IRFU agree new management structure

IRFU chiefs have agreed a new management structure, with special committees to oversee four key areas - finance, the professional game, the domestic game and commercial/marketing.

The union's top management committee will drive policy, currently a role carried out in part by the IRFU Officer Group on an informal basis.

New IRFU president John Quilligan told yesterday's annual meeting of the union's council the new administrative model would move the IRFU forward to address the challenges of governing the game of rugby in Ireland in the context of a rapidly evolving professional sporting environment.