Leinster await as Covid leaves Christmas schedule uncertain

Leinster's Ryan Baird in action against Northampton Saints. Picture: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Uncertainty reigns as Christmas approaches and Covid wreaks its havoc but all a professional sport like rugby can do is go on about it’s business as if nothing has changed. Until it does.

Last weekend’s Champions Cup calendar reflected the realities of 2020 with four of the fixtures falling victim to the pandemic and the evolving situation here, and even more so in the UK, suggests that even further complications may lie in store in the weeks to come.