This afternoon.
Aviva Lansdowne Road Nua, Dublin 4
The announcement of Ireland’s entry into the ‘candidate’ phase of the selection process to determine the host for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. An all-island bid will compete against France and South Africa to host the championship.
Wedgie!
From Top: Taoiseach Enda Kenny and unidentified; Enda Kenny; from left: Enda Kenny, former Tanaiste and rugby international Dick Spring, Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross; Martin Mc Guinness, former Ireland Rugby International Brian O Driscoll, Enda Kenny and Dick Spring.
Rugby World Cup 2023: Ireland ready to stage a tournament ‘like no other’ (Irish Times)
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Great, because rugby doesn’t get enough oddly obsessive or even religious-like devotional coverage on all the medias, I enjoy watching the game, I do, but it’s just getting too much coverage lately for a leisure activity…and the experts, everyone is an tactical and psychological expert all of a sudden..melt
Everyone wants to be part of the rugby set, that’s all it is. Insecurity.
Oh, f*** off. If people want to enjoy it, let them.
*Sigh* The sponsorship of Aviva remains a significant factor in the viability of the stadium. Is Aviva Stadium pleasing to the ear? No, but neither is Lansdowne Road Nua. There’s productive contrarianism and then there’s Broadsheet. Don’t ever change, guys.
Whereas Kenny just IS one.
Genuinely, not ebign sarcastic, please do keep it up on that front, Breoadsheet.
Lansdowne Road Nua it is.
There must be a whole page in the FG PR manual about how to hide Kenny’s pot belly.
Pity the President wouldn’t read that manual: I love Michael D but he’s as fat as a fool!
c’mere what time of the year will that be on? want to book me holidays to coincide with it…
has kenny had a stroke in that last pic
Aww the hex has been place on our bid if Kenny is anyway involved. Might as well break several mirrors with magpies as have him there.
ah, they need someone who’s “pullin” for them, ala bertie for the property developers
I really hope that they don’t ask to see our Ticket allocating resumé.
Between the naked fella in Rio and Michelle the blushirt crying for her tickets we won’t have a hope.
Then again, as with all world cups, the more corrupt you are the more likely you’ll win
To call the competition a “World Cup” is stretching the imagination.
Why so? It’s a growing tournament. The 2015 rugby World Cup was the 8th running of the tournament and 96 countries were involved in qualification. The FIFA equivalent was the 1966 World Cup which had 70 countries involved in qualification. So shove that up your miserablist, joyless jacksey.
It would be great for Ireland to host this. The childish guttersniping of the miserablists would just make it sweeter.
Ah look, Mr Kenny is pointing at things again! Isn’t that lovely?