The man plotting a course for Munster's next generation

Ian Costello is determined to build on relationships with the clubs and put the player at the centre of his decision-making. 

PATHWAY: Munster academy coach Ian Costello. 

Ian Costello walks into the Castletroy Park Hotel, mobile phone gripped tightly to his ear.

It has become a familiar routine at the start of the working week since he returned to Limerick 15 months ago and re-joined Munster Rugby after five years in English professional rugby to head a fast-changing academy.