Malone To Coach Munster ‘A’ This Season
Elite Player Development Manager Peter Malone will assume the role of Munster ‘A’ head coach for the coming season.
Previously taking charge of Munster ‘A’ in the 2013/14 season, Peter Malone is joined by Elite Player Development Officers Greig Oliver and Colm McMahon who take up the roles of backs coach and forwards coach respectively. Alan Miller will continue as Team Manager.
Drawn against three English Championship sides in Pool 2 of this season’s British & Irish Cup, Munster ‘A’ open their campaign on home soil, welcoming London Welsh to Midleton RFC next Saturday (October 15) at 2.30pm.
Tickets for Munster ‘A’ v London Welsh can be purchased online here or at the ground on matchday, while entry is free for all MRSC and 10-Year Ticket holders on production of membership cards or season tickets.
On Saturday, October 22, Malone’s men travel to Doncaster Knights, the side that defeated them in the 2015 quarter-final of the competition, before December’s back-to-back fixtures with Rotherham Titans – playing away on Saturday, December 12, with the return fixture at Ennis RFC on Sunday, December 18.
‘Friday Night Lights’ at Bandon RFC will provide the backdrop to the province’s home encounter with Doncaster Knights on Friday, January 13, with the men in red concluding their pool campaign away to London Welsh on Saturday, January 21.
Click here for full Munster ‘A’ fixtures and kick-off times.
MUNSTER ‘A’ MANAGEMENT TEAM –
Head Coach: Peter Malone
Backs Coach: Greig Oliver
Forwards Coach: Colm McMahon
Team Manager: Alan Miller
Strength & Conditioning Coaches: Adam Sheehan and Joe McGinley
Physiotherapists: Marc Beggs and Ray McGinley
Kit Manager: Ian Fleming
Video Analyst: Brian Fitzgerald
Doctor: Brian Wiseman