USA Rugby World Cup bid faces first big test with All Blacks game in DC

Around 50,000 fans are expected at the home of the Washington Football Team for what the host union hopes will be a taste of men's and women's events to come

I cannot overstate how important it would be to see women's rugby matches from the World Cup in NFL stadiums. That's just unheard of."

So said Phaidra Knight, former US Eagle and member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame, at an event this week to formally introduce the US bid to host the women's Rugby World Cup in 2029 and the men's in 2027 or 2031.