Joe Biden supports US Rugby World Cup bid in letter to Bill Beaumont
USA Rugby bidding to host men’s event in 2031 and women’s tournament in 2033
Johnny Watterson: Biennial World Cups smack of killing the goose that lays the golden egg
In World Rugby’s case they must also look at the physical burden that players face
World Rugby launches a far-reaching array of reforms
Independent panel will assess when players should return to play from concussion
With Rugby World Cup success, Japan have become adept at saying nothing
Against all odds, rugby is now very much in the spotlight thanks to team's exploits
Rugby World Cup: Namibia v Canada clash off but hopes high for Sunday’s other games
Kamaishi area suffered landslides and flooding during Typhoon Hagibis
Rugby World Cup: Typhoon contingency plan was to move matches 18 kilometres away
Yokohama’s back-up venue was the nearby Tokyo Stadium
Gerry Thornley: World Rugby had no Plan B as tournament is blown off course
If any country on the planet could relocate or defer big games it is surely Japan
The Offload: Steve Hansen sees the value of coming straight at issues
Ireland picked Johnny Sexton when he played in Paris, so why not white-hot winger Zebo?
RWC 2019: natural disaster could be a real threat in Japan
September brings about chaotic weather - but World Cup organisers are braced for it
Rugby World Cup could be extended from 20 teams to 24
Rugby does not have the global depth of football but World Rugby is keen to expand
Rugby World Cup bid: Quiet deals outmanoeuvred Ireland
Inexperienced Irish bid refused to wade into murky waters and instead played by the rules
John Robbie: 2023 World Cup can be catalyst for change in South Africa
Former Ireland scrumhalf says tournament would be ‘marvellous’ for adopted nation
Ireland’s Rugby World Cup bid was on a par with South Africa
Redacted section of controversial review shows Irish bid matched commercial offer and fee
France 2023 bid team promising to prevent the death of rugby
Bid leader Claude Atcher says ‘rugby will die’ if nothing is done in the next ‘five to 10 years’
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