Voting for Rugby World Cup hosts will no longer be secret after rules shake-up

World Rugby changes procedures for host selectionBids for tournaments from 2025-2031 invited from February World Rugby is shaking up the way it decides the hosts for the men’s and women’s World Cups and will no longer make a recommendation to council members to decide their vote on risk-based evaluations drawn up with the help of independent experts.France were awarded the 2023 World Cup despite World Rugby’s board recommending South Africa should host the tournament, a setback that prompted a review into the process. Secrecy will also end because there will be an open electronic vote and the …