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That's a little bit like asking why Japan might get the FIFA World Cup again before Argentina and Uruguay. Times have changed. The tournament is growing and growing. We have to look at larger host nations and larger markets. New Zealand is simply too small to host it again, while Australia...

But there in a South African conference. That's an 20 flight to Tokyo versus an 11 hour flight to Buenos Aires. Huge difference.

I am personally very disappointed to see a Japanese team involved in Super Rugby. It's always been a South Hemisphere tournament, but now it has no regional identity whatsoever. So what's the point? Also, the logistics are horrendous. Japan is basically the antipodes of South Africa. It's akin...

The following figures represent the percentage of citizens registered as rugby players by country: Tonga 14 Samoa 10.7 Fiji 7.2 New Zealand 3 Wales 2.4 Ireland 1.6 Swaziland 1 Australia 0.95 Scotland 0.7 England 0.68 South Africa 0.6 Namibia 0.6 Botswana 0.5 France 0.43 Sri Lanka 0.23 Uruguay...

Yes, a RWC could be lost in America so soon. & that would damage the tournament's image considerably. 2030s would be better for the US. Let's remember that this is no further away from 2016 than the 1990s - not so far off, really. So I think it should go something like the following: 2023...

That's my concern, Sharkfan. It's also one of the reasons I think it would be prudent to see how Japan goes off first before awarding the tournament to another emerging rugby nation. With the decision being made in May next year, Italy would just be too risky an option, I believe. Best to return...

Of course, the USA has not bid for the 2023 World Cup. So we are not talking about the near future, in their case. Probably the earliest they could hope for would be some time in the 2030s. By that time PRO Rugby will have grown to at least eight teams, with two of them in Canada. As it stands...

Undoubtedly if Ireland got it, Scotland would have to follow in 2031 - or they'd scream blue murder as the only remaining foundation member not to have played central host to the tournament. But Ireland and Scotland are tiny nations geographically, and have indeed played co-host on a number of...

NCURD, I thought the same thing about the expansion to 20 in 1999. But we have seen how the likes of Georgia and Namibia have improved. Georgia very nearly beat Ireland in 2007, let's not forget.

TRF - There is already a regular international 7s event in South Africa. If it were so volatile and dangeorus as you suggest, that would not be the case.

A 24-team World Cup based on the 1986 - 1994 FIFA model would actually be a little shorter than the 20-team Rugby World Cup, and also involve a just a few more games. There would be six groups of four teams, leading to a second round, quarters, semis and final. With all teams playing one midweek...

The Rugby World Cup should return to South Africa in 2023, and the tournament should be expanded to 24 teams. The other three candidates are Ireland, France and Italy. Were any of these successful, that would mean a third straight World Cup in the Northern Hemisphere, even though it is the...