New Leicester coach Heyneke Meyer has completed the signing of protege Derick Hougaard from the Blue Bulls.

Leicester have announced the appointment of South African Heyneke Meyer as their new head coach.

IRFU OFFICIALS have made no formal contact with former Blue Bulls coach, Heyneke Meyer, who has expressed a strong interest in becoming the next Ireland head coach.

South Africa's U21 fly-half Derick Hougaard is still in the picture to make the World Cup squad, Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli insists.

MOSSIE LAWLOR mightn’t want it heard, much less printed for posterity, but one of his youthful highlights involved sitting on Mick Galwey’s knee.