From Ballyclough Co. Cork, Aidan O’Connell was educated at Sacred Heart College Carrignavar. He has a BSc in Sport Science from the University of Limerick and a MSc in Strength and Conditioning from the University of Edinburgh.

Now in his twelfth season with Munster he previously worked with Leinster Rugby and prior to that in Yale University, Connecticut, USA.

O’Connell was the Strength & Conditioning Coach on the victorious Emerging Ireland tour to Georgia for the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup in June 2015.