RWC Set To Deliver Nearly £1b To UK Economy

An economic impact study has revealed that the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England is set to deliver nearly £1 billion of additive value into the UK economy. The study, undertaken by EY on behalf of England Rugby 2015, looked at the different ways in which a World Cup can benefit the host nation. The headline figure from the report is surely the £2.2 billion estimate for total output generated by the tournament, which is in line with a previous economic study undertaken by Deloitte in 2008. The EY report predicts that this will translate into a contribution of £982 million to national GDP in the U…