England will bid for RWC 2015

May 05 2009

England will bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the Rugby Football Union have confirmed.

Details of the bid will be made public after it is presented to the International Rugby Board Council in Dublin next Wednesday.

The RFU's five-strong Dublin delegation will include 2003 World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood, plus Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport.

England hosted the 1991 World Cup along with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France before helping Wales take charge of the 1999 tournament.

"We believe it is time that we brought the tournament back to England, and are confident we would be able to provide the best platform to profile the sport on the world stage and enable us to make a lasting commitment to grassroots rugby," said RFU Chief Executive Francis Baron.