Spain Submits Bid Questionnaire for the 2035 Men's Rugby World Cup With Unanimous Institutional Backing
The Spanish Rugby Federation (RFER) announced on October 5 that it has formally submitted its Applicant Questionnaire to World Rugby within the deadline for hosting the men's Rugby World Cup in 2035, completing the second formal phase of the selection process and passing the bid's first detailed information filter.
The federation said the technical document rests on three pillars, infrastructure and stadiums, financial and commercial guarantees, and operational excellence and legacy, and demonstrates compliance with World Rugby's highest operational, commercial, infrastructure and sustainability standards. The bid has the unanimous backing of the Spanish government and parliament, the Ministry of Education and Sports under Minister Milagros Tolón, the National Sports Council (CSD), the Spanish Olympic Committee, LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation, together with the autonomous communities, provincial councils and city governments that aspire to host matches.
World Rugby will now evaluate the bid file before technical site visits and independent feasibility reports, ahead of the designation of the final list of candidates for ratification by the World Rugby Council.
Spain has never hosted a Rugby World Cup. The federation says a successful bid would leave a structural legacy for the country's regional federations, clubs, coaches, players and referees, and transform the sport in Spain.
(Source: Spanish Rugby Federation)
Source: Spanish Rugby Federation
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