IRFU to rule on future of club rugby

THE Irish Rugby Football Union meets this afternoon to decide on the future of club rugby.

The Union will discuss three options; whether to retain a three division All Ireland league structure, retain just one premier national league and dilute divisions two and three in favour of provincial leagues or disband the national structure and revert to provincial leagues with a move to national competition in the second half of the season.

Debate has heightened in the last couple of weeks and the IRFU appears to be on the brink of a decision at a crucial stage of the season.