Ireland Rugby World Cup bid 2023

why no ravenhill, seems strange

Why don't Rugby rely on their own stadia then?

Personally I couldn't see Tallaght stadium been fit for All Blacks v Australia.

Ravenhill too small , Casement the only ground with decent capacity in the north , and its not in rugby heartland exactly .

Most of the GAA grounds would meet standards , certainly for matches up to quarters/ semis which presumably would be in Aviva / Croker .

Hopefully some progress will be made , rugby the only game we would be capable of staging on a world front ( outside of golf where our pitches are world class ) .

Would be fantastic if we could get this.  It would be by far the largest sporting event we have hosted and could probably ever hope to host as a sole host.

What a buzz it would be.  International teams based all over the country, integrating with the community and the local rugby clubs.  Big economic boost, big boost for rugby.

RWC will be based in Japan in 2019, with some matches being played in Hong Kong and some in Singpore.  USA and Russia thought to be considering bidding in 2023. Tough competition to say the least.

another moronic post by the rocket.....only for the gaa grounds mentioned this bid would be a non jigger....agree with ozy(for once) this would be a great boost for the country....

This news must have made the bigoted Rocketfingers blood boil.........no shame in giving the professional boys a dig out with a few world class stadiums.

High time the world tuned in to watch a game in these world class stadia

It would be a great, I think all our sporting codes can come together and support what would be a brilliant tournament for Ireland.

it would be great for a game of rugby to be played at the iconic fitzgerald stadium in killarney.im sure the rugby lads will be bowled over with the great gaa stadiums of ireland..croker the jewel in the crown(83000 capacity))fitzgerld(45000)limerick(45000)thurles the hallowed turf(50000)cork(40000)then the smaller ones...galway and mayo(both 30000)tullamore(25000)mullingar(20000).add in the aviva(45000) and (25000) and you have a fine range of stadia for any bid.added to a fine network of roads the irfu must have an outstanding chance of winning the bid.

Great news, i never thought the GAA had it in them, i believe the vote just got through and that a number of the no votes went ballistic saying rugby was a foreign game. I heard this info from a high ranking GAA official i know but i will refuse to name. Well done the IRFU.

Would be great news if this could get off the ground. See the last one was held in NZ but they spread it around the country and had about 12 venues. That's not surprising as rugby is a religion for them. The tournament before that was a joint effort between France, Wales and Scotland and even before that the last one in this part of the world was shared between England, Scotland and Wales.

In the context of everything, is a more likely scenario to share a bid with say Scotland for example. Also, as it's rugby, it's all Ireland. Apart from Ravenhill, does the north have any other rugby grounds?

I thought Croke Park was finished. Excuse my ignorance, I've only been there twice. Or are we referring to the existing standing areas?

At least this feasibility study can assess if we are serious contenders.

Rocketfingers - is that true or just your exaggeration? Some of the GAA crowd are not still carping on about foreign games? All the media reported was that the GAA at the weekend game its blessing as it's in 'the national interest', which sounds very sensible.

Whatever, fingers crossed. I suspect though that the Rugby world cup people may expect a joint bid looking at past scenarios.

Jumper.........Rocketfingers is anti GAA and still bears the scars of the famous ban in his youth........Croke Park is finished.
Rocketfingers and a minority of diehards wil only pick the bad points out in this. Australia did it with a similar profile of stadiums.............I think we have a great chance of landing it.
The IRFU and GAA will do well financially out of this and work well together.
The stadiums will be fine as the crowds attending the Rugby will not need to be segregated.

An idiotic poster,Rocketfingers berates the GAA and demands they improve their facilities so another competing organisation can use them,bad manners for a start.When you are asking a favour of someone it's a good idea to be polite,which is why the FAI failed in their bogus bid to host a football championship ,they went around with some FIFA delegates pretending Croke Park and Lansdowne Road were their own.
I will go along with Rocketfingers pretence about being from Sligo and put an example to him,if you were to be holding a party for Never Give Up,Tobywong ,Irish Guy and Sligored would it be alright to descend on Lisadell House and demand the use of it for your degenerate party,of course not,you could ask.
I have nothing against Rugby but it is a competing sport and the GAA should only accede to their request on the basis that it would be good for the country and it was a request not a demand.

I think Rocketfingers use of the term bumpkin towns has let him down again........It appeared on a LOI discussion forum who were running down the Rugby world cup bid..........for someone like rocketfingers who lives 10 miles outside Sligo town it's a strange one........the usual diehards are terrified some stadiums will get a lick of paint and their stadiums get the usual couple of litres of roundup.

