Stephen Larkham: Lack of club games will have a long-term effect on professional rugby  

'They need to play rugby to develop and to get the opportunities to push forward for a senior contract'

Hopes of starting an already condensed Energia All-Ireland League as scheduled this weekend have long been shelved

Stephen Larkham is concerned the ongoing suspension of club rugby in Ireland due to national public health restrictions caused by Covid-19 is going to have a long-term impact on player development for the professional game.

Hopes of starting an already condensed Energia All-Ireland League as scheduled this weekend have long been shelved and the recent surge in cases in Ireland yesterday sent the country into a new lockdown.