Philip Browne: Irish Rugby's financial future hinges on return of fans

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne has warned that the financial future of Irish rugby hinges on a return of spectators in the next 12 months.

IRFU bosses painted a bleak picture of how the sport has been hammered by the Covid crisis since last March.