Stephen Larkham: Coach set to depart for Brumbies just as Munster work bearing fruit

Larkham, 47, will have completed three seasons as senior coach with responsibility for Munster’s attack when his deal expires

Larkham, 47, will have completed three seasons as senior coach with responsibility for Munster’s attack when his deal expires

Stephen Larkham will return to the Brumbies as head coach, subject to what has been described in his native Australia as simply a “box-ticking exercise”, following his shock decision to quit Munster at the end of the season.

The former Wallabies World Cup winner will leave Limerick having turned down a two-year contract extension that has also been offered to head coach Johann van Graan and assistants Graham Rowntree and JP Ferreira.