Letters to the Editor: All rugby internationals should be played in Croke Park

A reader suggests using Croke Park would lift Irish rugby and boost the finances of both the IRFU and GAA county boards
Letters to the Editor: All rugby internationals should be played in Croke Park

A reader proposes Croke Park could sell 50,000+ tickets using dynamic pricing and sell 13,000 tickets for the Hill 16/Nally end and 17,000 Davin stand seats to school teams and their coaches. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

It is painful to read about the current indebtedness of various GAA county boards, as well as the precarious finances of the IRFU.

Back in 2008, a young whippersnapper called Rob Kearney asked Ronan O’Gara why he played better for Munster than for Ireland. The answer is that Munster (and the other provincial) fans are passionate, but the Ireland team attracts a different clientele.

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