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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 77 

Supporting United States bids to host the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World 

Cup tournaments. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2022 

Mr. MOONEY (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CASTEN, and Mr. 

HUDSON) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Supporting United States bids to host the Men’s and 

Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments. 

Whereas, on October 20, 2021, USA Rugby, the national 

governing body for the sport in the United States, and 

partner organizations publicly launched the United States 

bid to host the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 or 2031, 

and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2029; 

Whereas rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the 

United States, with more than 100,000 USA Rugby 

members playing in over 2,500 clubs nationwide, college 

and high school age players comprising nearly half of the 

community, and new professional and top-level rugby organizations continuing to build interest in the game; 


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Whereas the Women’s Rugby World Cup tournament will 

bring teams from 16 nations and the Men’s Rugby World 

Cup tournament will bring teams from 20 nations, presenting an opportunity for the United States as host 

country to demonstrate the highest achievable standards 

for hosting a global sporting event and to serve as a 

benchmark for future organizers; 

Whereas hosting Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments in the United States brings with it the prospect 

of record-setting attendance and financial performance, 

with recent Rugby World Cup events bringing more than 

242,000 fans from around the world to host countries 

and more than 1,700,000 spectators to stadiums, allowing revenues and tourism generated by the competition to 

be used for the further development of rugby and economic growth throughout our Nation; 

Whereas 28 American cities are working with USA Rugby to 

plan for hosting upcoming Men’s and Women’s Rugby 

World Cup matches, with each of these cities embodying 

the diversity and enthusiasm of the world’s leading sports 

market and guaranteeing each participating team and its 

followers an exciting and welcoming atmosphere; 

Whereas the United States offers a valuable and receptive 

market within which to further develop the sport of 

rugby, which in turn will have significant impact on and 

off the field through the sport’s contributions to healthy 

lifestyles, community development, and economic growth; 

Whereas the United States possesses all necessary state-ofthe-art infrastructure in its stadiums and potential host 

cities to ensure that the tournaments set a new standard 

of quality, comfort, security, and safety for players, officials, spectators, media, and sponsors alike; 


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Whereas hosting Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments in the United States would serve as a tremendous impetus to national and international goodwill, as 

the competition would bring people from many nations, 

along with a diverse domestic audience, together to enjoy 

a sport rooted in respect, inclusivity, and integrity; and 

Whereas pursuant to World Rugby bidding procedures, certain Federal agencies have been asked to issue guarantees that, upon authorization or appropriation, would establish the conditions required to help make Men’s and 

Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments hosted in the 

United States the most successful in history: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes and supports the efforts of USA 

4 Rugby and its partners to bring upcoming Men’s 

5 and Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments to the 

6 United States; 

7 (2) encourages the President of the United 

8 States and appropriate Federal agencies to support 

9 USA Rugby in its efforts to meet all requirements 

10 for the United States to host upcoming Men’s and 

11 Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments; and 

12 (3) stands prepared to give full consideration to 

13 legislative proposals or other requests by the Presi14 dent to provide support related to upcoming Men’s 


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1 and Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments if the 

2 United States is selected to host these events. 

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