Kerry leading way for new Munster women’s rugby model

A Kerry and Tipperary team will compete in this first weekend of Energia Community Series games alongside AIL clubs UL Bohemian and Ballincollig

“In Munster we’ve struggled to produce longevity in the adult club game outside of UL Bohs, and we’re very excited about this, that it will grow and the hope would be that numbers and standards will grow and Kerry"

There was another great leap forward for women’s rugby in Munster last night as four clubs in Tipperary committed to an amalgamated adult team to compete in the provincial league and cup in the New Year.

Thurles, Nenagh, Carrick-on-Suir and Ballina-Killaloe reached agreement yesterday to pool their resources at adult level and follow a county-based model that Wendy Keenan, chair of Munster Rugby’s Women’s Committee, has been championing. It is a model that will see a Kerry team compete in this first weekend of Energia Community Series games alongside AIL clubs UL Bohemian and Ballincollig.