New Zealand launch World Cup bid

The New Zealand Rugby Union has confirmed it will lodge a bid to host the 2011 World Cup.

Wed, 11 May, 2005 - 08:08

The New Zealand Rugby Union has confirmed it will lodge a bid to host the 2011 World Cup.

The bid, a partnership between the NZRU and the New Zealand Government, will be delivered by chief executive Chris Moller to the International Rugby Board in Dublin on Friday.

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