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WORLD CUP
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ith the Six Nations now complete and Ireland crowned as Champions the attention can turn towards the Rugby
World Cup in September. The event is set to bring thousands of visitors to the UK, creating 12,000 new jobs and
providing a £2.2 billion to boost the economy. Matches will be played across 11 different cities and 13 different
venues.
Speaking recently of the World Cup, RFU
Chief Executive Ian Ritchie said, “This is an
extremely important year for us. We have
an overarching objective to develop rugby
in England [