{"id":548098,"date":"2026-03-18T10:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/548098\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:03:08","slug":"argentina-to-launch-bid-to-host-rugby-world-cup-2035","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/548098\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina to launch bid to host Rugby World Cup 2035"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/argentina\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina<\/a> Rugby Union (UAR) announced on Tuesday that it intends to officially bid for the hosting rights for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/rugby-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rugby World Cup<\/a> 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Back in September, World Rugby said the host nation for the 13th edition of the game\u2019s showpiece event would be appointed in November 2027. The next two Men\u2019s Rugby World Cups will be held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/australia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a> in 2027 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/usa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USA<\/a> in 2031.<\/p>\n<p>World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin is due to hold discussions with UAR president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/gabriel-travaglini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Travaglini<\/a> over the viability of the Argentina bid.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina\u2019s proposal could include taking games beyond its own boundaries, working with the unions of Uruguay, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/chile\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chile<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/brazil\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brazil<\/a> in a joint South American approach.<\/p>\n<p>South America had a record three participants at RWC 2023 in France, with Argentina joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/uruguay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Uruguay<\/a> and Chile, and the same three countries will represent the region, which has yet to host a Rugby World Cup, in Australia next year.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on the UAR website said:\u00a0\u201cAs part of the strategic strengthening of regional rugby, the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) is moving forward with its official bid to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project is led by Argentina for the entire region and is being developed in conjunction with Sudam\u00e9rica Rugby to integrate the unions of Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, consolidating a proposal that reflects the development of South American rugby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo further this process, a working session will be held with the participation of Alan Gilpin, CEO of World Rugby, who is visiting the country to continue analyzing the feasibility of Argentina as a host for the top global event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meeting and analysis sessions will be attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/gabriel-travaglini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Travaglini<\/a>, President of the UAR; F\u00e9lix P\u00e1ez Molina, Vice President of the UAR; Agust\u00edn Pichot, member of the World Rugby Council and of the SANZAAR EXCO; and Sol Iglesias, General Manager of the UAR.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Travaglini said: \u201cThe 2035 bid represents a federal objective and a legacy project that transcends our borders. Welcoming Alan Gilpin to advance this technical analysis is a fundamental step in demonstrating that the region is ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want a World Cup that reflects the passion and development that rugby has achieved in every corner of our territory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Argentina Rugby Union (UAR) announced on Tuesday that it intends to officially bid for the hosting rights&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-548098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}