Tullow finished bottom of the Energia All-Ireland League Women's Division this past season, but made important strides towards the end of the campaign with their first couple of wins at this level.
The County Carlow club beat both Cooke and Ennis, having also thoroughly tested Old Belvedere, before running out 54-12 winners over Shannon in the promotion/relegation play-off final.
New Zealander Jason Moreton has now been appointed to take over from Steven Hogg as Tullow's head coach, with Gavin Whitney supporting him as forwards coach.
With more than three decades of coaching experience, Moreton is one of the most accomplished coaches in Irish Women's rugby, raising the bar at Wicklow RFC most recently.
He led Wicklow from Division 1 of the Leinster League into the All-Ireland League in 2021, helping to establish the club among the leading Women's teams in the country.
He guided Wicklow to a second Energia All-Ireland League Women's Conference title in April, signing off with a final piece of silverware to add to a Metro Cup, an All-Ireland Shield, and a historic fifth place league finish in 2024/25 with 10 wins.
The Women's Division Coach of the Year in both 2023 and 2025, Moreton was instrumental in developing player pathways at Wicklow, paving the way for a steady stream of promising youngsters to make the step up from Under-18 rugby to the senior grade.
Since moving to Ireland in 2001, he has coached across both the Men's and Women's game with clubs including Rathdrum, Gorey, Clane, and Dublin University.
For Tullow's third successive year as an All-Ireland League side, Moreton will have Gavin Whitney, the SETU Carlow Women's head coach, as his assistant coach.
Whitney brings extensive coaching and player development experience, from working as a Rugby Development Officer for six years to coaching SETU to Division 2 league success and a Division 1 final appearance.
A graduate of UCD with a degree in Sport & Exercise Management and a Master's in Sport Management, he is a World Rugby Educator and spent five years as part of the South East Girls Development coaching team.
