Update: Denis Leamy rules himself out of running for Munster top job as Prendergast also agrees contract extension

Munster No 1 not for defence coach Leamy at the moment. So does Prendergast deal put him in the box seat or pave the way for an outside appointment?

SIGNING ON: Attack coach Mike Prendergast at Munster Rugby Squad Training at UL on Tuesday. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

DENIS Leamy ruled himself out of the running to become new Munster head coach but the defence coach looked forward to an “exciting time” under the incoming boss after signing a two-year contract that will take him through to the summer of 2027.

Munster have parted company with both head coach Graham Rowntree and forwards coach Andi Kyriacou in the past month, breaking up the ticket which guided the province to its first silverware in a dozen years with the URC title in May 2023. The two remaining assistants, Leamy and attack coach Mike Prendergast have both extended their stays for two years, new deals announced by Munster on Tuesday.