Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I also welcome the good news that Ireland will be hosting the women's Rugby World Cup in two years time. It is just reward for their successes in faraway countries all over the world and particularly their success in last year's world cup in Paris, where they finished fourth, having beaten on their way the famous New Zealand team, the Black Ferns. It was a major achievement for the women's team. One of the greatest upsets in rugby history was when Munster beat the famous All Blacks in Thomond Park so long ago. It brought back those memories. No doubt it will showcase our country in the four corners of the world and will help our tourism and economic situation. We look forward to it. It augurs well and will show that we have the infrastructure here and the people interested in rugby and we will welcome the 2023 men's world cup to Dublin, Belfast and Thomond Park. Hopefully we will be successful in obtaining that.