Sharks assistant coach Joey Mongalo a training session at Kings Park earlier this year. ( Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)
If the talk of upward progression in coaching can be summed up through the trajectories of two individuals, albeit coaching in different leagues, it’s Sam Vesty and Joey Mongalo.
Vesty, who took the Northampton Saints to the Champions Cup semi-finals and currently top of the Gallagher Premiership log this season, had a long and successful playing career with the Leicester Tigers and Bath before his retirement in 2013.
South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.