2023 Rugby World Cup - wikipedia 2023 Rugby World Cup 2023 Rugby World Cup Tournament details Host nation France Dates September -- October No. of nations 20 ← 2019 2027 → The 2023 Rugby World Cup, to be hosted by France, is scheduled to be the tenth Rugby World Cup, taking place in the year of the 200th anniversary of the ' invention ' of the sport by William Webb Ellis. Contents 1 Hosting 1.1 Confirmed bidders 1.1. 1 South Africa 1.1. 2 Ireland 1.1. 3 France 1.2 Hosting recommendation and decision 1.3 Declined or withdrew bid 1.3. 1 Italy 1.3. 2 United States 1.3. 3 Argentina 2 Teams 3 Broadcasting 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Hosting See also : Rugby World Cup hosts Several countries have declared their interest in hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup, including France and Ireland. Both countries that have already hosted RWC matches, and countries looking to host a tournament for the first time. World Rugby may select the hosts for the 2023 and 2027 at the same time ( as they did with the 2015 and 2019 tournaments ). The bidding schedule is as follows : Date Event 14 May -- 15 June 2015 Unions submit an expression of interest to World Rugby 3 July 2015 World Rugby confirms bidders May 2016 World Rugby releases tender documentation 1 September 2016 Deadline for unions to confirm their intent to tender a bid 1 November 2016 Start of candidate phase for unions that meet the criteria outlined 1 June 2017 Deadline to submit detailed bid documents to World Rugby 25 September 2017 Bid presentations at World Rugby council meeting 31 October 2017 Recommendation of World Rugby council based on the Evaluation report 15 November 2017 World Rugby announces host for the 2023 Rugby World Cup The bidding process formally kicked off on 14 May 2015. World Rugby held a meeting with five potential Rugby World Cup 2023 hosts on 6 May 2015 in London that was attended by representatives from Ireland, Italy, South Africa, France and the United States. Apart from the U.S., the countries attending had all previously publicly announced their interest to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. On 3 July 2015 World Rugby confirmed interest from the following four nations by the deadline of 15 June 2015 : France Ireland Italy ( withdrew bid on 28 September 2016 ) South Africa Confirmed bidders After hosting the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, World Rugby may look to host the tournament in the sports ' ' heartlands ', leaving South Africa and Ireland as favourites. South Africa Soweto Johannesburg Cape Town Durban Pretoria Port Elizabeth Bloemfontein Nelspruit Locations of the 8 stadia provisionally included in South Africa 's bid. South Africa was considered one of the frontrunners to host the 2023 competition, having hosted the 1995 tournament and bid unsuccessfully for the right to host the 2011, 2015, and 2019 tournaments. In April 2016 the South African government banned its own rugby union from bidding to stage the 2023 World Cup over its failure to provide enough opportunities for black players. SA Rugby sought urgent talks with sports minister Fikile Mbalula in an effort to get its ban lifted in time for it to bid for the Rugby World Cup 2023. Jurie Roux, the chief executive of SA Rugby stated `` There is no question that we have more work to do and we could be moving faster, but our sport has undergone a major overhaul in the past two or three years and we have definitely made great progress. '' South Africa confirmed the bid on 9 May 2017 after the ban was lifted. There are optimistic projections of a R27 billion injection to the local economy by hosting the event, with a focus on eight stadiums across seven cities. Stadium Location Capacity Matches FNB Stadium Soweto, Johannesburg 94,736 Pool Matches, Quarter Finals, Final Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg 62,567 Pool Matches, Quarter Final, Semi Final, Bronze Medal Match Cape Town Stadium Cape Town 55,000 Pool Matches, Quarter Finals, Semi Final Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban 54,000 Pool Matches, Quarter Finals Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria 51,762 Pool Matches Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port Elizabeth 48,000 Pool Matches Free State Stadium Bloemfontein 46,000 Pool Matches Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit 40,929 Pool Matches Ireland The Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, together with the Irish Rugby Football Union, formally announced on 5 December 2014 their intentions to launch a bid to host the event. Dick Spring, former Tánaiste and Ireland rugby player, and Chair of Ireland 's Rugby World Cup 2023 bid, stated in May 2015 that Ireland already had received pledges of support from 40 % of World Rugby 's board 's 27 votes. Ireland 's bid included both rugby and Gaelic games grounds. The 82,000 capacity GAA stadium Croke Park would host the final, while other newly redeveloped GAA stadia such as Casement Park, Fitzgerald Stadium, MacHale Park and Páirc Uí Chaoimh would be part of the bid. In July 2017, emergency legislation was passed by the Oireachtas to grant the sports minister the explicit statutory authority to make the financial guarantees which Rugby World Cup Limited required. Croke Park Aviva Stadium RDS Arena Casement Park Kingspan Stadium Thomond Park Páirc Uí Chaoimh Fitzgerald Stadium Pearse Stadium MacHale Park Nowlan Park Celtic Park Locations of the 12 stadia provisionally included in Ireland 's bid. On 15 November 2016, 12 stadia were announced as being part of the bid. The provisional list included Ireland 's home stadium, Aviva Stadium, the home grounds of Leinster, Munster and Ulster, and eight GAA grounds, with two of these from each province. Some sites, such as Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Casement Park, are currently undergoing renovations or expansions. Their planned capacities, as listed on the IRFU 's website, are provided. Stadium Owner Location Capacity Match Category Croke Park GAA Dublin ( Drumcondra ) 82,300 Opening match, pool games, quarter - final & final Aviva Stadium IRFU FAI Dublin ( Ballsbridge ) 51,700 Pool games, quarter - final, semi-final Páirc Uí Chaoimh Cork GAA Cork 45,770 Pool games, quarter - final, semi-final Fitzgerald Stadium Kerry GAA Killarney 43,180 Pool games, quarter - final Casement Park Antrim GAA Belfast 34,186 Pool games Pearse Stadium Galway GAA Galway 26,197 Pool games MacHale Park Mayo GAA Castlebar 38,000 Pool