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Published 22:58 27 Sept 2018 BST
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"World Rugby will have to have a philosophical debate going forward," Beaumont told reporters last week. "It's important that we are commercially successful but we do need to have that debate whether the next World Cup following France will go to an emerging country or an established country that actually needs a bit of help as well. "Do you say to Argentina, do you say to Ireland, Canada, the USA, these are countries we're going to because actually strategically, that is going to make the biggest difference in that area?"
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, commented after the failed 2023 bid that there may be occasions in the future where Ireland could show the world what they're capable of and that the independent review group did identify Ireland as capable hosts, even if there are still a number of concerns around potential bids.
"I am of course deeply disappointed by this result but I wish France the very best in their preparations for Rugby World Cup 2023. World Rugby had a choice of three excellent contenders," said Varadkar. "As someone who has been involved in the bid from the beginning, I had hoped that Ireland would be selected. But we were beaten by another excellent candidate and I know that France will host a superb tournament in 2023. I have no regrets about bidding for the tournament and I want to thank everyone who was involved in it. "We should never forget that the technical report found that Ireland would be excellent hosts for Rugby World Cup 2023, and there may be other occasions for Ireland to show the world what we are capable of."
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