Gloucester head coach set to leave the club and head abroad - report
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Gloucester and former Lions coach Johan Ackermann has been linked with a move to Japan by a report by South African newspaper the Rapport.
Ackermann has been head coach of Gloucester since 2017 but the Rapport revealed on Sunday that he is considering giving up his post at the English club despite recently extending his contract until June 2022.
There is no discourse between Ackermann and Gloucester but the financial impact of the coronavirus on the English game is given as a reason for his interest in pursuing a job in Japan.
"The salary reductions at the English clubs due to the Covid-19 pandemic has caused great uncertainty. No-one knows when the English season will resume and what lies ahead in future. Many English clubs will be under financial pressure if rugby is not resumed soon," a well-informed source told the Afrikaans publication.
