Camp McMillan: how Munster coach put new coaching jigsaw in place

'I heard a few players in and around the building talking about Jimmy so that sort of pricked my ears up'

Munster head coach Clayton McMillan arrives. Pic: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

CLAYTON McMillan has outlined why he is so excited about working with his new Munster coaching ticket after hiring Jimmy Duffy and Jared Payne ahead of next season.

The appointments complete McMillan’s coaching line-up for 2026-27 with Duffy replacing the Toulon-bound Alex Codling as forwards coach and Payne assuming responsibility for the attacking brief held by senior coach Mike Prendergast, set to leave for Bath.