Sir John Kirwan: former All Black on Qatar making a shock bid to host the Nations Championship
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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Rugby could be headed to the Middle East for the new Nations Championship, according to new reports.
Qatar has reportedly made a bid to host the three-day finals event - a bid that promises commercial returns of $1.68 billion (NZD).
Former All Black Sir John Kirwan is hopeful the power of sport can create a platform to address the outside issues in Qatar.
"You'd be hoping that our leadership across rugby - World Rugby and New Zealand Rugby - are putting some pressure on. They want the rugby to come there, they have oil money, but we also need to use that platform to ask serious questions."
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