Eric Elwood played 161 times for Connacht and is their present assistant coach.
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Eric Elwood is hot favourite to take over the Connacht coaching ticket after the news that Michael Bradley is stepping down at the end of the season. The 40-year-old former Ireland fly-half was assistant to Bradley for the past five years and is a well-respected figure in his home province. Elwood could call on Connacht's forwards coach Dan McFarland as his assistant. The pair guided the Ireland U20 team to a Six Nations Grand Slam in 2007. Elwood played 35 times for Ireland and represented Connacht 161 times, a record that is poised to be broken by current back-row forward Michael Swift who has played 160 times. Bradley announced on Tuesday that he would step down after seven years in charge of the Galway-based side. Gerry Kelly, the Connacht chief executive said the decision was announced at this time to allow the province ample time to install a replacement. He also said that Elwood was obviously in the frame. "Eric has a very good coaching CV," he said. "He would be very acceptable in the Connacht region but we have a process to go through and all options will be considered."
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