What will happen

How they will vote

World Rugby council members will have 39 votes in the secret ballot

The three candidate nations will not receive a vote

The host nation will be decided by a majority vote

If there is a tie, the decision will go to a second vote Who holds the votes?

Australia (3 votes), England (3), New Zealand (3), Scotland (3), Wales (3), Italy (3), Argentina (3), Japan (2), Asia Rugby (2), Oceania Rugby (2), Rugby Africa (2), Rugby Americas North (2), Rugby Europe (2), Sudamerica Rugby (2), Canada (1), Georgia (1), Romania (1), US (1)