SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer doubts that New Zealand or South Africa will host a Rugby World Cup again, as the two countries are unable to generate sufficient revenue.<\/p>\n
The Springboks<\/a> and All Blacks are the most successful nations in the tournament\u2019s history, collectively winning seven of the ten quadrennial competitions.<\/p>\n New Zealand<\/a> co-hosted the first tournament back in 1987 with Australia before being the sole host in 2011, while South Africa has hosted the competition just once, in 1995, failing to win the bid on several occasions since \u2013 most recently in 2023 to France.<\/p>\n The next men\u2019s World Cup<\/a> will be hosted in Australia in 2027, followed by the United States of America thereafter, and while there were hopes that the tournament could return to the African continent or Aoteoroa in the future, Oberholzer cannot see it working out.<\/p>\n The challenge for South Africa and New Zealand<\/p>\n This is because the tournament is the sole revenue stream that World Rugby has to fund its unions over a four-year period, and taking the competition to America, Europe and even the Middle East is more profitable than South Africa or New Zealand.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a challenge for us going forward,\u201d Oberholzer<\/a> told reporters in Cape Town.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Rugby World Cup is the only revenue stream for World Rugby that must fund the whole ecosystem.<\/p>\n \u201cAll the members must get some funding out of the Rugby World Cup. Therefore, World Rugby must take the tournament to where it can generate the most revenue and go where there is support from local and national governments.\u201d<\/p>\n Rassie Erasmus \u2018like a small town American gangster\u2019 at World Rugby meeting as All Blacks great can\u2019t fathom Springboks boss\u2019 \u2018problem\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Oberholzer\u2019s comments seemingly pour cold water over the reports that South Africa could throw their name into the hat<\/a> to host the 2035 tournament. Last year, it was reported that South Africa was in discussions with World Rugby to decide whether it should launch a bid or not.<\/p>\n World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin has revealed that the governing body was considering a return to Europe in 2035<\/a>, with Spain officially announcing their bid in their Christmas message to supporters last year.<\/p>\n Japan have also announced their bid as the Asian country hopes to host its second tournament, having done so in 2019, while it\u2019s believed that Argentina could spearhead a joint South American bid along with Uruguay, Chile and Brazil.<\/p>\n Italy are also eyeing up hosting the World Cup in 2035 or 2039, whilst Middle Eastern nations \u2013 Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE \u2013 and are considering a bid, possibly for the former.<\/p>\n