Business of Sport: IRFU revenue up to over Euro 69.7 million

A successful Lions Tour and a victorious Six Nations income added over €4 million to the IRFU’s coffers, its latest accounts show.

A successful Lions Tour and a victorious Six Nations income added over €4 million to the IRFU’s coffers, its latest accounts show.

The rugby body’s revenue for the year up to April 2014 was over €69.7 million.

Gate receipts from international games combined with revenues from last year’s Lions tour increased by €5.5 million, with last year’s Lions tour, the final one for Irish rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll, bringing in takings exceeding the ...