Time to take the Irish rugby show on the road

Time to take the Irish rugby show on the road

The historic and record-breaking attendance at Connacht’s maiden rugby game at MacHale Park last Saturday was an enormous success. No, the hosts didn’t get the required result in the United Rugby Championship clash but the fact that more than 27,000 spectators streamed through the turnstiles at the home of Mayo GAA was heartening for the province. This experiment followed on the heels of sell-out crowds for games at Croke Park and Páirc Uí Chaoi…