{"id":440382,"date":"2026-02-23T00:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/440382\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T00:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:03:06","slug":"andy-farrell-in-bombshell-talks-to-quit-ireland-for-stunning-new-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/440382\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Farrell in Bombshell Talks to Quit Ireland for Stunning New Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Farrell is reportedly being lined up for a dramatic return to Saracens once his current deal with Ireland expires following the 2027 World Cup in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>According to French outlet Midi Olympique, the former England and Ireland international could be set for a reunion with the North London club where he first crossed codes nearly two decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the Guinness Six Nations at your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4r6Dsxs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">local Greene King sports pub.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Wigan to Watford<\/p>\n<p>Farrell made the high-profile switch from rugby league heavyweights\u00a0Wigan Warriors\u00a0to Saracens in March 2005. His transition to union was delayed by injury and a serious car accident, meaning he had to wait until the 2006 season to make his debut.<\/p>\n<p>He spent three seasons at StoneX before retiring in 2009, immediately stepping into a coaching role as skills coach. A year later, he was elevated to the senior coaching team, launching a career that would take him onto the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>England Exit to Ireland Success<\/p>\n<p>Farrell joined the England setup but departed when\u00a0Eddie Jones\u00a0took charge following England\u2019s disappointing 2015 World Cup campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He later succeeded\u00a0Joe Schmidt\u00a0as Ireland head coach after the 2019 tournament and has since overseen one of the most successful eras in Irish rugby history \u2014 guiding Ireland to a Grand Slam in 2023 and defending their Six Nations title the following season.<\/p>\n<p>He also steered the British &amp; Irish Lions to a triumphant tour of Australia last summer, further enhancing his reputation as one of the leading coaches in the modern game.<\/p>\n<p>EDITORS PICKS<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andy Farrell is reportedly being lined up for a dramatic return to Saracens once his current deal with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-440382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}