ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɪt wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt dʒˈɪbz hɐdbɪn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ʌv ˈʌlstɚɹ ɪn ˈaɪɚlənd, ˌɔn ɐ tˈuːjˈɪɹ kˈɑːntɹækt fɹʌmðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn slˈæʃ ˈeɪtiːn sˈiːzən.
In February 2017 it was announced that Gibbes had been appointed as head coach of Ulster in Ireland, on a two-year contract from the 2017/18 season.