CHRIS ASHTON IS set to make return to rugby from a seven-week suspension as Sale Sharks coach Steve Diamond says they will be going fully loaded against Connacht in the Challenge Cup on Saturday. And while out-half AJ MacGinty will miss the chance to play against the Connacht side he steered to victory in the Pro12 two seasons ago, Diamond […]
Chris Ashton to make return against Connacht after pre-season suspension
‘Alex Ferguson was about to get the sack and went on for 30 years’ – Hansen backs under-fire Wallabies coach Cheika
NEW ZEALAND HEAD coach New Zealand coach Steve Hansen on Thursday launched an impassioned defence of Wallabies rival Michael Cheika, pointing to how Manchester United stuck with Alex Ferguson before an unprecedented run of football success. After Hansen and Cheika named their teams for this weekend’s Bledisloe Cup clash in Japan, the All Blacks coach offered support to his opposite […]