Great to see Croker join the big league

AT last Croke Park will be used to its full potential.

We should all raise a glass or two to the making of a wonderful piece of sensible Irish history on Sunday last — the introduction of professional rugby to Ireland’s one and only state-of-the-art arena, Croke Park.

The country’s Rolls Royce Stadium built on massive injections of taxpayers money, but grossly underused as a sports venue, has at last reached its full potential.

Previously over-developed for the amateur pastime of Gaelic games, and used mainly by culchies up from the country on a few sunny Sundays in summer.

How appropriate that Croke Park and its wonderful facilities were projected onto the world stage through a professional sport, which millions of spectators enjoyed worldwide.

Brendan Buffini

17 The Gardens

Stockett Lane

Coxheath

Maidstone

Kent