Donal Lenihan: Crisis shows the importance of clubs outside their sporting sphere

The coronavirus has set challenges for sports clubs and organisations across the spectrum. From a rugby perspective, the professional game is already in turmoil after only weeks of inactivity, while its amateur equivalent is also feeling the pain, writes Donal Lenihan.
Donal Lenihan: Crisis shows the importance of clubs outside their sporting sphere
Walk on: A woman and two children make their way through a rapeseed field in Co Louth. Donal Lenihan says the amateur sporting landscape has been challenged but clubs will rise to the test. Picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

The coronavirus has set challenges for sports clubs and organisations across the spectrum. From a rugby perspective, the professional game is already in turmoil after only weeks of inactivity, while its amateur equivalent is also feeling the pain, writes Donal Lenihan.

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