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[email protected] W: www.arachas.ie Arachas Corporate Brokers Limited t/a Arachas, Capital Insurance Markets, Capital IM, Covercentre is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland MESSAGE FROM: IRISH RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION Nicky Comyn Des Kavanagh It is our privilege as President and incoming President of the Irish Rugby Football Union to extend our best wishes to Old Wesley RFC for the 2020-’21 season. We have all been counting down the days After extensive consultation with the to when we can resume playing at club clubs we believe a most attractive and level since the 2019-20 season had to be novel competitive fixtures programme has prematurely ended on March 19th due to emerged across the men’s and women’s the COVID -19 pandemic. game which sees the season split in two stages; On that account I congratulate the clubs of Ireland whose players and members – male Stage One between September and and female - valiantly augmented the HSE December confined to localised matches and the front-line staffs, in the all round and incorporating the Energia Community efforts against the deadly coronavirus. Series; and Stage Two, the playing of a reformatted Energia All Ireland Leagues, We also commend the clubs for their commencing in January. supportive role in consultation with the IRFU in bringing about the agreed modified All told then, we share with you the exciting programme for the 2020/’21 season in prospect of a busy and fulfilling club season which player welfare and COVID-19 risk for which we outline the gratitude of all our mitigation are the main considerations.