Brendan Fanning: Rugby’s summer calendar is jam-packed until 2028… and then it starts all over again
Ireland will face South Africa in two Tests this summer. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
If you can manage to look beyond this weekend and the seismic collision between Leinster and La Rochelle you will see a jigsaw with pretty much all the pieces filled in. It has been a monumental challenge.
You might not like its appearance – naturally enough, we have reservations – but as we chug along towards the 30th anniversary of rugby going professional you can see some shape to it all. At last.
