Jason Holland offers old foes Leinster a shot of Jamison Gibson-Park

Jason Holland spent over a decade serving Munster’s cause on and off the field before returning home to coach in New Zealand, but it seems the southern province’s cult hero has been instrumental in giving old rivals Leinster a bit of a leg up of late.

Now an assistant coach at the Hurricanes – alongside former Ireland forwards coach John Plumtree – ‘Dutchy’ was one of the men whom Jamison Gibson-Park spoke to about a possible move to Dublin when the approach was received from Ireland.

“He couldn’t say enough about the club,” said Gibson-Park. “I spoke to a few Kiwi guys like Isa (Nacewa), Hayden Triggs, Michael Bent. I knew (Bent) from a few years back in Taranaki, so I was able to talk to a few guys and they all said the same thing: that it was an awesome environment.”