IRFU performance director David Nucifora is poised to sign a new short-term deal - and then prepare the ground for his successor.
Nucifora, the Australian who took on the vital role of shaping the pro game in Ireland in 2014, is contracted to the end of France 2023.
"We're talking about extending that for a little bit further," said the 60-year-old. "That would probably involve looking at some type of transition in that period.
