Crucial mission to make game global ramps up as USA get to host party

By PAUL REES

WORLD Rugby has stealthily moved from an organisation in which self-interest thrived to one which is now far more able to govern for the good of the global game.It had long been known that England, Australia and the United States would host the three women’s World Cups from 2025 and that the latter two would stage the next two men’s tournaments after France next year, but it was the way the decisions were made that showed how much has changed.It starkly contrasted with the process for the 2007 World Cup. England and France both submitted stand-alone bids...

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