The four provinces will have to contribute 40% to Ireland's national player contracts from August 2026 - as opposed to 30% - ...

In Modern Irish, traditional provinces of Ireland are called cúige (‘a fifth’), but there are only four (Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connacht) of them. The same names of the four provinces were ...

Performance director David Humphreys said the IRFU had to ensure that the funding model "remains equitable and financially sustainable for all parties" The four Irish provinces will have to ...