Overview
- Irish Rugby announced the appointments on Tuesday, naming Larissa Muldoon for Connacht, Derek Maybury for Leinster, Niamh Briggs for Munster, and Neill Alcorn for Ulster.
- The four full-time Women’s Pathway Managers will form a connected provincial network charged with designing a consistent pathway to move players from the 16–23 age band into senior squads.
- Three appointees — Muldoon, Briggs and Alcorn — move from roles in the Women’s National Talent Squad so Irish Rugby will advertise those vacated WNTS positions in the coming weeks.
- Irish Rugby says the provincial roles sit between domestic rugby, age-grade development and performance pathways to professionalise the women’s system and improve player experiences.
- The hires create new coach and practitioner opportunities and aim to strengthen depth and sustainability in the women’s game as participation rises and the system responds to recent leadership losses.