The Irish union’s CEO, Kevin Potts, said he will discuss the issue when he can.
IRFU CEO KEVIN Potts said the union cannot currently comment on the possibility of the finals weekend of the new Nations Championship competition being hosted in Qatar from 2026.
The overall winner and final rankings will be decided on a finals weekend at the end of November, with Doha in Qatar now seemingly in pole position to be the host city. Leinster are set to have 10 of their players on national IRFU contracts next season, with the other three provinces only having one player each.“It’s one of those emotive issues,” said Potts. “We haven’t changed the central contracting model, central contracting still remains. It’s the contribution a province now makes to national player contracts.
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