Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Changing the IRFU central-contract model is a risk worth taking
IRFU chief executive officer Kevin Potts. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
The central-contract model has underpinned the success of Irish professional rugby for the last 20 years, so the IRFU would never take a decision to change it lightly.
Yesterday, they confirmed a seismic shift in the way the business of rugby will be conducted in this country in a move that could have a profound influence on the balance of power between the provinces in the coming decade.
