Walsh was part of the famous
Munster team that beat
Australia in 1992. Australia were world champions at the time, having won the
1991 Rugby World Cup. He was also part of the Munster team that began the provinces history in the
Heineken Cup, participating in the opening
1995–96 season, before ending his playing career with Munster in 1998. Internationally, Walsh was selected in the
Ireland squad that toured
Australia in 1994, but he never won any caps. A proud
Corkman, Walsh played for local club
Cork Constitution and transitioned into coaching after his playing career, being appointed Con's head coach and leading them to
All-Ireland League titles in 1998–98 and 2007–08, and one
All-Ireland Cup in 2005–06. In 2005, Walsh also assisted with coaching the
Ireland under-21s team, and in 2008 and 2009 he was head coach of the Ireland Clubs team. He joined the Munster Academy Board in 2013, and coached
Presentation Brothers College's team during the 2014
Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup, as well as Cork Con's under-20s team. When
Anthony Foley was appointed the new Munster head coach in 2014, Walsh returned to the province as their backs coach, forming an all-Munster coaching team with Foley, Ian Costello,
Jerry Flannery and
Mick O'Driscoll. After two seasons under Foley's leadership, Munster decided to appoint a director of rugby,
Rassie Erasmus, and Walsh left the provinces coaching team, with his role largely being covered by former Munster player
Felix Jones. ==References==