O'Sullivan stepped down as Ireland coach last March

Former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan has agreed a short-term deal to work as a consultant with a number of colleges in the United States.

O'Sullivan will run coaching clinics at colleges which include Notre Dame in Indiana, Brown University, Rhode Island and Middle Tennessee State University.

He will also have sessions at a number of leading American Super League teams during his stay.

O'Sullivan will leave for his six-week stint in the US next week.

The Cork native will coach the International Selection in the Help for Heroes charity match at Twickenham on 20 September.

The match, which will feature the likes of Jonah Lomu and Scott Gibbs, will raise money for British military personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families.