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.

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.