IT’S clear the Cherry and Whites are going through an overdue reconstruction: new coach, new players, new DNA.
Johan Ackermann is one of world rugby’s most underrated coaches and will be key to a change in fortunes for Gloucester. I don’t see director of rugby, David Humphreys, sticking around long when he realises the difficulty of going against Ackermann.
It’s a ‘sink or swim’ season for Gloucester, and they’ll go into it standing on the edge of a ten–metre diving platform.
Elsewhere, having last played for England in the 2016 Six Nations, i...