Cork Con rugby club seeks permission in relocation deal

WILL Irish rugby hopes for the 2011 World Cup hinge on new training facilities like this one, ear-marked for Cork Constitution?

As the 2007 World Cup continues in France without Ireland, it is back to the drawing board for the game at home.

To help make the jump up to the next level, the venerable Cork Constitution FC rugby club this week sought planning permission for a raft of new pitches and facilities and to relocate to 28 acres in a rural setting from its suburban grounds.