EXETER being chosen as a host city for the Rugby World Cup comes with a price tag of £300,000.
Exeter's Sandy Park will hosting three games for the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and the city council's executive is meeting tonight to discuss whether to agree to set aside £300,000 from the New Homes Bonus to cover the cost of such things as a 'fanzone' which must be able to cope with an audience of a least 5,000, have at least one giant screen and an area set aside for food and drink suppliers. It must also be open for at least ten days.
There are additional costs which will be met by the county council which, as the highways authority, will be responsible for transport during the tournament.
A spokesman for the City council said they expect the benefits to be considerable.
