Shaw Thing: Launceston the obvious host for 2023 World Cup

Rob Shaw
January 6 2020 - 2:30pm
Try again: Launceston's York Park hosts the 2003 Rugby World Cup match between Romania and Namibia.
Try again: Launceston's York Park hosts the 2003 Rugby World Cup match between Romania and Namibia.

Lessons learned from Tasmania's two previous involvements in world cups jointly staged by Australia and New Zealand have the state well placed should it complete a hat-trick with the women's soccer equivalent.

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Rob Shaw

Rob Shaw

Sports editor

Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.

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