McCall to succeed Bradley as Ireland Under-21 rugby coach

FORMER Irish international Mark McCall has been appointed coach to the Ireland Under-21 rugby team.

McCall, who has been assistant coach to Ulster, replaces Michael Bradley, now coach of Connacht, as part of the IRFU indigenous coaching development programme.

McCall played his club rugby with Bangor, Dungannon and London Irish and made his senior international debut when he came on as a replacement in the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin, in May 1992.