Turning out for Vodacom Bulls against Emirates Lions in the United Rugby Championship, Moodie, alongside a teammate, was the last line of defence after Lions man Manuel Rass made a break.

This was imposed after an attack on a police who was left unconscious, after being dumped onto concrete in a rugby tackle, punched and kicked. Pensioner mauled by rottweilers and lost an arm and ...

But the scale of the scoreline and the fact the Welsh failed to notch a single point was confirmation to me that a proud rugby nation has hit the skids.

Will Connors’ work feeds back into coaching, with the aim of the tackle being perfected at a time when its future is under question It is arguably rugby’s hottest area of debate. So when it ...