Quote: Ashulster "Hmm...i would say some of that world cup profit would be useful for this but a lot of that has probably been spent! (on useful things of course)'"
It'll still be peanuts compared to what Twickenham churns in every 6 Nations tournament/Autumn internationals.
Plus the RFU own the stadium, so it's all clear profit. NRL/RFL have to borrow stadia....
The IRB is substantially wealthier than the RLIF.
And let's not forget what the 2000 world cup did (or didn't....)