It's a sports' cliché, but the bench press continues to occupy a uniquely macho seat in the pantheon of weight training disciplines, and professional rugby players are by no means immune.
Henry Purdy is set to become big-spending Coventry Rugby's sixth Premiership signing ahead of the new season.
Henry Purdy is set to become big-spending Coventry Rugby's sixth Premiership signing ahead of the new season.
RugbyPass rounds up all of the 2019/20 Gallagher Premiership player ins and outs where 10 of the teams will be chasing down Saracens and Exeter Chiefs at the top of the table.
Jamal Ford-Robinson's signing from Northampton was always going to have an impact on the Gloucester roster for next season and it has left Championship outfit Coventry ready to profit.
Jamal Ford-Robinson elbowed his way into England contention in summer 2017, but a difficult second year at Northampton has left him deciding his future is best served elsewhere.
Gloucester climbed to third in the Premiership with victory over Newcastle Falcons, whose poor run of form continued.
Gloucester ended champions Exeter Chiefs' 17-match unbeaten run with a thrilling 28-21 win in the Premiership opener.
