Rugby World Cup bid: ‘We have a phenomenal chance of winning bid’

Ireland is in the final stages of competing to host the 2023 World Cup which could provide as much as a €2bn economic boost and a television audience of 4bn.

Liam Neeson, Brian O’Driscoll, and Dick Spring are among the names backing the bid to hold the event here in 2023, along with the governments on both sides of the border.

Yesterday the potential 12 venues — GAA and rugby grounds — selected for Ireland’s Rugby World Cup 2023 bid were announced at an event at the Aviva Stadium.