Ireland face uphill struggle to host 2023 Rugby World Cup

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Ireland face uphill struggle to host 2023 Rugby World Cup
Wed, 01 Nov, 2017 - 00:00

Yesterday’s 139-page report issued by World Rugby has left the IRFU with a lot to digest — the bid team was still consuming the small print five hours after first seeing the document — and acres of ground to make up in the bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The South Africans?

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