White out of the running

SOUTH AFRICA’S World Cup winning coach, Jake White, pictured, has ruled himself out of the running to succeed Eddie O’Sullivan as Ireland head coach.

White has been rated one of the favourites to succeed O’Sullivan whose six and half year reign ended on Wednesday night.

But sources to the ex-Springbok coach have revealed that White will turn down any approach from the IRFU should Irish officials headhunt the man who led his country to World Cup glory in France last October.