IRFU seek Croker for seven possible RWC games

The GAA have revealed the IRFU are seeking Croke Park for seven games as part of their bid to host either the 2023 or 2027 Rugby World Cup (RWC).

Direction general Páraic Duffy yesterday disclosed the information as part of his address to the joint Oireachtas communications committee in relation to the five cancelled Garth Brooks concerts there.

A forceful Duffy queried whether the Dublin City Council (DCC) would stand in the way of possible RWC games going ahead on the grounds of too many events taking place there as they cited in making their decision of the Brooks’ gigs.