Covid uncertainty has Leinster working on ‘week-to-week’ basis

Alex Soroka, left, is tackled by Dan Leavy at yesterday’s Leinster squad training at Energia Park, Dublin. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The Guinness PRO14 finally published its fixtures for the remainder of the season yesterday but uncertainty continues to swirl around the shortened domestic competition given the Rainbow Cup which is due to start in April.

That latter competition, due to include the four South African franchises, was not mentioned in yesterday’s press release and it is on rocky ground given the Covid crisis enveloping the African nation as well as the European continent.