Munster Rugby star Gavin Coombes has committed to his home province for another two years, despite considering opportunities abroad. Coombes, who has two Ireland caps, remains determined to earn more international recognition.
At the age of 27, Gavin Coombes has already achieved plenty in rugby and can still hope that the best days of his career are ahead. But he knows a fair bit about the frustrations that can come with professional sport too. He is fourth on Munster ’s all-time try-scoring list and helped them to their URC title in 2023, while Coombes also has two Ireland caps to his name.
Yet he’d love to have many more Ireland caps and so, when he was recently making a decision about his future there was reason to pause and consider whether he should look closer at the chances abroad. In the end, Coombes signed a new two-year deal with Munster. “It’s an easy decision to say yes to Munster definitely,” said Coombes this week. “It’s a bit difficult with regards to… I have been in and around with Irish squads and that disappointment is constantly there. That was something to think about – do I look for a new challenge or do I back myself to try and put myself back in a position where I can add to my two Irish caps? “No one wants to leave their home province and that was the decision that I had to make and I believe that signing and staying for the next few years is definitely the right option for me.” He’s happy with Munster but Coombes knows he has to show toughness when it comes to the Ireland situation. Advertisement “You know, it’s probably something I’ve had small bits of here and there throughout my whole time coming up; not being selected for certain squads, recently being left out of Irish squads or even when you’re in an Irish squad, you’re hoping to get into a matchday squad and you don’t get in. “All these little things are challenges, and, you know, luckily, I think I’m quite a resilient person.” Coombes won his two Ireland caps in the summer of 2021 and though he has been in several of Andy Farrell’s squads in the years since, the Munster man has more recently been left out of the international grou
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