LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium is unlikely to be used as a venue for the 2015 rugby World Cup due to club concerns over potential damage to the pitch, English media reported on Wednesday.
Competition organisers had hoped to hold up to three matches at Old Trafford and are keen to keep Manchester as a host city with Manchester City's Etihad stadium, now said to be under consideration despite not being on the organisers' original list of potential venues.
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