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The 2011 Rugby Union World Cup will be the seventh time this tournament has been held. At a meeting of the International Rugby Board held in Dublin on 17 November 2005, New Zealand was selected as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa. Image File history File links Soccerball. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... The International Rugby Board (IRB), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the world governing and law-making body for the game of Rugby Union (as opposed to Rugby League—see the respective entries for differences between the two). ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There were two rounds of voting by the IRB Council, with South Africa eliminated in the first round.

The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRU) are planning to have the have tournament in September and October 2011. There will be 48 matches, and the potential for 12 different venues. The prime knockout matches will be played at Eden Park in Auckland. It will cost about $NZ152.05 million to run. The New Zealand Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand. ... Eden Park viewed from Mount Eden Image:Edenpark. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

Stadia

The stadia that will host games will be announced in the first quarter of 2006. The NZRU have yet to confirm the location of any matches, but have said it would be likely that along with Eden Park in Auckland hosting the final, matches would be played at the other test venues in the country: 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Carisbrook in Dunedin
• Jade Stadium in Christchurch
• Westpac Stadium in Wellington

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Other stadia around the country that could receive games include:

• North Harbour Stadium in Albany
• Bay Park in Tauranga
• Waikato Stadium in Hamilton
• Rugby Park in Invercargill
• Arena Manawatu in Palmerston North
• Mclean Park (Napier) in Napier
• Inernational Stadium in Rotorua
• Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth

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Bids

New Zealand had co-hosted with Australia, the highly successful first Rugby Union World Cup in 1987. However, its lack of accommodation and sporting stadiums were speculated as impediments to their chances. Originally set to co-host the 2003 tournament with Australia, they lost the privilege due to a disagreement over ground signage rights. Prior to the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand critics doubted that New Zealand had the infrastructure to host an event of this size. The New Zealand bid contained plans to enlarge the size of Eden Park to help increase the commercial viability of the bid. The first Rugby Union World Cup took place in New Zealand and Australia in 1987, and was won by New Zealand. ... The 2003 Rugby Union World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby history. ... The 2005 Lions tour logo In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, suffering a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of the New Zealand All Blacks. ... Eden Park viewed from Mount Eden Image:Edenpark. ...

Of the three, Japan was widely expected to win hosting rights. It was believed to be the desire of the International Rugby Board (IRB) to move the tournament from the hands of the traditional rugby nations such as New Zealand and South Africa. If it were to have been held in Japan it would be the first time a Rugby World Cup took place in Asia. With stadia existing from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, it had the necessary infrastructure already in place. The Japanese bid also had the support of World Cup winning players (Martin Johnson, Toutai Kefu, Matt Cockbain, and John Kirwan) and coaches (Eddie Jones, Rob Andrew). The International Rugby Board (IRB), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the world governing and law-making body for the game of Rugby Union (as opposed to Rugby League—see the respective entries for differences between the two). ... The Rugby World Cup can refer to: Rugby League World Cup Rugby Union World Cup This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Asia is the largest and most populous of the Earths continents. ... (Redirected from 2002 World Cup) The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Martin Johnson Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is a former England rugby union player and captain. ... John James Kirwan (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer turned coach. ... A highly successful rugby coach of the Australian national rugby union team. ... Christopher Robert Andrew (born 18 February 1963) nicknamed Squeaky, is a former rugby union footballer and currently the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. ...

However, the Japan Rugby Football Union had never hosted a major rugby tournament before. As well as that, support for rugby in Japan was considered relatively poor, with many foreign players based in Japan commenting on the Top League's low crowd numbers. The biggest factor in preventing Japan winning the bid was believed to be it leaving important bid details until it's final presentation in Dublin. Many delegates had been instructed who to vote for prior to the final bid presentations. Rugby union was first introduced to Japanese students at Keio University in Japan by Professor Edward Bramwell Clarke who was born in Yokohama and Tanaka Ginnosuke, both graduates of Cambridge University, in 1899. ... In an effort to drive up the overall standard of Japanese rugby and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team, the Japan Rugby Football Union has recently created a new semi-professional 12-team league, called the Top League. ...

The South African bid, led by former national captain Francois Pienaar, had strong support from their government. It successfully hosted the tournament in 1995. There was belief throughout the rugby community that the organisation of the Rugby World Cup would be overshadowed by the organisation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967 in Vereeniging, South Africa) captained and played flanker for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks from 26 June 1993 until 10 August 1996. ... 1995 Rugby Union World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Rugby union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... The Rugby Union World Cup is the premier international Rugby Union contest in the world, first held jointly in Australia and New Zealand in 1987, a full 33 years after the first Rugby League World Cup and now held every four years. ... The 2010 Football World Cup will take place in South Africa. ...

After an IRB inspection of each applicant host nation during June/July 2005, the winning bid of New Zealand was announced during the IRB Council meeting in Dublin on November 17, 2005. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in June June 27: Shelby Foote June 27: John T. Walton June 26: Richard Whiteley June 25: John Fiedler June 25: Chet Helms June 24: Paul Winchell June 21: Jaime Cardinal Sin June 20: Jack Kilby... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The ballot was secret, but by process of elimination and prior announcements, the voting has been deduced. It is thought the final ballot was 13-8 in favour of New Zealand.

• For New Zealand (in parantheses is number of votes available to the Union)
  • On the first and second ballot — Wales (2), Scotland (2), Canada (1), Oceania (1), Argentina (1), possibly Italy (1)
  • On the second ballot after South Africa's dropping — South Africa (2), France (2), Africa (1)
• For Japan
  • On the first and second ballot — Australia (2), England (2), Ireland (2), Asia (1)
  • On the second ballot after South Africa's dropping - Europe (1)

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See also

• Rugby Union World Cup

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References

• “NZ to host 2011 World Cup”, NZPA, 18 November 2005.
• “Big plans following big decision”, NZPA, 18 November 2005.
• “Up to 11 stadiums will host matches”, The Dominion Post, 19 November 2005.
• “Christchurch aims to host world cup semifinal”, The Press, 19 November 2005.
• “An anatomy of the World Cup vote”, New Zealand Herald, 20 November 2005.
• “World Cup voting system uncovered”, NZPA, 25 November 2005.
• “IRB: Japan left its run too late”, Dominion Post, 26 November 2005.

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External links

• Official home page of the Japan bid
• Official home page of the South Africa bid
• NZRFU's announcement of their bid for RWC2011