Decision to pull Munster Rugby training from Cork is bad for business and fan base

Is it not ironic that in the week the much lauded coach of Connaught stresses the importance of community links, Munster are more or less pulling out of their biggest community. 

Decision to pull Munster Rugby training from Cork is bad for business and fan base

Of course, all things being equal, it is best practice to have one training base, but all things are not equal. Unlike the other provinces, Munster has two major playing population centres and in such circumstances, best practice would be to develop these two centres equally and not favour one over the other.

What was once a 50/50 split for the past 100 years is now at best 95/5 which can only lead to a wavering of support and player production over the coming years in the Cork area.

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