Jerry Holland (rugby union)

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Jerry Holland
Birth nameJeremiah Joseph Holland
Date of birth(1955-11-24)24 November 1955
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Date of death13 November 2022(2022-11-13) (aged 66)
Notable relative(s) Billy Holland (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
UCC ()
Cork Constitution ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Munster ()
Leinster ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1981–1986 Ireland 3 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
1994–1997 Munster (Head coach)
1997–1998 Munster (Assistant coach)
1998–1999 Ireland A (Manager)
2000–2008 Munster (Manager)

Jeremiah Joseph Holland (24 November 1955 – 13 November 2022) was an Irish rugby union player and coach.

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Life and career

Born in Cork, Holland played for Munster and won three caps for Ireland between 1981 and 1986, before transitioning into coaching, becoming Munster's head coach for three seasons from 1994–95 until 1996–97, overseeing the provinces transition from an amateur to professional side and their first fixtures in the Heineken Cup. In his time as head coach, Munster won the IRFU Interprovincial Championship twice, in 1994–95 and 1996–97, and won all of their home Heineken Cup games. Ahead of the 1997–98 season, all four Irish provinces were to appoint full-time directors of coaching, but Holland chose not to apply for the role. [1] Instead, Holland became part of Munster's coaching staff under new head coach John Bevan, as well as becoming Ireland A's manager for the 1998–99 season, [2] [3] before becoming Munster manager from 2000 until 2007. [4] [5] After rugby, Holland worked for EBS, one of Ireland's largest financial institutions. His son, Billy, is also a rugby player, winning over 200 caps for Munster and one cap for Ireland in 2016. [6] He died on 13 November 2022, at the age of 66. [7]

Honours (as coach)

Munster

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References

  1. ↑ "Holland resigns Munster position". The Irish Times . 13 February 1997. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "O'Donovan to join Bevan at Munster helm". The Irish Times . 5 April 1997. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Profiles: Munster Backroom Staff". Irish Rugby . 22 May 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Holland named as new Munster manager". ESPNscrum. 28 July 2000. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Munster move for Howlett". Sky Sports . 1 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "A Holl Of A Journey". Irish Examiner . 27 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Munster and Irish rugby mourns the passing of Jerry Holland". Irish Examiner . 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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