€320m World Cup bid underwritten

The Government yesterday agreed to formally underwrite an approximate €320m to host the Rugby World Cup in Ireland in 2023.

€320m World Cup bid underwritten

The all-Ireland bid has to be lodged to World Rugby in the coming weeks. In the absence of a Stormont administration, a letter of guarantee was sought and secured from the five main parties in the North to commit to their share of the costs.

The letter was signed by the DUP, Sinn Féin, SDLP, the Alliance Party, and the Ulster Unionists.

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