USA on course to be named Rugby World Cup host for 2031 and 2033

World Rugby chief and US bid executives price bid at half-a-billion dollars and say Biden White House will express support

The US is on course to be named in mid-May as host of the 2031 men's Rugby World Cup and the women's event in 2033 with a bid priced at half a billion dollars and support from the Biden White House, executives including World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin said on Thursday.

We're not talking to anybody else about Rugby World Cup hosting in 2031 and 2033," Gilpin said. It doesn't mean it's a done deal ... but it means that we strategically believe we can deliver the right outcomes with this hosting plan."