Girve to Bath

[mildlyinterested]

Breaking: Girvan Dempsey to depart #LeinsterRugby to join the @bathrugby coaching team

[Triskaidekaphobia]

GIRVAN DEMPSEY JOINS BATH RUGBY AS ATTACK COACH - https://www.bathrugby.com/club-news/gir ... ack-coach/

[Dave Cahill]

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[OTT]

Breaking: Girvan Dempsey to depart #LeinsterRugby to join the @bathrugby coaching team

I was only reading through an old thread today and saw that Girve only signed for one year when all the others signed for two.

I think it is a good move for him and can see why he would want to try a different experience. It is great that he has gone out as a European Cup winning coach and done it with so many guys he brought through the academy. He seems to get little credit for what we have achieved but like Leo he was always a team player and never seeked the limelight so that is probably true of his coaching career as well.

Hopefully he can bring his new experiences and knowledge back here again someday.

[neiliog93]

Breaking up a successful coaching team is not good news, but an understandable career move for him as he'll probably have more influence over there. You get the sense that Lancaster does a lot of the backs' work with the team anyway, which is maybe why Girv is leaving. In his roles with the backs and academy he contributed a lot to Leinster, hopefully will be back on these shores one day. A guy who sets the 'culture' right in the same level-headed, humble and earnest way as Leo.

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[Mackeroo]

Girv has been brilliant with Leinster between his work with the A's and the full squad. Disappointing that he's moving on but he goes out on a high and I wish him all the best for the future.

[D4surfer]

Ah FFS.

[suisse]

Pity he's gone but hopefully it works out for him. It'll be weird seeing him in a tracksuit which isn't Leinster or Ireland.

[LeinsterLeader]

Well b*ll*x! And this day started off so good too

Maybe Isa can be convinced to take over. Soften the blow!

[mildlyinterested]

Well b*ll*x! And this day started off so good too

Maybe Isa can be convinced to take over. Soften the blow!

Isa going back to NZ.

Did it start off good? Henshaw season likely over, Sexton/Nacewa very doubtful for semi.

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[coolbawn]

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[LeinsterLeader]

Well b*ll*x! And this day started off so good too

Maybe Isa can be convinced to take over. Soften the blow!

Isa going back to NZ.

Did it start off good? Henshaw season likely over, Sexton/Nacewa very doubtful for semi.

Exactly! that Henshaw/Sexton/Isa news was only confirmed about an hour ago. Until then everything was grand. Then throw Girv leaving in on top of that.......

And yes, I know Isa has planned to go back to NZ, that's why I said "convinced". Joe was leaving Leinster to go back to NZ too, but he was convinced to stay.

[Scooby Shaggy Swerve]

Bah, that's a bit shite.

I wish him the best of course, Bath have a great tradition of playing good rugby, let's hope he develops further and returns to Leinster some day

Girve the Swerve.. we salute you!

[Oldschool]

Good luck to him.
Bath have qualified for the ERC next season so you never know..

[Fireworks]

Not a big surprise but disappointing. Hopefully he will be back. Good luck to him, except if we are playing them.

I always wonder how this works for the coaches family. Will he commute like Lancaster or do kids need to move school and other-halves move jobs. It is a tough career requiring travel abroad if you want to progress.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

I feel responsible for this...yesterday I said that I was surprised other clubs weren't chasing him and now this.

As others have said, obviously did a great job in the academy and then did brilliantly to improve our attack after MOC. A true Leinster legend and hope we see him back here in the not too distant future. He's always been fairly media shy so not sure if he actually wants a head coach role, but it certainly looks like two or three seasons abroad could see him ready for a head coach role in Ireland. He's only 42 and has a good deal of experience already.

[lummix]

Freeing up a role for ISA ISA ISA

Not sure how highly rated Dempsey is by Cullen.