Published: March 19, 2019
- New book claims union feared bugs had been planted at HQ
- IRFU said in response that the claims were ‘fictionalised’
Ireland’s rugby authorities were so worried about media leaks after a disastrous World Cup campaign that they employed a former British military intelligence officer to search for bugs they thought were planted inside their Dublin headquarters, it has been claimed.
A new book by Seán Hartnett, the pseudonym of a former army spy, claims to reveal the extent of the fear within the Irish Rugby Football Union over the Irish media’s ability to report on dressing-room rows and plans to replace managers in the 2000s. The IRFU said in response that Hartnett’s claims were “fictionalised”.
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