The 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the twelfth edition of the women's Rugby World Cup. The tournament will be held in the United States.[1] This will be the second Women's Rugby World Cup to be held in the Americas. The previous one was held in Canada in 2006 with New Zealand emerging as the champions.
 Bid logo. 31 refers to Men's 2031 and 33 to Women's 2033 RWC. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  United States |
| Dates | – |
| No. of nations | 16 |
← 2029 | |
Host nation selection
editThe United States was the only bidder for the tournament. The US was announced as the host nation of the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup and 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup on May 12, 2022. It is the second Women's Rugby World Cup to be held in North America, following Canada's hosting of the 2006 tournament.[2]
| Nation | Votes |
|---|---|
 United States |
Acclamation |
Development & preparations
editCandidate host cities
editA total of 27 cities have been shortlisted for the 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup. Shortlisted cities include Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. in the United States as well as Vancouver in Canada. Most of the proposed venues are NFL stadiums, with a number of MLB and MLS stadiums in the running as well.[3][4][5]
Qualifying
editTournament hosts, the United States qualify automatically.
| Region | Team | Qualification method |
Previous apps |
Previous best result | World Rugby Ranking1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | |||||
| Asia | |||||
| Europe | |||||
| North America | United States |
Hosts | TBC | Champions (1991) | |
| Oceania | |||||
| South America | |||||
Notes
- ^1 – Post warm-up matches
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "U.S. to host Rugby World Cups in 2031, 2033". Associated Press. May 12, 2022. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ↑ Mather, Victor (May 12, 2022). "U.S. Picked as Host of Rugby World Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ↑ "US President Biden confirms support for Rugby World Cup bids in 2031 and 2033". www.insidethegames.biz. April 20, 2022. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Host Cities From Coast-To-Coast". usabid.rugby. November 8, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ↑ "United States named host nation for 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cup - USA Rugby". Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2022.