Costello gets new role at Munster
MUNSTER’S Ian Costello will assume the newly created role of Head of Rugby Operations at the end of this season.
Costello name shot to fame last season master-minding Munster’s astonishing postCovid, post-South African quarantine trek win against Wasps in Coventry – with little more than a bunch of kids.
The new role will involve, says Munster, “overseeing long-term strategic development of the elite player pathway, succession planning and providing recruitment support for developing, retaining and recruiting players in conjunction with the Head Coach”.
Says Head Coach Graham Rowntree of the current Academy Manager: “I’m delighted to have someone of Cossie’s (Ian Costello) calibre taking on this role.
Closely
“We work very closely as it is through his academy role, and from my point of view it has been a really positive working relationship.
“Ian and his academy team play a key role in everything we are trying to achieve each week.
“It’s great to have a dedicated resource to driving long-term succession planning an Munster Rugby and the IRFU are d coordinate recruitment operations.”
Munster Rugby CEO Ian Flanagan added: “We are delighted that Ian will step into this newly created role.
“This has been a work in progress in the background for some time as we look to align our resource support with the IRFU and other provinces.
“When Ian returned to the province as Academy Manager he was identified as the ideal candidate for this role when incorporating his previous coaching experience, managerial skill-set, and strategic abilities for aligning and developing our player pathway.”