Clubs chief refutes claims by IRFU boss

THE chairman of the First Division Clubs Association has refuted claims by IRFU chief executive Philip Browne that clubs had asked for changes to the structure of the All-Ireland League.

Speaking in Dublin on Wednesday, Mr Browne indicated that pre-Christmas consultative meetings had produced a clear consensus among clubs that things had to change.

"The one thing that came out of the whole consultation process and we heard it at every single meeting, was that there's a crying need from the club and school games to be revitalised and at every meeting the clubs said they can't go on like this," said Mr Browne.