Iāv enough of this for tonight now
But if you do a search I addressed this point not so long ago in depth on here
The clubs, of which I am a lifelong member, did far far more to destroy themselves than the IRFU did. The IRFU is going through a delicate process at the moment trying to restructure the club game. Iād say 90% of clubs by number support the principle of it, if not all of the detail. The remaining 10% are the long standing traditional clubs who carry serious political clout and who would probably most benefit from the changes. But itās not easy and is a slow and painful process. But the clubs really are not helping themselves
