Ulster Rugby: Richie Murphy to add Willie Faloon and Mark Sexton to coaching ticket next season

Willie Faloon and Mark Sexton will join the Ulster Rugby coaching staff for the 2025-26 campaign.

Both men previously worked with head coach Richie Murphy during his spell with the Ireland Under-20s.

Sexton, brother of former Ireland fly-half Johnny, has worked as Connacht’s attack coach for the past two seasons, and was skills and assistant attack coach to Murphy for back-to-back underage Six Nations Grand Slams.

Faloon, the former flanker who made 67 appearances for the province as a player, has already been assisting Murphy with the defence after the mid-season departure of Jonny Bell having previously coached the Irish Under-20s and in the Ulster academy.

It had previously been confirmed that assistant coach Dan Soper will have a new title of development and transition coach next season, and Jimmy Duffy will continue to serve as forwards coach.

“Knowing Mark from our time together in the Irish under-20 setup, I could see first-hand that he is a talented young coach who knows how to drive an attack,” said Murphy.

“He has built up a great reputation at Connacht and we are getting a hungry coach who is excited to work with the talent we have here.

“Willie Faloon is also a very talented coach with a growing reputation in the game. He’s a good example of someone coming up through the Ulster coaching pathway and we look forward to seeing what impact he can make on the team.”