Muldoon to take over as Bristol Bears' Fowards Coach

The highly rated 36-year-old is appointed to the role following the departure of Jonathan Thomas to Worcester Warriors at the end of the season.

Muldoon joined Bristol Bears in the summer of 2018 as defence coach, helping the club to a highest Premiership finish in twelve years.

Director of Rugby Pat Lam said: “We’re delighted that Mul will be stepping up into the role of forwards coach. He’s excited about the opportunity to build on the excellent foundations that JT has put in place.

“Our philosophy at Bristol Bears is to ideally promote from within and develop our staff to become world-class in their fields. That’s the key thing about our vision, when personnel leave, the systems and structures that have been put in place means that the next person steps in to add value to the good work that’s being done.

“Mul has all the ingredients to be an outstanding coach, as he has already shown in his efforts with the team defence. We have worked together for a long time and he’s a natural leader. The boys respect him and he knows our systems in great detail.

“The entire management team are closely aligned in everything we do – we want to be the most dominant pack in the league and Mul can help deliver that ambition.”