Rugby: Gloucester coach Ackermann quits for Japan's NTT Docomo


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 15 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Bath Rugby v Gloucester Rugby - Recreation Ground, Bath, Britain - September 8, 2018 Gloucester Rugby head coach Johan Ackermann before the match Action Images/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Gloucester coach Johan Ackermann has quit after three years to join Japanese club NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes from July, the English Rugby Premiership club said on Friday.

The 49-year-old former South Africa international enhanced his reputation at Gloucester, guiding them to the European Challenge Cup final in his first season after taking the Lions to successive Super Rugby finals in his homeland in 2016 and 2017.

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