When the team behind the United States’ Rugby World Cup bid began thinking about their hosting concept, they knew they wanted a coast-to-coast national effort – featuring some of the most exciting cities and state-of-the-art sports venues in the world. A Rugby World Cup in the United States is sure to see large, diverse audiences gather to watch an event many of them have never seen before, and that no one has ever seen on U.S. soil.

The United States’ tremendous professional sports infrastructure will allow some of the world’s most technologically advanced and luxurious stadiums to host Rugby World Cup matches for the first time. Bringing this incredible international sporting event to the U.S. will strengthen growing interest in the sport from audiences across the country and dramatically increase participation, performance, interest and investment in rugby before, during and after the Rugby World Cup.