World Cup hosts named

Rugby’s biggest tournament is finally heading to the United States. Nowcomes the hard part for the sport’s leadership: Generating enough interest and sustainability to secure rugby’s place in a crowded US market. The World Cup will be staged in the US for the first time after being voted yesterday as the host of the men’s event in 2031 and the women’s tournament two years later. For the first time, World Rugby used a streamlined bid process to enable it to announce the hosts of all the World Cups from 2025-33, for both men and women. Australia was awarded the men’s World Cup in 2027 and the women’s tournament in 2029. England was announced as the host of the women’s World Cup in 2025.