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Andrew Goodman will join the Irish Rugby coaching squad ahead of the 2024 season | PICTURE: Sportsfile
IRISH RUGBY have announced the appointment of a new coach ahead of the 2024/25 season.
Andrew Goodman, will join the coaching ticket as the backs coach until 2027.
Prior to his current role at Leinster Rugby, where he has been assistant coach since June 2022, Goodman worked in the NPC with Tasman Mako and then with the Crusaders whom he helped lift the Super Rugby title in 2022. More recently, he was part of Samoa’s coaching team at the Rugby World Cup in France.
The 41-year-old played at out-half or centre for Leinster, where he won Celtic League and Challenge Cup honours during his playing career.
Andrew Goodman commented: “This has obviously been a very difficult decision to make in one way because I have loved coming back to Leinster. A team that I loved playing with and a team that I love coaching.
“It’s a chance to work with one of the best teams in the world and to work with some of the best coaches and players in the world and it was one that I couldn’t turn down. I look forward to getting stuck into that when the time is right and building on the great work that Andy Farrell and the other coaches have done till now."
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