World-renowned rugby coach reported dead for the SECOND time

by Steven Smith

Friday, 07 June 2019 at 09:15

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He's best known for guiding the Fijian Sevens team to Olympic gold in Rio three years ago, beating Team GB in the final.

He also joined the Welsh Rugby Union in January 2017 for a spell as a consultant and was linked with a role in Warren Gatland's Lions management team for New Zealand that summer.

And it seems you just cannot keep Ben Ryan out of the headlines, even if it's fake news.

Because the 47-year-old has become the innocent victim of a third fake news story and went on to social media posting a brilliant response to the culprits.

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JasonMarlow16-09-2026
Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.

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