Overview
- Munster announced Wednesday that forwards coach Alex Codling will depart this summer to take a coaching role in France's Top 14.
- Codling first joined Munster as a forwards coach consultant in November 2024 and moved into a full-time role last summer after the Ireland Women reached the World Cup quarter-finals.
- Club leaders praised Codling's detailed work on lineouts and credited him with helping Munster reach Champions Cup and URC quarter-finals during his time at Thomond Park.
- RugbyPass reports Codling will join Toulon, but Munster's statement did not name a club and that detail remains unconfirmed in the official announcement.
- Munster have not named a successor and will complete the season with Codling departing later this summer, a move that follows the common flow of coaches to the well-resourced Top 14 and will affect short-term staffing and lineout coaching continuity.