"Will depart in coming weeks" - Kevin Sinfield set for shock new coaching role

Having bid farewell to Leeds Rhinos in 2021 to join Leicester Tigers, Sinfield, alongside Steve Borthwick, successfully led the Tigers to the title in 2022. Following this accomplishment, the dynamic coaching duo attracted attention and were subsequently recruited by England.

The Times Reported: “Harlequins are interested in speaking to Kevin Sinfield about joining them as a coach when he leaves his England role, as they prepare to lose Jerry Flannery to the Springboks.

“It is understood that Flannery, the 45-year-old former Ireland hooker, is set to leave Quins mid-season and join South Africa — reuniting with the former Munster coach Rassie Erasmus. He has been lined up as the Springboks’ next defence coach, replacing his great friend Felix Jones, who now coaches England, having helped South Africa to win back-to-back World Cups.

“It is believed that Flannery will leave Harlequins in the coming weeks, with his last match likely to be the friendly against Munster on February 23.

“South Africa want Flannery to start soon, alongside their new attack coach, Tony Brown, the New Zealander who has coached Japan, so they can hit the ground running in the summer. The Boks are looking to play a standalone Test against Wales at Twickenham in June, and have confirmed home matches against Portugal and Ireland, twice, in July. The Rugby Championship starts in August.”

"I love games within games," revealed Marler to The Times when discussing the Springboks tactics during the summer series against the Lions.

He added: "Very few have mastered this art. I like to think I'm one of them."

When asked to name the three biggest shithouses he'd come across in his career in a recent Q&A, the results were unsurprising if we're being honest.

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Marler became close friend with Biggar during the 2017 Lions tour, and famously gave the Welshman a b**lock naked cuddle following a World Cup warm-up game between England and Wales.

However, Biggar is the epitome of players you hate until they are on your team. The way the fly-half continues to moan to referees vociferously has seemingly only got worse throughout his career.

It got so bad that popular online personality and diehard Scotland fan Glove39 made a video called ‘birdman’ mocking the way in which he always raises his arms in frustration to officials. It's no shock Marler namechecked him!

Another 2017 Lions teammate who is known for getting stuck into the opposition in anyway possible.

A flanker that plays on the edge and never fails to get under the skin of opposition fans. His late hit on Stuart Hogg and foul-mouthed war of words with the Kyle Sinckler during the 2019 Six Nations did him no favours.

We agree with Joe that his definitely the sort of player you love to have, but also love to hate.

Taught Marler an awful lot about being a s**thouse. In his own words, the fullback is a 'marmite player' with fans either loving or hating him.

A skinhead who enjoys confrontation is not the traditional mould for an England No.15. A fantastic player.

In the storied history of Rugby's Greatest Championship, exceptional leaders have emerged—warriors of various forms, be they agile half-backs, towering second rows, or fearless flankers.

Our latest quiz invites you to identify those who have captained their nations to Guinness Six Nations glory. It's worth noting that in certain instances, there may be multiple captains from the same year due to factors such as injuries and rotation.

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