Philip Browne: Women’s World Cup decision will boost Ireland’s RWC 2023 bid

The Irish union has already announced its intention to bid for the men’s version. World Rugby will invite tenders worldwide in 2016 and will then decide on the winning nation some time in mid-2017, before the Women’s tournament is held in Dublin and Belfast.
How the women’s event itself plays off in two years’ time is, therefore, less important than the fact that Ireland has shown itself to be a ‘team player’ in the global rugby community, according to Browne who is the IRFU’S chief executive.