Charming, attentive, happy to engage, always prepared to go the extra mile for the sport on the island, taking it into the community ... no wonder Ireland fell for Joe Schmidt.
It has been revealed that former Ireland second row Dan Tuohy was banned for two years after testing positive for the use of an anabolic agent in France.
Ulster's young sensation Nathan Doak is astonishingly candid on Gary Neville, Tom Brady, and how covid leeched his love of rugby.
Joe Schmidt is not the kind of coach to take a 'hands off' approach to his work.
While unquestionably Ireland's greatest head coach in the professional era, Joe Schmidt's coaching style was as famous for its rigid authoritarianism as it was for the results it produced on the pitch.
Dan Tuohy won 11 caps in his Ireland career but a serious injury playing Pro D2 in France forced him into retirement in February 2020.
A new coach may have brought renewed optimism and the squad might boast seven England internationals but I think Harlequins are firmly in the relegation battle this season.
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview
July is here and teams up and down the country are heading back into preseason and beginning their preparations for the 2018/19 season.
When Bristol were promoted to the Premiership in 2016/2017, they just didn't have the squad depth to survive among the ranks of England's elite.
