South Africa open to 2027 RWC bid
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South African Rugby Union President Mark Alexander has suggested that South Africa are considering a bid to host the 2027 World Cup.
South Africa controversially lost the bid for the 2023 edition of the Rugby World Cup to France, despite an earlier evaluation report identifying South Africa as the preferred candidate.
However, it was confirmed last week that South Africa had won the right to host the 2022 Sevens World Cup tournament in September of that year.
The seven aside format of the World Cup will celebrate its eighth edition of the event which will take place at the Cape Town Stadium and it will be the first time the tournament is hosted on the African continent.
Speaking on the arrival of victorious captain Siya Kolisi and coach Rassie Erasmus, Alexander indicated that his union could set forth a proposal to bring the tournament back to South African shores after what would be 32 years.
"We are considering 2027, but we’ve just won 2022, so we first want to conclude the Sevens World Cup that we have won" said Alexander.
Alexander admitted that many factors first need to be considered before plans are set in motion, but also did not rule out the chance of South Africa making another bid to host the tournament.
"There is a lot of planning, so we have to make sure that we have enough money to host 2027" added Alexander.
