The 'performance coach' having a major influence on Ireland camp

ASK IRELAND’S PLAYERS about Gary Keegan’s influence behind the scenes and their reviews are nearly always of the rave variety.

He’s also part of the IRFU’s professional games board, a key decision-making group within Irish rugby, and worked with Leinster in 2017 and 2018. But most of his time these days is spent on ensuring Ireland are in a good headspace for going after World Cup glory. And Keegan believes this Irish group have the traits to pull it off.

This was Keegan’s first time speaking to the media since coming on board with Ireland and it was impossible not to notice the similarity between how head coach Andy Farrell speaks and what Keegan had to say. Keegan said Farrell is 100% convinced his team can make history at this tournament, even if the Ireland performance coach knows that the hard work hasn’t even started.

“We’re not expecting the paths to be clear or easy. It’s not meant to be because it wouldn’t be worthwhile if it was. My career has been involved in breaking moulds, that’s an exciting thing to be part of and I think we have that within this group, for sure.” Ireland’s environment is a very open one, he explained, and they discuss any such feelings either in their collective meetings or on a one-on-one basis with Keegan.

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