Munster will face financial challenge

Munster’s chief executive Garrett Fitzgerald admits life in the rugby fast lane is about to become more difficult for Munster.

Fitzgerald this week admitted the province would have to be increasingly proactive in competing financially but believes the Irish provinces will remain heavyweights.

He admitted France and English have raised the financial bar but thinks the Irish model working under the IRFU umbrella was the only way to keeping domestic rugby at world-class level.