Shane Daly and Gavin Coombes sign two-year contract extensions with Munster
NEW DEAL: Munster's Shane Daly has signed a contract extension. Pic: ©INPHO/Nick Elliott
Munster Rugby and the IRFU have announced that Shane Daly and Gavin Coombes have signed a two-year contract extension.
Daly scored a wonder try from 60 metres against Stade Francais on Saturday to mark his 100th appearance for Munster with his 25th try for the province.
The 27-year-old came up through the ranks at Highfield and PBC before joining the Munster Rugby Academy in 2016.
He won a number of honours with Cork Constitution and lined out for the Ireland U20s and the Ireland 7s team before making his Munster debut against Cheetahs in September 2018.
The versatile back, who can play on the wing, at full-back and in midfield, earned two Ireland caps in 2020 and 2021.
So far this season, Daly has scored three tries in five appearances despite missing a number of games due to injury.
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Coombes, on the other hand, has scored an impressive 47 tries in 106 Munster appearances since making his debut against Cheetahs in 2018.
The Skibbereen man, who turns 27 this week, earned two Ireland caps in the summer of 2021 after becoming the province’s youngest ever Player of the Year at the age of 24.
That campaign saw Coombes set a new record for the most tries in one season for the province, notching 15 in 22 appearances.
He is fourth on the list of all-time try-scorers for Munster behind Simon Zebo (73), Keith Earls (64) and Andrew Conway (50).
Coombes came up through the ranks at Skibbereen RFC and Bandon Grammar before moving up to the Munster senior squad in 2019.
He spent three years in the Academy, lining out for Young Munster in the AIL and helping Munster A win the British & Irish Cup in 2017.
Coombes was a try-scorer against Stade Francais on Saturday and has scored five tries in seven appearances so far this season.
