Rugby’s time for reflection on frailties

Niall Woods: “I would think it helps to get a jolt like this for people to realise the frailties that are there and they have probably been choosing to ignore to a certain degree. So hopefully that means this is good for the sport and all sports going forward.”

Leading rugby players’ agent Niall Woods believes the current sports shutdown could be the jolt needed for administrators to eradicate the frailties in the games they govern.

The former Ireland wing enjoyed a career playing for Leinster, London Irish and Harlequins before helping form and then lead the Irish players’ representative body IRUPA, now Rugby Players Ireland.