O'Donoghue hopes mind guru Currid will be part of new Munster era

Performance psychologist has made major impact on Reds squad who hope she will be part of new supremo Graham Rowntree's set-up

In the thick of it: Munster back-rower Jack O’Donoghue feels he is in the right headspace to build on his good form. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Whatever about the identity of Munster’s assistant coaches when the Graham Rowntree era gets underway this summer, it seems the expertise of performance psychologist Caroline Currid will continue to be in demand in the province’s brave new world.

Jack O’Donoghue was the latest squad member to sing Currid’s praises, echoing the rave reviews of senior team-mates such as Dave Kilcoyne who feel they have benefitted from time spent with the Sligo native since Johann van Graan brought her onto to the backroom staff on a consultancy basis last summer.