France and England set to earn IRFU €6m Croker bonanza

THE IRFU could bank a staggering €6 million as France and England return to Croke Park for two glamour Six Nations fixtures in February 2009.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2008 - 01:00

The RBS Six Nations fixture list, released yesterday, brings rugby back to GAA headquarters for a third consecutive year in a repeat of the historic first two rugby matches played at Croke Park in February 2007.

Ireland open their campaign against Marc Lievremont’s France on Saturday, February 7 with England scheduled to return to Croker three weeks later.

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