Penney Pays Tribute To Departing Cavanagh

Munster's head of fitness Bryce Cavanagh will return to his native Australia at the end of October to take up a new position with Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels.

Once Munster have completed round 2 of the Heineken Cup, Bryce Cavanagh, his wife Brooke and daughter Hudson will make the move back to Australia with Cavanagh assuming the head of athletic performance role with the Melbourne Rebels.

On making the move Bryce will join recently-appointed Rebels head coach Tony McGahan whm he reported to during his first season with Munster in 2011.

Disappointed to be leaving the province after two seasons, Bryce indicated the move was the best opportunity for his family and based his decision around same, and although contracted to the province until the summer 2014 the management supported the decision.

Munster head coach Rob Penney commented: "We are sorry to see Bryce go, he is a great guy with a fantastic work ethic and has always been excellent for us.

"Obviously the timing isn't ideal from our point of view, to lose a guy of his calibre during the season, but he leaves a strength & conditioning department that are in great shape to continue on the work, and we understand this is an opportunity for him and his family and we wish him all the best."

Cavanagh himself added: "I've really enjoyed my time with Munster Rugby and leave privileged to have experienced the unbelievable culture here.

"It is hard to walk away from such a group of dedicated players and staff, but I know returning to Australia is the best thing for me and my family at this time."

Monday was community legacy day at Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 as the IRFU's 'Spirit of Rugby' programme brought together some local disability rugby players from DLSP Eagles, Seapoint Dragons and Westmanstown Wasps, and a number of WRWC players and coaches from the competing nations, for a fun-filled coaching/training session and Tag rugby games.

Marie Louise Reilly joined her Ireland team-mates Nora Stapleton and Lindsay Peat at a recent Dublin City Council event in support of the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup. Reilly, who works as a DCC Sports Officer, said: "The team are coming together really well, we're working hard and hopefully August will be really memorable not just for us but for the whole country."

Speaking ahead of Saturday's second Test against Japan, Ireland tour captain Rhys Ruddock said: "We've been happy with the results so far, and there's been bits of the performances we've been really happy with and some bits that we're looking to improve on. Tomorrow marks the last opportunity to go out and do that, so we're all really excited about getting out there now."

Speaking about working with the provinces and monitoring players' progress, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt told RTE Radio 1: "For us, having the best quality of performance within the provinces, getting some really good coaching from the provincial coaches, which we know is happening at the moment, that's the foundation that we need because in the end we get the players in a match week pretty much."

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