Protocols becoming clearer ahead of rugby's 'summer break'

IRFU Chief Executive, Philip Browne

The timing remains uncertain, despite the announcement of a target date for rugby’s return this August, but the protocols for such a resumption are at least becoming clearer.

With so many intangibles surrounding a safe return to everyday life, rugby’s place at the back of the queue in the Irish Government’s Roadmap out of Covid-19 lockdown at least gives the sport a long lead-in to prepare for a Guinness PRO14 interprovincial series currently being scheduled for August 22-23 at Aviva Stadium.