So the decision has been made and as widely predicted England have been awarded the 2015 competition with Twickenham to host the final. The Millenium stadium Wales, as well as football stadiums will be used to spread the competition around as much of England as possible, with just Cardiff in Wales. Japan has been awarded the 2019 event and again this was as widely … [Read more...]
2015 & 2019 Decision day Tuesday
Well they day is almost here and all the signs point to England hosting 2015 and Japan 2019. Tuesday 28th we will hear the results and we will let you know as soon as the decision is released. … [Read more...]
4 Nations present bids for 2015 and 2019
England, Italy, Japan and South Africa have all presented their bids to host Rugby World Cup tournaments The four Unions tendering to host Rugby World Cup 2015 or 2019 today unveiled their bids to the IRB Council in Dublin. Italy, Japan and South Africa are tendering to host either Rugby World Cup 2015 or 2019, while England is bidding for Rugby World Cup 2015. The … [Read more...]
Japan enters Rugby World Cup race for 2015/19
Japan has officially submitted a bid to host the 2015 or 2019 Rugby World Cup. The Asian nation, which lost out to New Zealand for 2011, will compete against England, South Africa and Italy, with the winners to be announced in July. Asia has never staged the Rugby World Cup but the bid has wide support in the region with a proposal to play some matches in Hong Kong and … [Read more...]
South Africa delivers bids for World Cup’s 2015 and 2019
South Africa has joined the race to host the Rugby World Cups in either 2015 or 2019. The South Africa Rugby Union delivered its application to the International Rugby Board on Thursday, ahead of the Friday, 8 May deadline. They plan to use the stadiums being built for football's 2010 World Cup finals, with the opening match and final at the 90,000-capacity Soccer City … [Read more...]