Ian Costello unable to give timeline for appointment of next Munster boss

Costello also confirmed Codling would continue his secondment from the Ireland Women’s coaching group and would divide his time between the two during the Women’s Six Nations championship in April.

NO RUSH: Interim head coach Ian Costello during a Munster Rugby squad training at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Ian Costello may have been double-jobbing at Munster Rugby for the past 11 weeks but the interim boss and Head of Rugby Operations is content to continue as long as it takes to find the right permanent replacement.

Costello has been performing both roles since the departure by mutual consent of head coach Graham Rowntree on October 29 and will lead the squad to Northampton Saints this Saturday with a chance of qualifying top of Pool 3 if the Reds succeed at Franklin’s Gardens.