IN LASTSunday’s TRP Jon Newcombe quotes Yorkshire Carnegie coowner Jon Wright: “Although Yorkshire is a county, we see the team as acting like an Irish province.” He referred to Leinster.
Like all Irish provinces, Leinster draw most of their players from clubs from all over their catchment area. So every club and supporter in Leinster supports the provincial side.
Carnegie are one of three Yorkshire clubs in the Championship, with a host of good clubs not far behind in the same league pyramid. With many of those other clubs harbouring league ambitions, they and their fans ...