Aug 21, 2012 -- 7:35PM, GANT007 wrote:

Jumper.........Rocketfingers is anti GAA and still bears the scars of the famous ban in his youth........Croke Park is finished.Rocketfingers and a minority of diehards wil only pick the bad points out in this. Australia did it with a similar profile of stadiums.............I think we have a great chance of landing it.The IRFU and GAA will do well financially out of this and work well together.The stadiums will be fine as the crowds attending the Rugby will not need to be segregated.

Thanks for the explanation. I only pop in here periodically so do not always immediately understand the nuances around here. Each to their own but to be honest I only dip into GAA and rugby occasionally, preferring football (the beautiful game), racing, cycling and cricket above all other sports. However, if this was on my doorstep, I'd turn up. I'll add it to my potential bucket list.

It's certainly in both organisation's best interest financially and the wider benefits that large sporting tournaments can give to any area. Hell knows we'll need this and more to continue the way back to some sort of progress.

Back to my initial feelings, why would the international rugby authorities favour a sole Ireland bid over one from say that includes Scotland or Wales or even England, for that matter. Just looking at past Rugby World Cups based in this part of the world.

Not sure Jumper.  A shared bid can help in getting the number of votes required, perhaps that is one of the reasons it has been successful in the past.

Please don't the messenger lads.

'shoot'

Rocket - if you concentrate on the actualities of this situation:

- The Rugby World Cup could be a great economic boost for Ireland
- This is only a possibility if GAA stadiums are used
- These stadiums need upgrading, well some of them at least


The IRFU are obviously needed to make this happen but they are not the the key player here in terms of making it a reality, it's the GAA. 'Nuff said.

And you know what? They'll come through as they always do. I don't believe anybody in the IRFU will be needling the GAA about the status of their grounds in fact I think they'll be working hand-in-hand to help get funds to bring some of the provincial grounds up to international standards for smaller capacity grounds.

Oh and surprise, surprise, the FAI is a non-factor, not in a position to make any contribution whatsoever.....not having a "go", just calling it as it actually is. Unfortunately for them they'll lose out once again, when you can't get on the property ladder in any significant way after a hundred years it can get increasingly difficult

Wallflower lads, if people like rugby they'll play it nothing the GAA can do about it, that's the point i was making, Wallflower the FAI own the Aviva, not sure why you're bringing them into. The GAA were 1 vote from becoming a laughing stock in this country by not allowing Rugby to use grounds that never see full houses these days. Salthill? Has that ever had a full house, no.

salthill,r u serious rocket....the last connaught final played there mayo v galway....FULL HOUSE.....i was at it 2010 i think.....As would any connaught final be full in pearse stadium....

The Aviva is owned by the IRFU and FAI, 50/50

The IRFU are obviously needed to make this happen but they are not the the key player here in terms of making it a reality, it's the GAA. 'Nuff said.

  In that case we had best send the local Monsignor, Martin 'kneecaps' McGuinness and Paddy McGinty's goat over to the IRB to formally present the bid.  With a handful of freckled majorettes throwing a few shapes for decoration purposes.  Shure the Rose Bowl Pasadena has nothing on Semple Stadium.

Not full that day, Pearce stadium can be difficult to get in and out of, that day parked the car nearly outside the ground. Obviously a good crowd not near capacity either. So many people come on here and don't do the simple thing, check your opinion before i always do this and so do all the bet posters i notice on these forums. takes 5 minutes, don't be lazy lads.

Ozy

rocket i was at the match and it was a full house...it was the day conor mortimer wore the rip michael jackson tshirt,the year before that castlebar was a full house aswell...

typical nonsense from ozy.....ye wudnt say that to mcguinnesses face would ye?

Sorry, is he a hero of yours?

I was at it, not a full house i know the man who had the "Full house" signs in his car for that day, he was full sure they'd be putting them up, but he had to keep them in the boot of the Mazda. That's how i know it was not a full house, look at it on Youtube clearly crush barriers are visible. Was a decent enough game that.

its worse your gettin rocket ye know that....lol

Ozy 20.51 What the feck would you know about "throwing shapes",next thing you will be telling us we will all be langerated on de gatt during it.

Lets hope the IRFU can bag this and I'm sure the FAI will give a dig out in some way.

I believe the FAI agreed not to schedule any home internationals or domestic cup finals for the dates concerned in their stadia.

FAI only have a share in 1 real and the anchor tenants will have first call on it.

They own it, like Premier and Ozy says above, Gant i know in your bigoted you hate to see them being so progressive.

It's a 50/50 ground share split......we all know that.
To be fair I don't know too much about the FAI......They are led by John Delaney and have 160 staff on the books in abbottstown....it's a big operation.

