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RWC 2027 en Australie : Canberra n'accueillera pas de match

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIE - 30 JANVIER 2025 : Le président de World Rugby s'exprime lors d'une rencontre avec les médias alors que World Rugby annonce les villes hôtes de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2027 à The Theatre Bar le 30 janvier 2025 à Sydney, Australie. (Photo par Brendon Thorne - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

En 2003, les 48 matchs (20 équipes) de la dernière Coupe du Monde de Rugby organisée en Australie s’étaient joués dans 11 villes sur un peu plus de six semaines. En 2027, ce sera exactement la même durée, sauf qu’il y aura 52 matchs entre 24 équipes et seulement sept villes hôtes. Exit Canberra (25 000 places), Wollongong (23 750), Launceston (19 500) et Gosford (21 300 places).

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Le stade de Canberra, capitale de l’Australie, n’a pas été jugé suffisamment adapté pour être retenu. Une déception pour le nouveau président de World Rugby, l’Australien Brett Robinson, qui était par ailleurs capitaine des ACT Brumbies, la franchise de Canberra.

« C’est décevant de ne pas avoir le stade. Comme beaucoup de Brumbies, j’ai quelques frustrations à ce sujet, car nous n’avons pas tout à fait l’enceinte qu’il nous faudrait pour être réellement compétitifs dans l’attribution des matchs », a-t-il expliqué lors d’une conférence de presse vendredi 30 janvier.

« Nous avons une formidable communauté rugby à Canberra, c’est un endroit incroyable pour jouer. Mais malheureusement, nos infrastructures ne sont pas à la hauteur pour accueillir un événement de cette envergure, et c’est une vraie déception. »

Sydney préféré à Melbourne pour la finale

Les sept villes – Adelaide (53 500 places), Brisbane (52 500), Melbourne (100 000), Newcastle (52 300), Perth (61 200), Sydney (82 000) et Townsville (25 000 places) – ont fait l’objet d’intenses discussions notamment sur le lieu de la finale qui se jouera finalement à Sydney alors que Melbourne présentait des capacités d’accueil plus élevées avec le MCG Stadium. World Rugby a renoncé à la possibilité d’établir un record d’affluence.

« Il y a eu de vraies discussions tout au long du processus », a confirmé Alan Gilpin, le directeur général de World Rugby.

« Sydney a une relation particulière avec le rugby et c’est un lieu idéal pour accueillir les demi-finales et la finale. Je suis certain que toute la ville, ainsi que l’ensemble de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, répondront présents pour ces événements majeurs », a ajouté Phil Waugh, directeur général de Rugby Australia.

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« Sydney est la ville où l’on compte le plus de pratiquants en Australie, ce qui rend son choix pour la finale d’autant plus logique. La ville se développe rapidement, et plus il y aura de jeunes, filles et garçons, qui se passionneront pour le rugby, plus cela bénéficiera à l’avenir du sport. »

Rugby Australia et World Rugby anticipant déjà des retombées financières de l’ordre de 800 millions d’euros sur l’ensemble du pays en général et les sept villes d’accueil en particulier.

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