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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rory Carroll in Limerick

A scrum in building form: Limerick hopes to cash in on rugby supremacy with new attraction

The International Rugby Experience in Limerick.
The International Rugby Experience in Limerick. Photograph: Paul Lehane

It rises over the centre of Limerick in a six-storey array of bricks and pillars and vaults that has been compared to a scrum in building form.

The International Rugby Experience, Ireland’s newest tourist attraction looms over its surroundings with a swagger that channels Ireland’s performances on the field. The €30m (£26m) complex boasts a design, scale and ambition to match the country’s status as a rugby superpower.

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