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Jamaica wants to host Rugby World Cup
August 16, 2008 RUSSIA and Jamaica have joined Australia as a record 10 nations have expressed an early interest in hosting the Rugby World Cups in 2015 or 2019.
The International Rugby Board hailed the "unprecedented response" to its call for bids to host the tournaments, including the proposition from 85th-ranked Jamaica which has never played at a World Cup.
"This is tremendous news for Rugby World Cup," IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset told reporters.
"Five of the six IRB regions are represented, with Italy, Jamaica and Russia signaling an interest to tender for a Rugby World Cup for the first time. Such a response highlights the growing development and popularity of rugby across the world."
Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Africa and Wales have already confirmed their interest in hosting the World Cup in 2015, while Australia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Russia, Scotland, South Africa and Wales submitted expressions of interest for the 2019 tournament, Lapasset said.
The host unions for both tournaments will be selected at a special meeting of the IRB council in July next year.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23217,00.html
Ireland Ireland Ireland - free accomodation free accomodation !
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
i would love to see it a nation that is not a traditional rugby stronghold. Holding it in Jamaica will also probably further expose those seppos to game.
Not to mention the Carribean looks pretty cool mon. Go Jamaica!! If venues are an issue the could spread the games around the rest of the islands, sorta like the West Indies in Cricket.
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For the god of Rugby - Russia and/or Jamaica and/or Japan.
For the good of me Australia and Ireland...
Brother Gallagher I hear you
Jamaica would be cool, but I doubt that they have the venues to handle it. The beer is not the best but I understand they have some other things to bring to the party.
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"jamacia we have a bodsled team"
Italy, Wales, England - free accomodation, free accomodation!
England!! But I dont want them to have it...Canada?
Canada? No free accomodation!
Well I only have Canada or England and I dont want them to play in England with Johnny over there...my family has a farm, it can fit everyone on it...Canada it is!!!
Last time the W Indies (of which Jamaica is one component) tried to host a major sporting event it was a farce......Cricket World Cup!
Scotland should be the sole host, end of debate!
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go with canada, the usa can host there pool matches in there own country, it would be fantastic for the game!
plus great beer!, great road trip!, bears and moose and otters! what mre do you want froma RWC!
i woul dbe happy to go to jamaca though! as crap as the cricket was, just the atmosphere would be a brand new experiance!
Pass the dutchie on the left hand side,great idea, but i love the idea of Canada hosting it as well, and Scotland as well...Start saving now i guess...
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