da bet7： Premier League football grounds are set to be used in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, according to former RFU chief executive Francis Baron.
da bwin： The likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle could well see their stadiums utilised in the international event, with Baron stating that the football teams have a legal obligation to help.
“I am not surprised things are coming to the crunch at this time,” Baron told The Telegraph.
“But as far as I am concerned all the stadiums in our bid have all signed venue-guarantee letters and they are legally obligated to provide their stadiums subject to resolving the actual dates.
“Of course you always had to address the scheduling issues much nearer the time. You couldn’t do it eight years in advance.
“What you can do eight years’ in advance is make an absolute, unequivocal commitment that you are going to provide your stadium and honour the clean stadium conditions and that you will work in good faith to find solutions to the scheduling problems when they arise nearer the date.
“They all have strong obligation, both moral and legal, to deliver,” he concluded.
The use of the stadiums could well see a difficult fixture list for the Premier League sides.
By Gareth McKnight