U.S. expected to be named host of Rugby World Cups
With full support from the White House, a U.S. bid to get the men's and women's Rugby World Cup on track is expected to get the green light on Thursday as the sport appears to be preparing to break new ground.
The Rugby World Cup, the sport's governing body, will announce the countries that will host the 2025-2033 World Cup for Men and Women, for a total of five tournaments.
The United States will win the Men's Championship in 2031 - the first to be held in North or South America - and the Women's Championship in 2033. Canada hosted the 2006 Women's World Cup.
World Rugby further described what he described as an "exclusive goal-oriented dialogue" with the United States last year, with CEO Alan Gilpin saying in March : "We strategically believe we can achieve the right results with this host plan. liver. ".
In 2016, rugby returned to the Olympics for the first time since 1924, although the Olympic version is rugby's seventh, differing in 15 respects from the Rugby World Cup. For the first time in 2018, the United States hosted both the Men’s and Women’s World Cups in San Francisco.
Using a new host partnership model, World Rugby wants to give the World Cup the same place, believing it will "support the growth of the sport".
World rugby sees the American market as an area with untapped potential, both from a commercial and sporting point of view.
The 2019 FIFA World Cup for men in Japan was the first to be held in Asia and attending the sports show in the United States will be another step towards creating a new rugby market. In some parts of the world, the men's tournament - held every four years - ranks third in world sporting events after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
The U.S. rugby team said about two dozen cities in the United States are likely to host the 2031 and 33rd World Cup games.
President Joe Biden sent a letter to World Rugby last month stating his support for American performances and "the development of rugby in the United States". The president gave "government guarantees" to organize the tournaments.
"On behalf of the people of the United States, I would like to offer my full support for this show," he wrote.
The US offer will cost about half a billion dollars, with profits and losses shared between World Rugby and US Rugby.
If the bid is successful, the Rugby World Cup will be followed by the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Australia are very interested in winning the Men's Rugby World Cup in 2027 and the Women's Championship in 2029, after gaining 'preferred candidate' status from the Rugby World Championships in November. England will most likely be announced as the host country of the 2025 Women's World Cup.
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