Ronan O' Gara set to join Ireland coaching staff for USA/Japan Tour

Ronan O' Gara is set to join former teammates Girvan Dempsey and Felix Jones as part of an extended coaching team on Ireland's summer tour to US & Japan, according to the Irish Independent.

All three are likely to be introduced at different stages of the three-Test tour as an opportunity to further the development of their coaching qualities in the Irish professional set-up.

While Dempsey and Jones are already tied in to Leinster and Munster respectively, this would be O' Gara's first involvement as a coach in an Irish set-up since retiring as a player in 2013.

Ireland defence coach Andy Farrell will be tied up with the British & Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand. However, the new faces input will be mainly focused on skills coaching.