2031 Rugby World Cup

The 2031 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the twelfth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It is scheduled to take place in the United States, tentatively from September to October 2031. This will be the first time the tournament is held in the Americas.

2031 Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation United States
DatesSeptember – October 2031 (tentative)
← 2027
2035 →

Host nation selection

The United States officially launched their bid to host the 2027 or 2031 Rugby World Cup in October 2021,[1][2] while in February the same year, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland had considered a joint bid to host the 2031 edition.[3] At the time, the United States was the only bidder for the 2031 Rugby World Cup and the following month (November 2021) were in an “exclusive targeted dialogue” with World Rugby with regard to hosting the 2031 edition.[4]

In April 2022, President Joe Biden sent a letter of support to World Rugby affirming his support for the bid.[5] On May 12, 2022, World Rugby announced the United States had won the bid to host the 2031 Rugby World Cup.[6][7]

2031 Rugby World Cup
bidding results
Nation Votes
 United States Acclamation

Development and preparations

Possible expansion

The possibility of expanding the number of teams from twenty to twenty-four has been proposed. A final decision of expansion will be up to World Rugby.[8]

Dates

The Rugby World Cup typically takes place from September to October. In the United States, this would overlap with the 2031 NFL season and the 2031 Major League Soccer season. As many of the proposed venues are NFL stadiums and Major League Soccer stadiums, there is the possibility of the tournament being held during the summer months (June–September) to avoid clashing with the both leagues' schedules.[9] However, a determination of scheduling is yet to be made.[10][11]

Candidate host cities

A total of 24 cities have been shortlisted for the 2031 Rugby World Cup. Shortlisted cities include Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.. Most of the proposed venues are NFL stadiums, with a number of MLS stadiums in the running as well.[12][13][14] Among the 24 cities which are under consideration, 11 of them have been selected as host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Qualifying


The below table shows the qualified teams as of 28 April 2022:

Qualifying teams
Region Team Qualification
method		 Previous
Apps		 Previous best result World
Ranking1
Americas North  United States Hosts TBD Pool stage

See also

References
  1. "United States Launches Campaign To Host Men's and Women's Rugby World Cup's". usabid.rugby. USA Rugby. October 20, 2021.
  2. "USA Rugby launches bid to host Rugby World Cup". Associated Press. October 21, 2021.
  3. Carp, Sam (February 3, 2021). "2031 Rugby World Cup: Home nations consider joint bid to host tournament". SportsPro.
  4. "World Rugby Apporoves United States For Exclusive Targeted Dialogue On Hosting Rugby World Cup 2031". usabid.rugby. November 24, 2021.
  5. Pengelly, Martin (April 21, 2022). "Joe Biden supports US Rugby World Cup bid in letter to Bill Beaumont". The Guardian. New York.
  6. "Rugby World Cup Host Locations Confirmed Through To 2033". World Rugby. May 12, 2022.
  7. Morgan, Amy (May 12, 2022). "The U.S. is named a Rugby World Cup host". NPR.
  8. "U.S. 2031 RWC hosts consider expansion". ESPN. May 11, 2022.
  9. Williams, Bob (May 13, 2022). "2031 RWC likely to be staged in summer to avoid NFL clash". sportbusiness.com.
  10. "United States to host Rugby World Cup and pledges not to 'do a Qatar'". the Guardian. May 12, 2022.
  11. Kelleher, Will. "NFL clash could force 2031 Rugby World Cup into summer slot" – via The Times.
  12. "US President Biden confirms support for Rugby World Cup bids in 2031 and 2033".
  13. "Host Cities From Coast-To-Coast". usabid.rugby. November 8, 2021.
  14. "United States named host nation for 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cup - USA Rugby".
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