games Thomond Park IRFU Limerick 26,987 Pool games Nowlan Park Kilkenny GAA Kilkenny 27,800 Pool games RDS Arena Royal Dublin Society Dublin ( Ballsbridge ) 18,677 Pool games Kingspan Stadium IRFU Belfast 18,168 Pool games Celtic Park Derry GAA Derry 22,000 Pool games France Saint - Denis Marseille Lyon Lille Bordeaux Saint - Étienne Nantes Nice Toulouse Locations of the 9 stadia provisionally included in France 's bid. France, which hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup, expressed interest in hosting the 2023 tournament. France launched its bid on 9 February 2017 revealing 19 potential host cities and an environmentally friendly transport plan. On 17 March, 12 host cities were selected. This list was later reduced to 9 cities ( excluding Paris, Montpellier and Lens ) : Stadium Location Capacity Stade de France Saint - Denis 81,338 Stade Vélodrome Marseille 67,394 Parc Olympique Lyonnais Lyon 59,186 Stade Pierre - Mauroy Lille 50,157 Matmut Atlantique Bordeaux 42,115 Stade Geoffroy Guichard Saint - Étienne 41,965 Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes 38,128 * or 40,000 Allianz Riviera Nice 35,624 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse 33,150 * To replace with new stadium also before 2024 Summer Olympics Hosting recommendation and decision On 31 October 2017, the Rugby World Cup Limited Board submitted a comprehensive evaluation report of the bidders. The report stated that all three countries were capable of hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and recommended South Africa as the preferred host in light of the report 's scoring. The evaluation report included a summary of the scoring : RWCL executive summary scoring Criteria Weight South Africa France Ireland Finance, commercial and commitments 35 % 26.69 28.44 26.69 Venues and host cities 30 % 26.63 22.88 21.75 Tournament infrastructure 20 % 15.50 13.75 13.63 Vision and hosting concept 10 % 6.25 7.06 6.75 Tournament, organisation and schedule 5 % 3.91 3.75 3.44 TOTAL 100 % 78.97 75.88 72.25 The biggest differentiating factor among scoring was for venues. South Africa has an ample number of large and modern stadiums by virtue of its hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. By contrast, Ireland has not hosted a tournament of similar magnitude, and its stadiums would require significant technology and telecom upgrades to meet RWC requirements. The evaluation report was met with criticism from French and Irish sources. The President of the French Rugby Federation, Bernard Laporte questioned why France, which had recently hosted the successful UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament, scored lower than South Africa for both stadiums and hotels. Irish media questioned why all three countries received the same score on security ; South Africa has the eighth highest murder rate in the world, over 50 times higher than Ireland 's rate. Additionally, the report included limited reference to the fact that Durban, South Africa had initially won the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, before the Commonwealth Games Federation was forced to strip Durban of hosting rights for failure to deliver on key obligations and commitments. The evaluation report by the Rugby World Cup Limited Board states that French law considers a criminal offence to use, hold or sell drugs. The French bid states that this `` would have no impact on RWC 2023 as a tournament, including the participating teams '', but it `` has not provided any official government documentation to support this statement and therefore this could pose a risk to the tournament and participating teams ''. According to the report, RWCL `` did not specifically request government commitment at this stage ''. The World Rugby Council voted on 15 November 2017 to award the 2023 World Cup hosting rights to France. In the first round of voting, no country achieved a majority. Ireland were then eliminated as they gained the fewest votes in the first round. France defeated South Africa in the second round of voting. Council members reportedly preferred the financial superiority of the French bid. According to ESPN, `` France 's proposal guaranteed a net revenue return of £ 350 million for World Rugby to invest back into the game ; Ireland and South Africa 's in turn came in at around £ 270m. '' After the vote, IRFU chief executive Philip Browne conceded that last - placed Ireland could n't match the other two countries financial offer and stadiums, and questioned whether World Rugby would allow a small country to host the World Cup. The council voting was as follows : RWC Council voting Candidate Round 1 Round 2 France 18 24 South Africa 13 15 Ireland 8 -- TOTAL 39 39 Declined or withdrew bid Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome Stadio Flaminio, Rome San Siro, Milan Stadio Olimpico, Turin Marassi, Genoa Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Stadio Dall'Ara, Bologna Stadio Friuli, Udine Stadio Euganeo, Padua Stadio San Paolo, Naples Stadio San Nicola, Bari Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo Locations of the 12 stadia provisionally included in Italy 's bid. The Italian Rugby Federation ( FIR ) confirmed in March 2015 its intention to bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. On 12 August 2016, the Italian Rugby Federation announced the 12 stadiums they expressed interest in using for the 2023 event. However, on September 28, 2016, Italy officially withdrew from the competition to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, after the decision of the Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, to decline the bid of Rome to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. United States The United States was anticipated to bid and was considered a possible contender to host the 2023 or 2027 Rugby World Cup. World Rugby CEO Mike Miller stated in 2010 that the United States would host a Rugby World Cup, stating that `` it 's a question of when, not if. '' Argentina Argentina 's World Rugby Council representative Agustín Pichot stated that Argentina wanted to host the 2023 tournament. In May 2016, following a meeting with Pichot, Argentine President Mauricio Macri announced government support for a 2027 Rugby World Cup bid. Teams The Rugby World Cup may expand from its current 20 teams for the 2023 tournament. 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Question: who is hosting the 2023 rugby world cup
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