"Everyone around the world is taking pay cuts right now," star winger Jacob Stockdale said. "I don’t think us as rugby players believe we should be any different. IRFU communication director Stephen McNamara was quoted as saying: "The IRFU is in discussion with RPI in relation to savings in the professional game. On that call, Browne paved the way for pay cuts and this week the two sides will sit down to discuss how that might be achieved. The players, who put themselves in harm’s way on a weekly basis, deserved better.

Source: Irish Independent June 14, 2020 20:26 UTC