Castres head coach, former Ireland and Lions lock Jeremy Davidson, has turned to Chris Whitaker to fill his vacant attack coach job at the Stade Pierre-Fabre next season.
The revolution in Irish rugby in the last decade and a half has transformed a squad of also-rans into a side other countries aspire to ape
Former British and Irish Lions lock Jeremy Davidson has landed himself a new Top 14 head coaching role 18 weeks after he was dismissed by Brive.
Ireland legend Brian O'Driscoll chewed the fat with RugbyPass on dreary Lions, cash-hit IRFU, player contracts, London Irish and the new URC.
Few people outside Ireland had heard of Tadhg Beirne or Jack Conan in 2017, now both players are in contention to start the first Test
Why is it so hard for Irish coaches to be prophets in their own land?
It was May 2 when Brive announced that 10 players would leave… the Top 14 club have now recruited 5 replacements, including Fijian Setariki Tuicuvu.
It was eight and a half years when the Irishman's coaching career hit the buffers in Belfast, but he has rebounded impressively to make a name for himself in France.
Not for nothing have the Irish been described as the Samoan rugby players of the northern hemisphere. More often than not, they are excellent value-for-money signings when they head abroad.
Former Ireland and Ulster centre Stuart Olding has finally found a new club after a reported move to Sale Sharks collapsed.