Kirwan: Japan’s football World Cup bid could harm RWC 2019 27/01/2010 |
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Japan’s national rugby coach John Kirwan foresees problems if the country wins the 2018 football World Cup on top of hosting the rugby equivalent a year later.
Kirwan says two sports would have to work extremely closely because of the proximity of the two events to ensure that the first Rugby World Cup (RWC) to take place in Asia is a success in 2019.
"It could be a negative rather than a positive," Kirwan told Reuters. "A one-year difference is a bit tough with how the economy is.
"[But] if they're going to build five new stadiums then I'd say 'good idea' because then you can spread the infrastructure costs across two sports – which is what England is doing."
London will host the 2012 Olympics, while England stages the 2015 Rugby World Cup and is bidding for the 2018 and 2022 football World Cups.
"It's been a real positive for England because they had to spend so much money on their infrastructure," added Kirwan, who played an important role in Japan's successful 2019 bid.
"They have the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup and now they're trying for the soccer World Cup – they actually pay for their infrastructure."
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