Watch every second of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season live and on demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\nLast year, as British and Irish Lions head coach, he guided the side to a series win in Australia.<\/p>\n
The IRFU said in a statement that the Englishman had “overseen a period of sustained success and evolution” in the role.<\/p>\n
“I am incredibly proud to continue this journey with Irish Rugby,” said the 51-year-old.<\/p>\n
“It is a privilege to work with such a talented group of players and staff, and to represent the supporters whose passion and unwavering support drive this team forward and inspire us every time we take the field.<\/p>\n
“What excites me most is the increasing strength and investment in pathways and the quality of talent coming through.”<\/p>\n
IRFU Chief Executive\u00a0Kevin Potts\u00a0described Farrell as a “truly world-class coach and an exceptional leader who has helped shape Ireland as one of the most exciting and consistent teams in the world.”<\/p>\n
Farrell, named World Rugby’s coach of the year in 2023, joined the Ireland set-up in 2016 and replaced Joe Schmidt as head coach after the 2019 World Cup.<\/p>\n
“His impact reaches far beyond what we see on the pitch – he has instilled a deep sense of pride, connection, inspiration, and belief across Irish Rugby, creating a culture that truly unites players and supporters, and one that Irish fans at home and across the globe feel incredibly proud to stand behind,” Potts added.<\/p>\n
“Ensuring Andy’s long-term future with us is a hugely positive step for Irish Rugby as we continue to grow the game and strive for sustained success on the international stage.”<\/p>\n
One of the main tasks for the former rugby league legend — he also played for England in rugby union — will be to guide the Irish further than the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history, in Australia, next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension that will take him to the end of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":718201,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,26779,760,85],"class_list":["post-718200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ireland","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}