Ulster Rugby Appoints Joe Schmidt as Coach Development Advisor

Ulster Rugby has appointed Joe Schmidt as Coach Development Advisor in a newly created consultancy role aimed at strengthening the coaching pathway across the province. Schmidt, a New Zealander, previously guided Leinster to two Heineken Cups and Ireland to three Six Nations Championships including a 2018 Grand Slam, and was named World Rugby Coach of the Year that year. He will visit Ulster several times over the next 12 months and work remotely with coaching staff across the Academy, age-grade programmes, schools, clubs, and the professional game.