Women’s Coaching Ticket Announced For 2024 Interpros

The Munster Women’s squad are continuing their preparations ahead of the Interprovincial Championship which takes place in August.

An extended squad are currently training at Munster Rugby’s High Performance Centre with Fiona Hayes taking the helm as head coach. Hayes comes into the role off the back of a successful season as head coach of UL Bohemian RFC, who ran out winners of this season’s Women’s AIL, earning herself the accolade of Women’s Coach Of The Year at this season’s Energia AIL Awards.

Hayes has also spent a number of years in the assistant coach role here in Munster so is well equipped to take on the head coach role this season.

Elsewhere Niamh Briggs will take on the role of assistant coach where she will be supported by Johnny Butler, while Sana Govender and Sarah Quin will take on roles as development coaches.

Ciaran Purcell and Amy O’ Mahony will take the reigns as physios while Lorna Barry and Kenneth Mills will be on hand as strength and conditioning coaches. Pierce Ryan will also join the support staff as analyst.

Shelly Ring has been names team manager for the year.

After a disappointing loss to Leinster in last year’s final the girls will be vying to reclaim the title having won it back-to-back in the years previous.

This years Women’s Interprovincial Championship gets underway on the 10th of August.

Venues and ticketing information will be released in due course.