Overview
- Munster confirmed the signing of Jared Payne to a two-year assistant coach deal to share attack and backline duties with Mossy Lawler.
- Mossy Lawler signed an extension that keeps him at Munster until 2028, preserving continuity inside the club’s attack group.
- Payne’s appointment completes Munster’s senior coaching roster after Jimmy Duffy was named forwards coach, giving head coach Clayton McMillan a full backroom team.
- Payne brings international playing and coaching experience from Ulster, Clermont and Scarlets, and is a former Ireland international and 2017 British & Irish Lions tourist.
- The move follows the cancellation of a prior planned attack hire and signals Munster’s intent to split the attack remit between two specialists to raise coaching detail and player accountability.