ON the face of it Gloucester’s appointment of Johan Ackermann, below, as their new head coach for 2017-18, seems a shrewd one.
The Lions improved year-onyear in the three seasons he was in charge, culminating in their shock appearance in last year’s Super Rugby final.
And from what I heard he is very strong on creating the right culture and setting out how he likes things done, which has been an issue down at Kingsholm.
He will also give Gloucester a steelier edge. As things stand, there doesn’t seem to have been the desire at Gloucester to be the best week in week out whi...