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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Hooley

We can build it, they will come: a USA Rugby World Cup will be a gamechanger

A packed Soldier Field in Chicago as the USA face New Zealand in 2014.
A packed Soldier Field in Chicago as the USA face New Zealand in 2014. An American World Cup will take in a diverse range of host cities. Photograph: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Thank you, World Rugby! Call me biased, as a current member of the national squad, but inviting the United States to host the 2031 and 2033 men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups is exactly what our sport needs. They know how to host a good party in the US and I believe both tournaments will be gamechangers.

As I’ve previously stated a World Cup in America is imperative if we want to propel rugby into a new stratosphere. With Major League Rugby (MLR) now adding to the excitement, interest in the sport is already growing. A Rugby World Cup here will make the sport even bigger.

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