Business of Sport: Qatar eyes major rugby matches, wants to host world cup

Business of Sport: Qatar eyes major rugby matches, wants to host world cup
The 974 Stadium in Qatar's capital Doha will host matches of the FIFA football World Cup 2022. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
Snooze and you lose.   That’s the adage that needs to be ringing in the ears of New Zealand and Australian national rugby unions now they're breaking bread and trying to sort out a meaningful future Super Rugby competition from 2024 on.Record viewing figures in the new United Rugby Championship (URC) – the cross-border club competition that South African franchises compete in after walking away from Super Rugby – mean the Lions, Sharks, Stormers and Bulls are gone forever.It's now only a small leap for the So...

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