RWC 2011 Hosted By New Zealand
The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh Rugby World Cup. At a meeting of the International Rugby Board (IRB) held in Dublin on 17 November 2005, New Zealand was selected as the host country beating off a strong challenge from Japan and South Africa. There were two rounds of voting by the IRB Council, with South Africa eliminated in the first round and then Japan much to the disappointment of the second level nations who had hoped to have the contest with one of theirs for the first time.
Expect 12 Maori Venues
We now have confirmation the tournament will start around September and end early in November 2011. The IRB having reached this conclusion at their meeting in November 2006. There will be 48 matches, and the potential for 12 different venues. The final will be played at Eden Park in Auckland, which will have a crowd capacity of over 60,000. Following its re-development. It will be the largest sporting event ever held in New Zealand eclipsing the 1987 Rugby World Cup, 1990 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 America's Cup, as the worldwide popularity for rugby union continues to expand.
Latest 2011 RWC News
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Trinidad and Tobago into next round of Qualification - Trinidad and Tobago won the Caribbean Rugby Championship on Saturday to book their place in the next round of qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand
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2011 Qualification process starts in April 2008 - The 2007 contest may only have been 6 months ago, but the qualification for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand starts on April 20 in the Cayman Islands as the 2008 Caribbean Championship doubles as a RWC 2011 qualifying event
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Eden Park Auckland for Final and Semis - Following confirmation of the seeding and draw process for Rugby World Cup 2011, Rugby New Zealand (RNZ) 2011 Ltd has confirmed the timeline for the allocation of matches and team bases for the Tournament
