FORMER LEINSTER COACH Matt O’Connor has landed a new job with the Queensland Reds.
However, while O’Connor had applied of the head coach position, he has been given the role of ‘Attack Coach’ with the Australian outfit on a three-year deal instead.
Despite a disastrous 2015 Super Rugby season that saw the Reds pick up just 22 points from 16 games, Richard Graham keeps his role as head coach.
O’Connor brings almost 20 years of experience to his new role but it is something of a demotion having worked as both head coach of Leicester in the English Premiership for four seasons before and and Leinster for two.
“It’s exciting to join an organisation with such great Rugby pedigree, history and tradition,” O’Connor said.
“My family has been overseas for 13 of the last 17 years, so it’s huge to be able to return to Australia and we’re looking forward to making the move to Queensland to join the Reds.”
As a Limerick man, many congratulations to Clare, an absolute all time classic All Ireland final, Clare suffered over the last few years but kept coming back, fair play. Tony Kelly was a wizard at times, Shane O Donnell too.
Tough luck Cork, lit up the championship.
GAA please extend the hurling championship season, give it a little room to breathe, this match should have been replayed after 70 minutes. Flogging these warrior men. Championship run off over 14 weeks…. absolute madness.
@Michael Kennedy: Absolutely correct on the need to show better respect to the warriors on that pitch today – I would say that there should have been a replay after 70 mins as a disappointed Corkman – but it was one of the greatest games I’ve ever been lucky enough to be at – and I’ve been going to Cork games for over 40 years. Congrats to Clare, great performance today – and thanks to those Cork players and management for a brilliant year – every Cork fan is proud of the performance today and throughout the year. Well done to Pat Ryan for not getting involved in nit picking with the referee’s calls, touch of class. One more year please Hoggy…..
A special, special player. The greats turn up on the biggest days and he put on a show. Some of the scores were out of this world.
I want to thank Ray Ridge for picking Cork. Which made me run out to the bookie and bet Clare. Well done Ray you never disappoint
Shane o Donnell was like a ferret or something today, cork couldn’t get a hold on him, brilliant final today, the referee was good today because normally he’s awful fool for blowing his whistle. How he missed that last free I’ll never know, Liam is heading for Ennis fair play Clare
Those 40 odd lads should never have been asked to play another 20 minutes!