2027 Rugby World Cup

The 2027 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eleventh Rugby World Cup.

2027 Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 September – 23 October
No. of nations20
← 2023
2031 →

Hosting
See also: Rugby World Cup hosts

As of June 2019, three countries, Argentina, Australia and Russia, had declared their interest in hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[1][2] There has been speculation that the United States and South Africa would announce their interest in hosting the event, however, nothing has been officially announced.

World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont suggested in late 2018 that the host of the World Cup following the 2023 event in France could be an emerging nation.[3] World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper also suggested in 2019 that World Rugby may bid the 2027 and 2031 World Cups together (as they did with England 2015 and Japan 2019), so that they could make “a bolder decision and a traditional decision.”[4] Gosper further suggested that “2031 could give time for an American bid to be very credible and very strong.”[4] As of 2019, the hosts for the 2027 and 2031 tournaments are expected to be revealed in 2021.[5]

The fact that three consecutive World Cups (2015 England, 2019 Japan, and 2023 France) will have occurred in the northern hemisphere makes the southern hemisphere countries considered the favourites.[6] Relatedly, the fact that the 2023 tournament will be in France makes it unlikely that World Rugby would select a European country to host in 2027.

Announced bidders

Australia

Rugby Australia announced on 13 December 2017 that Australia would bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[7] Australia has previously hosted the 1987 Rugby World Cup together with New Zealand, as well as the 2003 Rugby World Cup on its own. If Australia were to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup it would mark 40 years since they hosted the first tournament in 1987.

Sydney Melbourne
Stadium Australia Sydney Football Stadium (2022) Docklands Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 56,347 Capacity: 33,000
Perth Adelaide
Perth Stadium Adelaide Oval
Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 53,583
Brisbane Western Sydney
Suncorp Stadium Western Sydney Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 30,000
Newcastle Gold Coast Canberra Townsville
Newcastle Stadium Robina Stadium Canberra Stadium North Queensland Stadium
Capacity: 30,500 Capacity: 27,400 Capacity: 25,011 Capacity: 25,000

Russia

Stanislav Druzhinin, general director of the Russian Rugby Union, at a meeting of the high council on 31 May 2019, said that Russia would apply to hold the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Russia would use the 2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.[8] The legacy of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be used to the maximum.[9]

Moscow Saint Petersburg Sochi
Luzhniki Stadium Spartak Stadium Krestovsky Stadium Fisht Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 81,000 Capacity: 44,307 Capacity: 64,468 Capacity: 47,659
Volgograd
Kazan
Volgograd Arena Kazan Arena
Capacity: 45,568 Capacity: 45,379
Rostov-on-Don Samara
Rostov Arena Cosmos Arena
Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 44,918
Nizhny Novgorod Saransk
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Mordovia Arena
Capacity: 44,899 Capacity: 44,442
Kaliningrad Krasnodar Yekaterinburg Krasnoyarsk
Kaliningrad Stadium Krasnodar Stadium Central Stadium Central Stadium[note 1]
Capacity: 35,212 Capacity: 35,074 Capacity: 35,061 Capacity: 15,000

Withdrawn bids

Argentina

The Argentine government announced on 5 October 2016 that Argentina would bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Argentina has never hosted the tournament before, but World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont pledged that he would back the right of countries such as Argentina to bid for the event.[10] Argentina is the only country to reach the World Cup semi-finals that has not hosted any World Cup matches.[11] Argentina has hosted the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens, 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship, 2010 IRB Junior World Championship, 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and, since 2012, two or three Rugby Championship matches a year.

In April 2020, Argentina withdrew their bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup to strengthen the Australian bid, making Australia favourites for the 2027 Rugby World Cup host.[12][13]

See also

Notes
  1. Despite not being included on the map, Central Stadium is located in Krasnoyarsk in central Krasnoyarsk Krai, which make up one of nine Krais, one of eight federal districts, and one of six federal subjects in Russia.

References
  1. "Australia to bid for 2027 Rugby World Cup and 2021 women's tournament". The Guardian Australia. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. "Argentina announces 2027 Rugby World Cup bid". Rugby.com.au. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. "Australia and South Africa could miss out on 2027 Rugby World Cup as Bill Beaumont says another emerging nation could host tournament". Fox Sports Australia. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. "Rugby World Cup in sights of United States". www.insidethegames.biz. 26 September 2019.
  5. "Australia "would kill it" at hosting another Rugby World Cup: Cheika | Rugby.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
  6. Neville, Conor (15 November 2017). "Why France win was the worst possible result for Ireland". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "Australia bidding for 2027 Rugby World Cup". SBS News. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. "Russia To Bid To Host RWC 2027". 6 October 2019.
  9. Dyachkova, Elena (31 May 2019). "Федерация регби России может подать заявку на проведение КМ-2027" [Russian Rugby Federation will apply to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup]. Ria (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. Cleary, Mick (17 November 2017). "I will not resign, insists beleaguered Bill Beaumont in the eye of World Cup storm". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. Tait, Paul (25 April 2017). "RWC 2027 in Argentina will cost US$200 million". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. Mulvanney, Nick (16 April 2020). "Argentina ready to abandon 2027 Rugby World Cup bid making Australia strong favourites to host tournament". The Independent. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. Gillen, Nancy (16 April 2020). "Argentina withdraw 2027 Rugby World Cup bid to strengthen Australian campaign". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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