New Zealand minister backs Ireland’s bid to host Rugby World Cup

Ireland’s bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023 received a significant boost yesterday from the man who headed New Zealand’s hosting of the tournament.

Murray McCully was New Zealand’s specially designated minister for the Rugby World Cup before it took place in 2011.

Now the country’s foreign affairs minister, he is on a visit to Ireland and is enthusiastically supporting Ireland’s bid to host the tournament.