Rory Greatest will return to Ulster Rugby as Normal Supervisor, succeeding Bryn Cunningham who introduced he was stepping down in September.
The previous Eire and Ulster captain retired from taking part in after the 2019 World Cup earlier than taking on teaching roles with Fiji and Main League Rugby facet Seattle Seawolves, whereas additionally that includes as a pundit.
Nonetheless, the 43-year-old returns again to Ravenhill in a unique guise because the province continues a rebuilding job on and off the pitch following a troublesome few seasons.
Cunningham, who performed 150 occasions for Ulster, introduced final month he was stepping down as basic supervisor after 11 years within the function “to tackle a brand new problem”.
A part of Cunningham’s remit was in participant recruitment and retention, whereas the 47-year-old confirmed a “sturdy 3–5-year technique” has been put in place to show the province’s fortunes round.
His announcement got here simply days earlier than a pre-season pleasant with Edinburgh, having secured the signatures of Juarno Augustus and Angus Bell.
Greatest will probably be tasked with constructing on Cunningham’s work to assist flip Ulster again into contenders within the United Rugby Championship and return to the Champions Cup, having missed out on qualification for Europe’s blue riband competitors this season.
