Nice to see the GAA supporting the IRFU in their bid, hope they are successful.

This is a great idea. The GAA could use this as a great opertunity to upgrade it stadiums. If one small Rugby mad Island Nation like New Zealand can host the World Cup Why can’t Ireland?

As a Gaa man I would hope this is passed. it would benefit everyone in the country. And to the comment made about the Gaa being forced (?) to open croker due to it being part funded by the taxayer? Did we, the taxpayer nit contribute ?250m to the redevelopment of Landsdowne Road?? Good to see begrudgery alive and well. Onwards and upwards for both codes I say!!

That’s good, would be great to host the Rugby world cup here in Ireland. Everyone would benefit! Hope it happens.

We are and always have been a sporting nation.
All our children play all different sports
No room for the bigots in any sport
GAA / IRFU / FAI et all other sporting organisations should stand together and demonstrate to the world the collective power of all rather than the isolation of one for the promotion of sportsmanship across all peoples regardless of politics, colour or creed etc.
We have a great reputation abroad but we need to live it at home

I hope we do put a bid in and are successful with the bid. It will be a big boost for our small country.

Ireland is shaped like a rugby ball so it makes sense, just like this comment

Any danger we’d finish the stadium? As a Dubs fan I’ve many fond memories of standing on the Hill cheering on the lads, bit it’s time to engineer a completion to the Railway End.

2023? Jesus that’s a long way off, hopefully there’ll still be a country here for them

Padraig, you seem to have forgot about Thomond Park, the spiritual home of Irish Rugby.

absolutely no objection to the Gaa getting involved with a rugby world cup bid and we should strive for an event like this on our little island!
Contrary to the article above though Thurles is not part of the bid, I understand logistically the town might be too small as in lacking in hotels etc, but its probably the 3rd best stadium in the country after Croke Park and the Aviva and is miles ahead of Cork, Killarney and Galway in their current incarnations anyway.

It would be great to see this happen. Opening Croke Park to rugby and football hasn’t changed the love people still have for playing and watching hurling and gaelic and it showcased Croker as a world class stadium.

Shove the cynicism and begrudgery! If Ireland wins their bid, this will be a great benefit to sport and the country as a whole.

How many of these games would attract sell out crowds?
Plus I hope there is a change in the drawn out format we saw last year.
Apart from those issues I am for it.

Well it’s not like they have a GAA world cup now is it?

Well, it’s not the Olympics, but it’s a start, at least…

Great idea for Ireland. Not so much for the development of world rugby however when every second RWC is held in a small corner of Western Europe – Britain, France and Ireland.

I’d prefer to see a combo of Spain/Portugal, Fiji/Samoa, Canada/USA or Argentina/Uruguay have an opportunity to host it. The IRB control the coffers and fixtures between the top 10 like a closed shop – meaning if Ireland gets RWC 2023 – 5 of the 10 RWC’s will have been staged in Eng,Fra and Ire. Good for making the top notchos in the IRB money from European tv revenue and sponsorship but terrible for development of the game worldwide

Fiji / samoa ???? obviously you’ve never been to both – better chance of stamullen and the naul co hosting it