MUNSTER and the Irish Rugby Football Union have confirmed the appointment of Johann van Graan as the new head coach of the PRO14 club.
Van Graan has been part of the South African coaching set-up since 2012 and will shift from his role of forwards coach to take charge of Munster next month, subject to obtaining a work permit.
He will be initially working with present Munster rugby director Rassie Erasmus, who will leave the province in December to take up the role of South African Rugby Union’s new rugby director.
Munster chief executive Garrett Fitzgerald said: “After a worldwi...