Financial struggles undermine battle to nurture talent

Running a rugby club in the Munster Junior League is a constant battle

“You do it because you love it, but you’re easily looking at 20 hours a week, between organising buses for matches, training, the next fundraiser-my wife thinks I’m married to the club at this stage.”

As the PRO of St Senan’s RFC in Shannon, Robbie Hoban’s summation as to why he and many others around Munster give so much of their time and effort to the thankless task of running a junior rugby club encapsulates all that is good in grassroots sport.