The CEO of World Rugby, the British Alan Gilpin, said Wednesday that Spain “He has a great opportunity” to organize the Rugby World Cups of 2035 and 2037. In statements to journalists after an informative meeting, the director of the agency that governs the International Rugby praised infrastructure, stadiums, and the progress of their selections both from 7 with 15 and Spanish clubs.
The Spanish Federation announced in May that it will present its candidacy to be the headquarters of the World Cups of both 2035, in the male category, and in 2037, in female.
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Gilpin participated with Juan Carlos Martín“Hansen”, president of the Spanish Federation, at an informative breakfast organized by Europa Press, in which he highlighted the global importance of this sport and gave as an example that this summer's women's World Cup will be the greatest sporting event in the united lacen during this station.
Both Gilpin and Hansen were optimistic about the chances of organizing The 2035 and 2037 World Cups And about the option that the World Series of Seven, one of whose competitions was played in Madrid in 2024, returned to Spain in 2026.
After reviewing the values of rugby, Gilpin said he has seen from World Rugby El Progreso de España, and highlighted the classifications for the two World Cups and the runner -up in the 2025 world series. “We believe in Spain's potential in the world and share its ambitions“said Gilpin. Martín abounded on the subject and said that no country in the world has this potential for the development of this sport.
The president of the Federation announced that in November the National Team will play in the Autumn Window three meetings of a level that they have never had so far in that phase of the year, against England A, Fiyi and Tonga, and that, probably, they will be in Leganés (Madrid), Malaga and Valladolid. One of Hansen's projects is to build a high performance center. “We are working on it and after eight offers, we have stayed with one that is not far from Madrid”said Martín, born in Valladolid, who did not want to specify the city he is about.
Another project is to have its own stadium. “It is good that the matches leave Madrid. We do not intend to have 60,000 spectators, the size of the rugby is 15 or 20,000 spectators,” he said, but did not give clues about where the enclosure that welcomed the meetings of the selections could be built.
Martín was also optimistic for the Olympic classifications for Los Angeles in Rugby at 7 and on the role of Spain in the 2027 World Cup in Australia. “Our goal will be to win a game and move on to the next phase. In both men and women, in 15 and 7, players have never had this preparation. We will lose unexpected matches, but the pint it has is good. “
