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England awarded 2015 World Cup tournament
rugby28 July:  The 2015 Rugby World Cup has been awarded to England.  The International Rugby Board announced the result on Tuesday.  Japan was awarded the event in 2019.  England  fought off competition from South Africa and Italy for the right to stage the 2015 World Cup.  It will be the first time England will have hosted the competition since 1991.  The Rugby Football Union chairman, Martyn Thomas, called the decision "a relief, and also great joy for England."  Japan will host the competition for the first time in 2019.  Japan Rugby Football Union president Yoshiro Mori said "Japan has much to offer the World Cup.  We are honoured to welcome the global rugby family to our country and for the first time ever to Asia."
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1 Wednesday, 05 August 2009 21:32
Mardo Gray
It is about time the IRB gave the world cup to a non tier one nation, and should have happened for the next RWC.

Lets hope that in future other countries outside the tri nations or British Isles/France are awarded the event.

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