Graham Rowntree is to be confirmed as the next Munster head coach. The province’s current forwards coach has been chosen to succeed the Bath-bound Johann van Graan next season and an announcement is likely within the next 24 hours.
The 50-year-old Englishman has never made any secret of his desire to assume his first head coaching role since van Graan let it be known that he would not be fulfilling a new two-year contract four months ago, shortly after which it was confirmed he would be taking over at Bath.
Rowntree thus extends the remarkable ascent of the English coaching ticket from the 2015 World Cup cycle, namely the then head coach Stuart Lancaster, defence coach Andy Farrell, attack coach Mike Catt and Rowntree, the forwards coach.
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- April 12, 2022
