Rugby World Cup means big bucks for sport and NZ economies

Summary

The Rugby World Cup could inject as much as $US1.67 billion into the global sports economy and $US654 million to the New Zealand economy, thanks to the influx of international visitors to the host country.

Tags: 2011 World Cup Tournament, All Blacks, Centre for the International Business of Sport (CIBS), impact of world cup on New Zealand Economy, MasterCard Worldwide, New Zealand Rugby World Cup, RCW 2011, Springbocks