Toland's
Munster career began in the mid-1990s, but a career threatening injury sustained whilst playing in the
All-Ireland League with
Old Crescent in 1997 forced him to take time out of the game, until
Mike Ruddock brought him to
Leinster in 1999, for whom Toland continued to represent until 2003. Aside from rugby, Toland was also a captain in the
Irish Defence Forces between 1991 and 2009, a rugby analyst with
Setanta Sports, a rugby analyst for
the Irish Times, founder and
CEO of Tap and Test, and owner of Home Instead Senior Care. In 2001, Toland and
Peter McKenna set up the
Irish Rugby Union Players Association, with Toland being appointed the organisations inaugural chairman. He left the role in 2003 to make way for a full-time appointment. ==References==