The simple point being the FAI are not required to bring this to Ireland, they are not contributing. The IRFU are obviously, as are the GAA. I hope (but not sure) the country will gain economically, rugby will gain and the GAA will gain, financially at least.

The GAA are to be commended for once again coming to the nations' aid - I'm sure most will agree - even though it could potentially have a long-term negative impact if some players are lost to rugby.

The GAA has its faults, but anyone taking potshots at them over this is on very thin ice.


(I'm a member (and former player) of both a local GAA and Soccer club)

the bid is doable as long as the fai are not involved cos they would fck up a cup of coffee

The "GAA blew our hopes of hosting the Euro's" gives a great insight into the mindset of the OP.

correct tolmi.....have a look at the FULL HOUSE statement on the pearse stadium post...lol....this was an all ticket affair.....rocketfingers never fails to amaze with some of these moronic posts.....

To be fair lads most bigots like rocketfingers wear blinkers and make up their own versions as they go along.
The one about the GAA blowing the euro championship bid is a classic.......The FAI have a share in 1 pitch that's up to scratch and paying interest only on the loan at the moment(awaiting a windfall to be fair from eufa/fifa/sky).

Comedy gold........one particular LOI forum is even funnier.

Good to see the "high ranking GAA official" gets his usual mention as well!

t

The 'high ranking GAA official' is a good one........The highest rank in our club is the chap who mows the pitch and his wife washes the gear.

Tolmi 23 Aug 12 13:24 
The "GAA blew our hopes of hosting the Euro's" gives a great insight into the mindset of the OP.

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- I don't know how I missed that .

I don't mind Rocket, not a bad sort really, but sometimes.......!

He is a rare one but a harmless eejit at the back of it all........Thomas Davis GAA club have alot to answer for.

Gant in all fairness you have a cheek calling me a name of any sort especially a bigot, a man who was wronged by the GAA because of my love for football. Anyway i can ensure you i have nothing against thomas Davis, all though they do seem a bigoted shower of clowns. I never mention Thomas Davis, you seen the sort of people who supported them back then and you have to ask what sort of organisation are ye and are ye all like that?

What is it the battle cry is...........keep on hooping.

I'm not Shamrock Rovers you complete and utter buffoon, i've been saying that since the first time you mentioned it why do you persist? The other thing is why are you going onto a forum and going to the trouble of joining up to something that you hate like soccer and especially Irish soccer?

Don't be turning this around and playing the hard done by victim.........you made a fool of yourself with your silly thread........If you hate something leave it be.........I never joined any forum a member who was horified showed me the posts.......some were similar to your own but it was funny.

did u play league of ireland rock?

Answer the question Gant? You said before you were a regular on that forum, answer the bleeding questions bozo

Don't be making up stuff.......Answer is NO. I am not a regular on any soccer forum. Please read the posts before you make a fool of yourself.

a m8 of mine who played inter county football played league of ireland for a short time when he was in his late twenties.i remember asking him at the time ,what are u at?he said,ah sure its a few bob,keeps me fit and a bit of crack and anyway it pisses them soccer boys off that i can out play them

Answer the question ! You have just made yourself out to be the biggest liar in the history of the Irish betting forum this makes you the king of liars, now you have you said that you went onto it for a good laugh and others should do the same and that you might copy and paste some of the comments on there ! Do you deny saying this? Make my day gant

To be fair lads most bigots like rocketfingers wear blinkers and make up their own versions as they go along.
The one about the GAA blowing the euro championship bid is a classic.......The FAI have a share in 1 pitch that's up to scratch and paying interest only on the loan at the moment(awaiting a windfall to be fair from eufa/fifa/sky).

Comedy gold........one particular LOI forum is even funnier.

[b]Please read my post.
I never said i went on to it for a good laugh........a member showed me the crazy stuff on it.
I never told others to do the same and the copy and paste bit is comedy gold.
I deny it so.[/b]

Love it when you get tied up in knots and make a fool out of yourself, mission accomplished for tonight

I accept your apology.

I always wondered how someone as stupid as Rocketfingers could come up with some reasonable posts advising about soccer betting,thanks to GANT I now realise he copies them from another forum.I should have known as he has plagiarised before and constantly accused others of doing the same.

Aug 23, 2012 -- 10:30PM, wildmanfromborneo wrote:

I always wondered how someone as stupid as Rocketfingers could come up with some reasonable posts advising about soccer betting,thanks to GANT I now realise he copies them from another forum.I should have known as he has plagiarised before and constantly accused others of doing the same.

thats cheap coming from u wildbore/dark rosaleen when u spend days googling questions and answers for ur attention seeking quizzes