Ireland chances 50 50 to host the World Cup 2023.

Bidding to host he World Cup Rugby 2023

       Ireland is interested in hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2023. The next World Cup is England 2015. Then the World Cup was awarded to Japan 2019. Ireland has formally stated that will it  front $100 Million to host the event. Ireland already has 7 stadiums that are ready to host a World Cup.  “In addition to Croke Park and Belfast's Casement Park, the other GAA grounds which would be part of the IRFU's bid are Pairc Ui Chaoimh, the Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney and Galway's Pearse Stadium."




Dublin    Croke Park and Aviva stadium



    Croke Park will be the feature stadium that would host the semi-finals and Final games. The Rugby governing body wants a stadium over 60,000 for these games. 

Aviva Stadium is the newest state of the art stadium owned jointly by the soccer federation and the Rugby federation in Ireland. RDS will is also getting redeveloped to 25,000. This will give the Irish bid 3 beautiful stadiums in the biggest city Dublin.

Belfast.

    Casement Park the totally redeveloped rugby Stadium will be the feature stadium in Northern Ireland. It will be finished in Setember 2015. It will hold 40,000. Belfast will also have Kingspan Stadium to host games.

World Cup potential stadiums
	Stadium	Capacity	City	Renovation
1	Croke Park	82,500	Dublin	Complete
2	Aviva Stadium	51,200	Dublin	Complete
3	RDS	18,000	Dublin	25,000 – 2016
4	Kingspan-Ravenhill	18,000	Belfast	18,000-2014
5	Casement Park	40,000	Belfast	Sept 2015
6	Gaelic Grounds	50,000	Limerick
7	Thomond Park	26,500	Limerick	Complete
8	Pairc Ui Chaoimh	45,000	Cork	Jan 2017
9	Pearse Stadium	26,000	Galway	Complete
10	Fitzgerald Stadium	50,000	Killarney	Completed 2009
	6 Bold indicated GAA  Grounds to be used.

The GAA had to ask its members earlier this year to allow the stadiums to be opened up to other sports which it had previously done eight years ago. “

Cork

The stadium are redeveloped and Ireland would be a great place to host a World Event

            The World Rugby association might want to come back to Europe after going to Japan in 2019. Ireland has tremendous fan support and a great team that should keep the fans interested. Ireland is also very close to England, France, Wales, Scotland and Italy to draw the fans. Ireland is also combining both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland as one team. This is probably the biggest World Event Ireland could ever host. This might go a long was in achieving the bid. 

They will be up against

South Africa, who has hosted already (1995) but were unsuccessfully for the right to host the 2011, 2015, and 2019 tournament. South Africa already has the Stadiums in place after hosting the FIFA 2010 World Cup. This is a Rugby mad nation and a hot bed for the sport. It is this regions "turn" to host. The Bad: It already hosted in 1995

Ireland's Bid.  It has the stadiums, it has the interest. No other major tournament has been held in Ireland. Ireland has the top team in Europe now and the 3rd ranked team in the World. Ireland just won the 6 Nations Cup 2015. It has tremendous fan support. The biggest bonus is that Ireland will draw many fans from England, France, Scotland and Wales to this tournament. Bad: England hosted in 2015. Ireland also hosted 2 games to the Rugby World Cup in 1991.

USA-Canada bid could be the wild card since the game could grow more rapidly in Northern America if they were to host. They already have all the state of the art stadiums and infrastructure.

Bad: There is interest but not enough at this point to grant this marketing power the reigns. 

Argentina: is the emerging market for South America. They want to bring Rugby Argentina. Argentina tried to join the 6 nations cup but were denied, they then join the tougher Rugby Championship. They have soccer stadiums and infrastructure because of their soccer league.
Bad: not as much interest in South America yet...

Italy have never hosted but. Italy has the infrastructure and the stadiums. Italy however is not as good a pick than Ireland. Ireland has proved attendance better than Italy. Ireland also has a better team to last in the tournament longer. Ireland is also closer to England, Wales and Scotland. not as much interest in the sport as Ireland. 

        The Rugby World Cup has rotated between The Rugby Championship Nations (New Zealand, Australia, South Africa) and the 6 Nations Cup (England France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy) every other tournament. These nations have been the catalyst for the sport. Japan 2019 will break this cycle. The question will become where to go next. 

Rugby World Cup host and winners
1987	Australia & New Zealand	New Zealand
1991	England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales	Australia
1995	South Africa	South Africa
1999	Wales	Australia
2003	Australia	England
2007	France	South Africa
2011	New Zealand	New Zealand
2015	England	-
2019	Japan	-
2023	S Africa or Ireland
2027	America/Canada vs Ireland/S Africa loser	-
2031	America/Canada vs Scotland/Argentina