IRFU should end freeloading and put the west in the driving seat

I AM gravely concerned over the imminent demise of the Connacht professional rug

My main concern is to do with the blunt cost-cutting measures proposed by the IRFU. These give us an insight into the union's attitude to the development of the game.

On the one hand, it shows a blatant disregard for the progress which rugby has made in the west over the last ten to 15 years the most progressive region by far.