Cameron Hill

Clareman Noel McNamara is the man in charge of the sensational Bordeaux attack.

He followed head coach Yannick Brew from URC side the Sharks to Chaban del Mas in 2023 and recently signed a contract extension running until the summer of 2029.

and he's the latest Irish coach to head over to France and make an impact in the top 14 in recent years, following the likes of Ronan O'Gara, Doneca Ryan, Jeremy Davidson and James Cullen, to name a few.

Myself and Dara Smith-Nocton caught up with Didier Rethier, former France forwards coach and ex-technical director of the FFR.

He's basically been the mastermind of the French player pathway system, which underwent a massive facelift under his command post the 2011 Rugby World Cup final.

His son Artur is likely to line out for Bordeaux this weekend, where he could claim a fourth Champions Cup winner's medal in five years, which is phenomenal.

But Didier also explained why Irish coaches are so in vogue among top 14 teams currently.

You can listen to that full piece in the OTP Rugby podcast feed right now.

Tickets for next year's Men's Rugby World Cup final in Australia could cost up to €1,200.

Category 1 seats for the decider in Sydney next November have been priced at €1,950 or €1,196.

Ticket applications for all 52 matches from the pool stages and knockout rounds opened on Tuesday and will close on the 2nd of June, giving supporters a two-week window to ensure a stress-free experience and an equal chance of success.

The cheapest seats are priced at €24.55 for adults and €12.26 for children.

With 10 more pool matches in Adelaide and Newcastle offering standing tickets, these will cost around half the price of the seated tickets.

The tournament director Chris Stanley defended the pricing of the tickets for the final.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, he explained,

And finally for you today, a former Wallabies centre has appeared before a court in Brisbane over allegations he threatened to kill a man.

Ex-Reds and Stade Francais player Digby Yohani allegedly made the threat over a supposed land deal in Samoa involving his mother.

He represented himself in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday and claimed the man involved in the deal had agreed with the Prime Minister of Samoa to agree on a $100 million deal with Israel to bring over their army.

For me, Ioanni said, my mum is the rightful Queen of Samoa.

I'm just protecting her land.