Ireland defence coach Simon Easterby will take charge of the Emerging Ireland team that will tour South Africa later this year.
The IRFU have reprised the Emerging Ireland team for the first time since 2022, who will travel to South Africa in October to face Currie Cup outfits the Pumas and the Cheetahs, as well as Super Rugby Pacific’s Western Force.
Easterby will lead the team, and will be joined by a set of his Ireland colleagues. Forwards coach Paul O’Connell, scrum coach John Fogarty and incoming backs coach Andrew Goodman will work under Easterby when the squad assemble at the IRFU High Performance Centre on September 25.
