We can encourage and have views but, if you look at Perth, Perth has an incredible stadium and its a great time zone a much better time zone for France and the UK, where a huge TV audience is, Kearns told the Herald.
The MCG holds more people than what Sydney does. If you multiply that out by the ticket price of a final, thats a substantial piece of income.
Then if you look at Sydney, Sydney and Brisbane are the home of rugby. Sydney has got an incredible stadium, weve done it before and its a great venue. Theres three cities with three different stories about why the World Cup final should be there. Thats a really tough one.
According to Kearns, three state governments all want the final. It is likely the two states that miss out on the final will host semis. Brisbane would have to settle for a quarter-final.
RA chairman Hamish McLennan said: Were currently having discussions with all those states … but its too early to say.
More than a dozen venues were used for the 2003 World Cup in Australia, but World Rugby has cut that number down for financial reasons. Between eight and 10 will be used in 2027.
No venues are confirmed at this stage, but Sydney will be hoping Stadium Australia, the new Sydney Football Stadium and Bankwest Stadium are on the list of venues.
Weve given a list of 16 to World Rugby and scoped them out, Kearns said. Over the next six or eight months will be when we come together more closely on what those 10 will be.
It was a whos who of Australian rugby on Thursday morning at the Museum of Contemporary Art, with Wallabies coach Dave Rennie, chief executive Andy Marinos, World Cup-winning captain John Eales and former Wallaby great Gary Ella all on deck to throw their support behind the bid.
Were not thinking about missing out, McLennan said. Were dedicated on winning. Weve proven we can host these major events. In a pandemic world, we do it better than any other country.
Were not being complacent. What youve seen today is a highly professional well-organised bid process.
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