Rugby World Cups 2024
Back for the ninth time is the Mundus Rugby World Cup (which is most likely the most hotly contested trophy on Mundus). Last tournament saw the Charterlands take the World Crown defeating Lodja in the final, will the champions triumph again? The second Womens tournament saw Ruasliabh emerge victorious against plenty of odds and difficult opponents. And this year wheelchair rugby makes it bow, who will take home that trophy in the maiden tournament?
Ok serious stuff, as per the usual sports sign ups state in this thread if you want to enter your nation into this - all hosting bids to be posted by the 19th of April please, following which there'll be a vote for hosting which I'll explain if one is needed. The full explanation of the bidding process is below. If no one bids we're going to an NPC nation. Remember the host is hosting both the mens and womens tournaments. For the audience of doubt the wheelchair rugby is a mixed tournament (teams are a mix of men and women) and for those bidding it will require an indoor arena.
Bidding ProcessThe bidding process requires nations wishing to host to submit requested information, what information is dependent on the event in question. There will be a deadline set for bid submissions. any bids entered after that date will not be considered unless the vote has not opened. As you can probably guess from that sentence once bidding closes there will be a vote conducted by vote this will not be in the form of a poll but in the form of a post in this topic (this is to ensure fairness of the vote). Importantly I want to make clear that as I for the purposes of sport effectively play the governing bodies (in this instance Mundus International Rugby Confederation or MIRC) and I generally assume everyone to be a member, nations can protest bids, but please if doing so make it about something not just 'my nation does not like the bidding nation'. Also I reserve the right to invalidate a hosting bid if it would place competitors at risk which I generally take to mean nowhere where there is a civil war or large scale civil unrest.
So with that in mind the following is the criteria for the Rugby World Cup bids
- A minimum list of eight stadia- you are expected to include the capacity of these venues at least one stadium must have a minimum capacity of 80,000 (for the final) and at least two must have capacity's of 70,000
- Name of the Main TV Rights Holder (For example Tytorian News Service or EMTV)
- Information relating to accommodation for teams and supporters.
- Importantly a written letter signed by a ranking member of your government stating that they will provide safe venues and protective services for all athletes and staff no matter which nation they hail from. (No refusing entry to a nation or holding people prisoner because you don't get along in RP with their nation).
Also a word of advice to those wishing to host. It has been brought to my attention that we've had an awful lot of "Image Parade Bids" of late i.e. bids which amount to venue pictures and a fairly generic letter. Therefore I strongly encourage all those who wish to host this competition to "Sell" their nations in terms of why they are the best host for it and to think about the legacy factor i.e. what will the lasting impact of your nation hosting the tournament be?
Final note I am limiting the number of tournaments to 32 nations if we get more than 32 nations then a qualification round will need to be held which I will explain if we get far. The participants shall be listed here.
Mens Participants1) Achkaerin
Womens Participants1) Achkaerin
Wheelchair Participants1) Achkaerin
