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Bill Beaumont with the Webb Ellis Trophy
World rugby has taken measures to guarantee the future of men and women Rugby world cup hosts are selected transparently.
On Tuesday it was confirmed that the council of the global governing body had approved a progressive package of recommendations by the Rugby World Cup board that reflects the ambition of the organization of “select future men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup hosts through a transparent and best-practice host selection process”.
The council, at its interim meeting last week, confirmed that the awarding of the flagship Rugby World Cups for women (2025 and 2029) and men (2027 and 2031) will be determined by open vote following consideration of a technical assessment based on the risk.
The key decisions made by the council are:
– The council will consider a risk-based evaluation of candidate bids by the Rugby World Cup board and independent experts, rather than a recommendation.
– The awarding of the next two Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups will be determined by open electronic voting (the results of which will be published).
– When the decision involves only bids from a single nation, no bidder will vote on the award decision (as above).
– When the decision involves a joint bid from a nation versus a bid from a single nation, the following process will apply: single-nation and single-nation candidate unions can vote. The single-nation bidder will retain their existing council vote allocation. Voting rights for a joint candidacy of nations will be limited to a maximum of three votes (which is the maximum number of votes to which any union represented on the council is entitled).
World Rugby added that these decisions reflect best practices in the selection of hosts for major sporting events.
“It will also ensure that the Rugby World Cup is accessible and attractive to a wide range of potential hosts when the process begins next year and will ensure a result that is excellent for the host nations and excellent for world play.”“said the governing body in a statement.
“The decision has been well received by a growing number of stakeholders ahead of the formal process beginning in February 2021, and is based on the availability of dedicated presentation documents to help key stakeholders shape business models for their offer that maximize social, economic and sporting results. “
World Rugby President Bill Beaumont commented: “In my second term, I have strived to implement key governance improvements that inject greater transparency, clarity and consistency into our decision-making processes and Rugby World Cup is at the center of that strategy as our flagship men’s and women’s event and primary revenue driver.
“The decision my council colleagues make will ensure that we can move forward with a world-class host selection process that will provide a robust 10-year growth strategy for the sport, as we collectively seek to recover from the pandemic and optimize host certainty. income. for reinvestment in sport at all levels “.
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
