A professional approach to rugby pays off for Ireland
Brilliant foresight at the dawn of the professional era has strengthened a sport which is in decline elsewhere
On January 25,when the draw is made for the knock-out quarter-final and semi-final stages of the Heineken Cup, we are likely to have the tantalising possibility of Leinster and Munster meeting in the final in Paris on Saturday, May 22.
It would represent the ultimate symbolic achievement for Irish rugby. Not only has 2009 been the most successful year ever in the history of rugby in Ireland, but internationally we have dominated competition ...
