Ireland players who move abroad will remain frozen out of national team, David Nucifora warns

IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Ireland players uncertain over their futures in the current financial crisis facing rugby have been warned that those moving overseas will remain frozen out of Test rugby.

IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora on Monday reiterated the pressure Ireland’s governing body for rugby was under in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and said the sizable losses already incurred since the first lockdown last March “will continue... until we're able to get people back into stadia”.