Business of Sport: Ewan MacKenna

Ewan MacKenna: Enda Kenny’s assertion that he knows in his heart that Ireland will stage the 2023 Rugby World suggests he understands neither the commitment needed for such a monumental project – nor the cost

Ewan MacKenna

You’d be forgiven for thinking we’d won the damn yoke already. Last week Enda Kenny made up his mind that a Rugby World Cup would be his legacy. “In 2023 it will be in Ireland, I have no doubt,” he enthused. “I know in my heart we are going to win.”

What has changed over the previous seven months since Leo Varadkar said it was 50-50, we aren’t really sure. But it was ...