Rugby's first World Club Cup to be held in 2028

The tournament will be held every four years. 

Sixteen teams will qualify for the new World Cup Cup, eight from the Champions Cup and eight from Super Rugby Pacific and Japan. Pic: ©INPHO/Ken Sutton

European Professional Club Rugby has announced the first World Club Cup will take place in 2028.

A tournament featuring the best club sides from both the northern and southern hemispheres, to be held every four years, has received unanimous backing from all the sport's governing bodies.