IRFU open to idea of British and Irish league

BRITISH AND IRISH LEAGUE: Irish Rugby AGM Media Briefing with CEO Kevin Potts. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

The shifting landscape that is professional rugby shows few signs of settling just yet and the IRFU has confirmed that they remain open to the possibility of a British and Irish League in the years to come.

Bill Sweeney, CEO of the RFU, revealed that the idea of merging the URC and English Premiership teams into one strand was one of a number being discussed prior to the end of the World Cup and his IRFU counterpart Kevin Potts is keeping an open mind.