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At the time, the United States was the only bidder for the 2031 Rugby World Cup and the following month (November 2021) were in an “exclusive targeted dialogue” with World Rugby with regard to hosting the 2031 edition. [4] In April 2022, President Joe Biden sent a letter of support to World Rugby affirming his support for the bid. [5]
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. International men's rugby union competition Not to be confused with Rugby League World Cup. This article is about the men's rugby union tournament. For the women's World Cup in union, see Women's Rugby World Cup. For other world cups for rugby, see World cup of rugby. "RWC" redirects ...
South Africa are the latest winners, having won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the competition. The winning team is declared world champion and receives the Webb Ellis Cup. [1] If the score is a draw after 80 minutes of regular play, an additional 20-minute period of play, called extra time ...
World Rugby held a meeting with five potential Rugby World Cup 2023 hosts on 6 May 2015 in London that was attended by representatives from Ireland, Italy, South Africa, France and the United States. Apart from the U.S., the countries attending had all previously publicly announced their interest to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [5]
The 2023 Rugby World Cup (French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023) was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris.
Each of the Men's Rugby World Cups from 1987 to 2015 were hosted by countries that are considered the traditional powers in World Rugby. The first non Rugby Championship or Six Nations country to host a Rugby World Cup was Japan in 2019, after failed bids for the 2011 (awarded to New Zealand) and 2015 (awarded to England) tournaments. The women ...
1 Georgia and Russia were part of the Soviet Union in 1987, whose national team declined an invitation to the inaugural World Cup on political grounds. 2 Samoa was known as Western Samoa until 1997. 3 South Africa did not compete in 1987 and 1991 while subject to an international sporting boycott in opposition to the country's apartheid regime.