
The PRO14 campaign will get back underway behind closed doors in August.
Munster Rugby chief Ian Flanagan says the I-R-F-U's main aim is to ensure the provinces are still standing after the pandemic.
The PRO14 campaign will get back underway behind closed doors in August and Leinster C-E-O Mick Dawson admitted this week that the return of big crowds to games will take some time.
Flanagan says the provinces have seen their revenues stopped dead by rugby's shutdown - and matches without spectators in attendance will continue to hit the pockets of the provinces: