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Connacht Attack Coach Rod Seib to Leave at Season’s End as Perpignan Sign Leinster’s Luke McGrath

Club statements underscore succession planning at Connacht alongside a late‑career move for a decorated Leinster scrum-half to France.

Overview

  • Connacht confirmed Rod Seib will depart at the end of the season to take a new coaching role abroad.
  • Head coach Stuart Lancaster praised Seib’s impact this season and presented the vacancy as an opportunity to appoint a new attack coach.
  • Seib, an Australian, joined Connacht last summer after five years coaching with the Brumbies in Super Rugby.
  • Perpignan announced the signing of Luke McGrath from the start of next season on a one‑year contract with an option for a further year.
  • McGrath ranks fifth on Leinster’s all‑time try list with 56 in 248 appearances, with his latest scored in Friday’s 8-7 URC loss at Cardiff.