All-Ireland League to restart in 2021 as IRFU reveals season plan

Domestic club rugby in Ireland will have a new, one-off look for the 2020-21 season with the IRFU unveiling a much-modified format for the resumption of the amateur game.
All-Ireland League to restart in 2021 as IRFU reveals season plan
Thu, 09 Jul, 2020 - 17:58
Simon Lewis

The All-Ireland League season will consist of just nine rounds of league games followed by semi-finals and finals in all men’s and women’s divisions. Pic: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
The All-Ireland League season will consist of just nine rounds of league games followed by semi-finals and finals in all men’s and women’s divisions. Pic: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Domestic club rugby in Ireland will have a new, one-off look for the 2020-21 season with the IRFU unveiling a much-modified format for the resumption of the amateur game.

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