2023 Rugby World Cup 2023 Rugby World Cup 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 from 8 September to 21 October. The final will take place at the Stade de France. The French Rugby Federation bid was chosen by World Rugby on 15 November 2017, ahead of bids by the South African Rugby Union and the Irish Rugby Football Union. France had launched its bid on 9 February 2017. On 17 March, 12
2027 Rugby World Cup 2027 Rugby World Cup The 2027 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eleventh Rugby World Cup. If the Rugby World Cup expands from its current 20 teams for the 2023 tournament, it is likely that the 2027 tournament will keep this format. Two countries, Argentina and Australia, have declared their interest in hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Several other countries have speculated in hosting the tournament. From 1987 to 2015, the hosts had alternated between Europe (1991, 1999, 2007, 2015) and the southern hemisphere (1987, 1995, 2003, 2011). With World Rugby having selected France as host for