Dempsey appointed Leinster elite player development officer

Former Ireland full-back Girvan Dempsey has been appointed as one of two - the other is Wayne Mitchell - new Elite Player Development Officers at Leinster.

Former Leinster and Ireland full-back Dempsey ended an illustrious playing career with the province in May after making 175 provincial appearances which included Celtic League, Magners League and Heineken Cup honours.

A former Ireland U-21 and 'A' cap, the Terenure College full-back represented Ireland on 82 occasions; featuring in two Rugby World Cups and was part of the Ireland team that won Triple Crowns in 2004, 2006 and 2007.

Dempsey said: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue my long association with my home province in this exciting role.

“Leinster’s underage set-up is amongst the strongest in Europe and the challenge over the coming years will be in maintaining and improving the standards as well as the playing numbers.

“I have always enjoyed working with younger players and I’m looking forward to working alongside Wayne and Colin (McEntee, Academy Manager) to help improve the elite players in the various club and schools Age Grade representative sides”.