The USA Rugby World Cup Bid Committee was joined by World Rugby CEO, Alan Gilpin and colleagues this week in Denver for a series of productive workshops to progress the exclusive targeted dialogue for a USA-hosted Rugby World Cup. The meetings reviewed central topics including budget, US government support and rugby development.
With support of World Rugby, the United States has also restructured the hosting model to target both the 2031 Men’s and 2033 Women’s Rugby World Cup events, and World Rugby is in full support of exploring that concept during continued discussions. The model of consecutive events in 10-years’ time is aligned with a projected development timeline for successful Rugby World Cup experiences in the United States and global rugby advancement.
The new Rugby World Cup hosting model sees a partnership business approach between the host nation and World Rugby, moving away from the traditional rights awarding model. This will enable the host nation, the host union and World Rugby to maximize strategic outcomes.