Rugby/USA: a budget of $500m to host the 2031 and 2033 World Cups

"The forecasted expense (for the Men's and Women's Rugby World Cups, 2031 and 2033) is generally understood in the half billion-dollar mark (€450m)," said Jim Brown, chair of the USA Rugby Bid Committee, on 24/03/2022, which specified that discussions are underway with 28 potential host cities and 31 stadiums.

This announcement follows a series of workshops involving the USA Rugby Bid Committee and World Rugby held in Denver (USA), aimed at advancing "the exclusive targeted dialogue for a USA-hosted Rugby World Cup," said the American body on 18/03/2022, which chose to refocus its bid on the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup and the 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup.

The proposal submitted by USA Rugby, the rugby union's governing body in the United States, which will be examined by World Rugby on 12/05/2022, has the support of "the White House," according to Jim Brown, who indicated that an official letter from the US government to the international body would be sent within the next week, in order to demonstrate its full commitment.

USA Rugby had previously announced the United States' bid to…