Sport by Press Association 26/11/2018, 10:20 am Updated: 26/11/2018, 10:26 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Joe Schmidt has announced he will retire from coaching after the 2019 World Cup and Andy Farrell will succeed him as Ireland boss. New Zealander Schmidt had been regarded as a future All Blacks coach, but he has announced that he will finish coaching following next autumn’s tournament in Japan. “I have decided to finish coaching and will prioritise family commitments after the Rugby World Cup in 2019,” Schmidt told the official Irish Rugby Football Union website. “I feel that Irish rugby is in good hands. The management and players have been incredible to work with and the tremendous support we have had, particularly at home in the Aviva, but wherever we have travelled, has been uplifting.” Schmidt, 53, was appointed in 2013 after three years in charge of Leinster and has overseen the most successful period in Ireland’s history. Ireland have won three Six Nations titles under Schmidt, including a Grand Slam in 2018, and risen to the number two spot in the world rankings. They have beaten all three southern hemisphere super-powers with a first win on South…