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BBC News
07-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Flanagan named Saracens attack coach
Former Dragons head coach Dai Flanagan has joined Saracens as the English Premiership side's new attack Flanagan left Dragons in November 2024 having been in charge of the region since the summer of 39-year-old was previously backs coach at Scarlets."I am absolutely delighted to be joining Saracens, a club I have admired and followed for a long time," Flanagan told the Saracens website."The opportunity to come and work in the English Premiership alongside a talented and driven coaching and playing squad is incredibly exciting." Director of rugby Mark McCall, head coach Joe Shaw and a number of other staff members agreed new Saracens contracts earlier this well as Flanagan's appointment, Saracens have named Vincent Giacobbi as their new head of strength and conditioning.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sale Sharks appoint Ford as attack coach
Sale Sharks have appointed Championship side Doncaster Knights head coach Joe Ford as the club's new attack 35-year-old older brother of current Sharks and England fly-half George joins Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson's staff ahead of the 2025-26 a player, former fly-half Joe spent three years at Sale making 48 appearances for the club between 2013 and joined second-tier club Doncaster in 2020 as assistant coach before becoming the club's head coach last year, leading the club to a third-place finish in his only season in full charge."I was in a great position at Doncaster and there weren't many jobs that I would have left for but sometimes a job comes up that just feels right," Ford told Sale's club website, external."I'm from Manchester, Sale Sharks is my home club, I've played there plus it could be the only chance I get to work with George. It feels like the right decision for so many reasons."Sale, who finished last season fourth in the Premiership and lost to Leicester in the play-off semi-finals, have not disclosed the length of Ford's said: "Joe has been so successful in the Championship at a tender age and the players who played under him at Doncaster all say how good he is as an attack coach."We've known Joe for years, there's no reason why he can't go on to be a very good director of rugby in the Premiership in time."
