IRFU launches new players' ID card scheme

The IRFU has launched their new "Player Registration Card" in conjunction with Canterbury of New Zealand and Elverys Sports.

As part of this new process, all Irish rugby players will be issued with a registration number, which will be critical to their participation in official competition.

At youth level, all under 18 players and their coaches will be in receipt of a players identification card, complete with photo and relevant personal details.

The programme is crucial for the IRFU as it will provide the administrators of the game at club, provincial and national level with critical management information and accurate statistics vital to game development and competition organisation.

Eddie Wigglesworth, Director of Rugby Development for the IRFU, said: "This new card system will ensure that players will be instantly recognisable, making the administration of official competitions much easier for the games administrators.

"It will also allows us to track the development of the game throughout Ireland by having a live register of active players."