Scrum for a €1bn pot

Hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2023 would bring big money into our economy, writes Philip Connolly

New Zealand celebrate their narrow win over France in the 2011 World Cup finalin Auckland: a bid is set to be launched by Ireland for the 2023 tournament Picture: Getty

How much could hosting the Rugby World Cup be worth to Ireland? If a recent EY survey on England’s hosting of the tournament next year is anything to go by, it could be more than €1 billion.

A cross-border working group, chaired by former Ireland ...