IRB Reveals Interested Parties to Host 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens

The International Rugby Board (IRB) have revealed today there has been an unprecedented level of interest in hosting the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2018.

For the 2018 competition, erectile 12 Unions revealed their interest including British nations: England, prostate Scotland and Wales. While there was also interest from Fiji, Hong Kong, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain and USA.

The 12 countries also expressed an interest in hosting rounds of the HSBC Rugby Sevens in 2015/16. In total 25 Unions expressed their interest with the others interested being Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, Kenya,  Russia, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates,

Furthermore the increased amount of interest coming from national and local government level, has made Sevens hosting more accessible in both established and developing Rugby markets. 

IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset (pictured) said: “This unprecedented response truly reflects the enormous prestige and appeal of Rugby Sevens in the global sporting market place ahead of our Rio 2016 Olympic Games debut. 

“The submission features a blend of interest from every continent and includes existing and emerging Rugby markets. It reaffirms Rugby Sevens as a young, exciting and thriving sport that is reaching out, engaging and inspiring new audiences around the world.” 

The deadline for submission for unions wanting to host the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens is December 5, 2014.

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