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Rugbynomics: The financial impact of hosting a Rugby World Cup

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As France hosts hundreds of thousands of rugby fans from around the world for the 2023 World Cup, we take a deep-dive into the business that surrounds the game with Herbert Mensah, president of Rugby Africa who joins us from Accra in Ghana, as well as Christina Philippou, a principal lecturer at the University of Portsmouth with a particular research interest in sports finance.

Added on the 14/09/2023 16:00:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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