Stadium Australia, the 82,seat venue which hosted the Olympics' athletics and opening and closing ceremonies, is slated to host the final and both semi-finals. Sydney will also stage the bronze medal match, two quarter-finals, two round-of matches and five pool matches as the big winner among Australia's bidding cities. Melbourne, home of the ,seat Melbourne Cricket Ground, was reported to have expressed interest in the final but was awarded only two round-of matches and seven pool matches. Brisbane will instead host the other two quarter-finals along with two round-of matches and six pool matches.
Perth will have two round-of matches and five pool matches including the tournament-opener which is likely to feature the Wallabies. Adelaide, Newcastle and Townsville round out Australia's seven host cities and will each hold group matches.
The World Cup will be the first to feature 24 teams, four more than the tournament in France, which was won by South Africa. Billed as RM9. Billed as RM Rugby-Sydney to host another World Cup final in The draw is yet to be confirmed. Already a subscriber?
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