Senior Coaching Course In October

The Munster Rugby Development Department are seeking expressions of interest for an IRFU Senior Coaching Course in October.

It will be a mix of online and practical/on-pitch content with the dates below.

Online #1

Date: Wednesday 8th October 2025

Time: 19:00-21:00

Online #2

Date: Thursday 16th October 2025

Time: 19:00-21:00

Practical/On pitch

Date: Saturday 18th October 2025

Time: 09:00-17:00

Venue: University Limerick 4G Rugby pitch and The Pavilion Conference room

Click here to fill in the Expression of Interest form

“Before completing the form, please ensure you meet the requirements and available for online and practical sessions as well as the ability to complete the pre course requirements.”

The Senior Coaching Course is for coaches working with 15-a-side teams where players are aged 16+.

Principles of Play are developed through Key Factor Analysis and applied to individual skills, mini-unit skills, unit skills and team skills.

Coaches who complete the course are expected to be able to identify and rectify technical deficiencies in players. They will also have the ability to plan, organise, manage, communicate and develop the skills of their players through implementation of both sport specific and generic sport modules.

The course is designed to develop the coach in a ‘Challenger’ role.

Entry Criteria

• Participants must be 18 years of age
• Participants must have proven rugby playing/coaching experience
• Participants must be actively coaching a 15-a-side team of players aged 16+

Course Requirements – all attendees must ensure the following certificates are completed and uploaded to GAINLINE, the IRFU’s online education platform

• World Rugby Laws Certificate
• World Rugby Concussion Awareness Certificate
• Details of GAINLINE and online modules will be available to anyone who registers for the course
• Full course attendance is mandatory
• All participants must undertake a personal coach mentoring session
• All post-attendance course work is mandatory and must be uploaded to GAINLINE
• The IRFU reserves the right to modify, replace or add to accreditation requirements in accordance with updates to Coach Development programmes.