The 2025 Rugby League World Cup is in serious doubt after the hosts, France, confirmed they would not be able to stage the tournament due to funding cuts
Officials to consider options at summer board meetingThe 2025 Rugby League World Cup is in serious doubt after the hosts, France, confirmed they would not be able to stage the tournament. France had been preparing to be sole hosts of the event for the first time since they held it in 1972, but have pulled out after funding cuts from the French government.
The Guardian understands England will almost certainly not bid, with the significant government funding that helped toTroy Grant, the chair of the IRL, said: “The Rugby League World Cup in France in 2025 was always an ambitious project given the unprecedented short lead‑in time due to the pandemic. However, it had the advantage of following and leveraging off the widely acknowledged RLWC2021 success.
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