Easterby keen to add strength in depth to Irish panel

Simon Easterby didn’t expect the call.

Easterby keen to add strength in depth to Irish panel

He had no idea John Plumtree was standing down as Ireland’s forward’s coach after just the one season but then Joe Schmidt rang from Argentina where the side was touring last summer and offered the Scarlets head coach the gig.

Though taken off guard, he didn’t need convincing.

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