BREAKING: Sexton to Become Connacht Assistant Coach

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Mark Sexton has been confirmed to line-up alongside Connacht Head Coach Pete Wilkins. Sexton is currently involved with Connacht, as the club's Academy Development Officer. Sexton is also the Attack Coach for the currently unbeatable Ireland U20s, who mirrored the senior squad with a 2023 Six Nations Grand Slam.

"Mark's appointment is another positive step for us," said Wilkins to Irish sports outlet

"He's an excellent coach who we know very well and who has benefitted from his experience with our Academy and with the Ireland U20s.

"Mark has a strong understanding of what we are trying to do from an attacking point of view and more importantly how we can move this forward again next season.

"His knowledge of our younger players - both in the academy and those who have recently graduated to our pro team is another valuable perspective to have within our management team and I look forward to working closely with him in his new role.

"With the coaching team now complete, I'm incredibly excited to get going for next season and to build on the progress we have made over the last few years.

"We've assembled a group that provides a good balance of continuity and change, both within the management team and within the squad.

"Coupled with our return to the Champions Cup there is a lot to look forward to and the hard work begins when we gather for pre-season training in early July."

Together with his friend Jack Wilkins, he operates a thriving car dealership known as Cute Club. Additionally, he is a renowned DJ who frequently performs in the Cardiff nightlife scene.

"It started off with me just buying my own cars, driving them, and then selling them the next year because I've always been a petrol head," he told Wales Online.

"I've always had sporty cars but now I go for stuff with less fuel, and I've always changed my cars every year.

"I started going to auctions for my own stuff and then boys were asking me what's the best VIP deal with all these lease deals that we get offered.

"I was advising some of the Cardiff boys for years on how to get the best deals for cars, and some boys were asking for cars you couldn't get on the VIP scheme.

"They wanted all sorts like performance cars and one thing led to another.

"Boys started asking about finance and then it led me down that path, then into warranties, and then we would just meet people day to day.

"Now we have got a forecourt, and we are a car dealership which buys and sells cars.

"We are open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, but we take appointments in the evenings, and on the weekend."

Ahead of retirement, Jones’ off-the-field move into the drinks industry has seen him create a coffee-infused rum named Mimosa.

The brand celebrates the pioneering spirit of the Welsh people who embarked on a life-changing voyage to Patagonia in Argentina in the 19th century.

That voyage began in 1865 when a ship named the Mimosa set sail from Liverpool with 153 passengers on board who dreamed of establishing Welsh-speaking communities in Patagonia.

George North give it a tremendous review, saying: "It tastes 😍"

He is the first player in the professional era to have played in nine consecutive Tests for the Lions having been involved in all three series

Alun Wyn Jones has a law degree from Swansea University and he graduated in 2010

nothing. Second rows wearing white rugby boots was quite unusual. That’s how he got the nickname Alun Gwyn Boots

His father, Tim Jones, was a respected solicitor who also played rugby for Swansea, and his funeral in 2016 drew hundreds from the legal and rugby worlds. One of life’s true characters.

Wife of the Lions captain and mum to their two daughters Mali and Efa, Anwen, who is a doctor of physiology, is a Welsh-speaking physiology lecturer at Cardiff’s Metropolitan University.

After confirming his retirement, Hogg said in a statement: "A new career beckons and I will attack in the same manner as I play the game."

The Scotland legend has revealed he isn't too keen on coaching, but will remain in the game as a pundit after making his debut on BBC during the 2023 Six Nations.

Sources tell RUCK that BT Sport (soon to be TNT Sports) are keen. to recruit the fullback as a key part of their 2023/24 Premiership coverage.

He is the co-owner of steak house Finsbay Flatiron in Glasgow.

The focus for Finsbay Flatiron is steak, specialising in 8oz flat irons (as the name suggests) and steaks from £8 on weekdays and £10 on weekends, as well as sides like mac and cheese and triple cooked chips.

He's a director of a distillery named Maiden Batch.

Caulker's is a collaborative effort between five Glasgow men, two of whom happen to be British Lions and Scotland rugby internationals, Hogg and Alastair Kellock. The bottle is signed by all five.

The veteran fly-half, who will hang up his boots following the 2023 Rugby World Cup, confirmed in an interview with the Irish Times that he likely won't go into coaching.

Sexton said: "I would never say never, you never know what life is going to throw at you

“It wouldn’t be my plan straight away, if an offer came in, it wouldn’t be right for me to coach with guys I played with the last number of years.

"I certainly wouldn’t want to jeopardise this year, because if they find out you’re coaching them, the relationship changes straight away. I won’t be doing it for the foreseeable future.

"Rugby is my passion, it’s all I’ve known. I’ve been doing it for 20 years, longer maybe, when I was a kid. But I think it’s important to step away from it to try another walk of life. And then we’ll see what happens."

“I’ll go and see if I can do something in the business world, I’ve been doing a bit of work experience there over the last few years, one day a week, so I’ll go into that and see how it goes.

“It might not be for me. I might get the itch straight away and come out of retirement, play for St Marys!”

The previous year saw a significant rise in accumulated profits at the management company owned by Johnny Sexton, the renowned rugby captain of Ireland.

The profits surged by nearly £307,000, reaching an impressive total of almost £2.5m.

The England and Exeter Chiefs winger is the co-owner of The Swordfish Inn back in his hometown of Cornwall.

Sitting on the harbourfront, the pub has been a favourite of local fishermen, artists and visitors alike for as long as anyone cares to remember and is well-known for its rugged charm and atmosphere.

He is also a director of MUSTARD Clothing