Les Kiss sold Ulster to me, says new coach JonoGibbes

Ulster are expected to announce the signing of a southern hemisphere backs coach within a week or so following the news that they have whisked former Leinster forwards supremo Jono Gibbes away from Clermont Auvergne to take over from departing head coach Neil Doak at the end of the season.

Doak was also backs coach and while Gibbes will primarily take over from current forwards architect Allen Clarke, who is also leaving Ravenhill, the former All Black will have a much wider brief under Director of Rugby Les Kiss.

Kiss has a list of contenders for which is being narrowed down weekly in regard to a backs coach and with the highly-rated Gibbes now on his way from France, it’s expected an announcement will be made soon.