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Leinster add two more staff, including an ex-Gaelic footballer

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Leo Cullen has completed his backroom staff ahead of the new URC season with Leinster, confirming that ex-Dublin and Leitrim Gaelic footballer Declan Darcy and Eoghan Hickey have joined up alongside fellow newcomers Sean O’Brien and Andrew Goodman.

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A Leinster statement read: “Over the summer months, both Sean O’Brien and Andrew Goodman have returned to the club as contact skills coach and assistant coach respectively and now the club have confirmed two further additions behind the scenes.

“Joining the senior backroom team will be Declan Darcy, who joins the club as a performance coach, and Eoghan Hickey, who joins as a senior performance nutritionist. Darcy is a former Leitrim and Dublin Gaelic footballer.

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“Since retiring he has been coaching with various teams over the last number of years but was most notably part of the successful Dublin football team under Jim Gavin as defence coach from 2013 until 2019.”

Cullen said: “We are always looking at different avenues and opportunities whether that be for players or for coaches or backroom staff and that is the case here with this new role.

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“I have known Declan for a few years now and have followed his coaching journey closely. He has a wealth of experience working with some hugely successful teams. I believe Declan will add hugely to our group in terms of helping develop us all as individuals and I look forward to working closely with Declan over the course of the season ahead.”

Hickey, meanwhile, has replaced Daniel Davey, who left at the end of last season after nearly ten years. “Daniel was with us for a number of years and brought our nutrition and our knowledge around nutrition to a new level,” continued Cullen.

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“Eoghan comes in from Sport Wales with a wealth of knowledge and experience and a passion for nutrition and he is very keen on adding to what Daniel had already brought to the club as well as complimenting the work already underway by Sophie Conroy, our academy performance nutritionist.

“He is already up and running and had a busy first week when he was thrown straight into our twelve-county tour of Leinster. It’s an important appointment for the club and we wish Eoghan every success in his role.”

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CO 37 minutes ago
Forget Ireland, the All Blacks face the real alpha of Europe next

I cannot believe that you don't think the French rugby team coach and captain are not discussing putting Jalibert on the bench in favour of Duponts club teammate that doesn't even play at 10.


This is a terrible, massive insult to a 10 and I'm sure Dupont would also be very enraged if benched for a player that doesn't even play halfback.


A good captain would've insisted to the coach that it was an idea of madness and either select Jalibert or replace him with another 10 if you want him to be reserve.


Jalibert may not be the world's finest tacklers but that's often not a tens main strength that the loose forwards and second five cover. An intercept pass is never great but they happen.


When any player is playing for his club then it's club first, respect doesn't need to be shown to opposition players simply because they're internationals.


Who exactly are you claiming Jalibert hasn't respected? If it's Toulouse international players then it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this bench demotion out.


The outcome of selecting Jalibert to the bench and he then throwing his croissants out the window of the team bus immediately prior to playing the Allblacks is a disaster that will be team disharmony as any team mates of Jalibert are in a state of anger and revolt so a performance that will be sub optimal against a team that is thirsting for revenge against France.


I don't know about you but the Allblacks are very upset they've lost twice in a row to France and want to put out a statement performance so this preparation by Galthie of creating havoc looks to me like a coach that is clueless.

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