Lynne Cantwell confident AIL review will strengthen league's long-term future

The review outlined a plan to strengthen player retention through junior to senior age grades and grow the domestic game across all four provinces, while keeping the AIL at the centre of the high-performance pathway

Head of Women’s Strategy for Irish Rugby Lynne Cantwell. Pic: Ben Brady/Inpho

Lynne Cantwell is confident the IRFU’s review of adult women’s club rugby will result in a more competitive Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division and strengthen the long-term future of the elite senior provincial game.

The IRFU’s Head of Women’s Strategy, Cantwell was speaking as the review outlined a plan to strengthen player retention through junior to senior age grades and grow the domestic game across all four provinces, while keeping the AIL Women’s Division at the centre of the high-performance pathway.