Australia are expected to be named as hosts of the 2027 Rugby World Cup and could target Eddie Jones to help their bid for success on home soil
Australia are expected to be confirmed as the host nation of the 2027on Thursday and could target Eddie Jones to help their bid for success on home soil.
World Rugby overhauled its bidding process after the controversial decision to award France the 2023 tournament five year ago, after South Africa had been recommended in an independent evaluation, and another late u-turn is inconceivable.Australia last hosted the World Cup in 2003, when England were crowned champions following Jonny Wilkinson’s famous drop-goal against Jones’s Wallabies in the final.
The decision to award the 2031 tournament to the US, meanwhile, will be hugely significant as rugby union seeks to expand into new commercial markets. The US president, Joe Biden, hasbut there is nonetheless scope for embarrassment if the USA team fail to advance through their playoff against Chile and reach the 2023 World Cup tournament.
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