’ squad
‘I love to scrum. I love to maul. I love to tackle. I pretty much fall into that cookie cutter. The physical parts of the game interest me more than [...]
October 2, 2026