Fiona Hayes: On a mission to finish job for UL Bohs

Fiona Hayes. Picture: Inpho

It was the announcement rugby clubs the length and breadth of Ireland had been waiting for when the IRFU published its plan for the 2020-21 season ahead last Thursday to signal the resumption of elite domestic rugby after the Covid-19 shut down.

So many hard-fought league and cup campaigns had been brought to a shuddering halt when Ireland went into lockdown on March 12 and the governing body cancelled the 2019-20 season with immediate effect a week later.