With other Irish provinces kicking off their domestic club leagues in Mid-August and Ulster Clubs playing 2 or 3 friendlies in August thereby showing they are ready to play, the playing schedule in Ulster is crammed into a smaller window.
Its no longer an “idea” to move the league forward – its been happening elsewhere for years. Given the increased power and size of players, those windows of rest that a player gets between games are becoming ever more important from a welfare point of view to have the most length of time possible to rehabilitate players in between games.
This is as important now at the start of the season as it is at the end of the season.
Getting on to a development path means looking at what other rugby organisations are doing in Ireland and beyond and it means watching keenly these developments and copying what works, who knows, when we start developing we probably will here and there stumble upon our own good ideas through hard work and diligence, but the point is development, not who thought of it. Development means change means analysis, means bringing together the latest knowledge and making changes that benefit players and clubs from a welfare point of view first and foremost but also from the point of view of putting oursleves in the best position to develop.
Communicate, Educate, Innovate.
It is clear the Ulster Rugby Clubs know what needs to be done and are highly knowledgeable about the change that is needed.
