IRFU chief allays clubs’ fears for future

IRFU president Peter Boyle yesterday reiterated the union’s commitment to the club game in this country.

With all and sundry in the rugby community still at odds as to the best way forward for the domestic game, the clubs are in danger of being usurped as the accepted third tier in Ireland with the provincial ‘A’ structure taking their place.

With the Heineken Cup again in full swing, the autumn internationals just around the corner and an international programme that won’t end until next October’s World Cup on the way, the club game is again being pushed to the margins of the public’s consciousness.