Irish Examiner view: World Cup is the ‘golden nugget’

Hosts will have a period to prepare and to warm up the American public to fully enjoy one of the world’s great sporting competitions

 South Africa's RG Snyman celebrates with Rassie Erasmus after the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final.

The decision to award the United States the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2031, and the women’s tournament two years later, is a sure-fire winner, a certain thing, a slam dunk which may move the game onto an entirely higher plane.

While organisers are already predicting ticket receipts of more than €950m, compared to €400m from Japan in 2019, the hosts will have a sensible period to prepare and to warm up the American public to fully enjoy one of the world’s great sporting competitions.