Former England assistant coach Farrell to join Ireland
Former England assistant coach Andy Farrell has joined Ireland as their new defence coach.
Farrell will will take up the role with the national team after the 2016 RBS 6 Nations Championship.
The former Saracens captain was assistant coach with England from 2011 to 2015 as well as defence coach for the 2013 Series winning British and Irish Lions tour.
The IRFU said Farrell's contract would commence ahead of the June tour to South Africa and run until the completion of World Cup 2019 in Japan.