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And while the Lakers gladly accepted the hardware and the cash bonus that came with last season’s win, the team lost 10 of its next 13 games — the stretch that set the stage for the team to eventually fire Darvin Ham and the entirety of his coaching staff.

Once Bellamy took charge of Wales and started assembling his coaching team, he had to call Cremers.

Botha worked as a forwards coach at Paarl Boys' High School from 2021-2023 and now works with schools and teams on a consultancy basis to supply specialist coaching and analysis.

The 48-year-old bucket-hat lover spent eight years as a prop at Toulouse, winning two European Cups, before coaching the scrum at the Cheetahs and the Bulls.

DeShaun Foster acknowledged that both of the game balls he’s been given this season to commemorate coaching firsts could have gone to someone equally worthy.