Rosie Foley urges women to reject casual coach

The IRFU’s attempts to clarify its position over advertising for a part-time Ireland Women’s head coach has done little to ease the criticism being aimed in its direction, with Rosie Foley calling on the national team to refuse to accept a casual coach.

The former Munster and Ireland star called the decision to replace full-time head coach Tom Tierney with an interim appointment as a“retrograde step” and “degrading”.

In an interview with Clare FM, she said: “This was one of the things you were hoping wouldn’t happen,” she said, “It’s a retrograde step, a terrible step. It’s terrible for women’s rugby and sport in general.