Vote Japan 2015 Rugby World Cup Hosts

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We the undersigned request that English Rugby's governing body (the RFU) use their vote (and veto if necessary) to select Japan and their Rugby body the JRFU as sole Hosts for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

We believe it is high time that the sport became truly global and in order to do this we need to look beyond our own short term, myopic tribal ambitions. We have already hosted the tournament in 1991 and believe it's high time the Cup went to a developing rugby nation, for the good of the sport.

Rather than concentrate on the short term financial gain of placing it in a country that has already hosted it, we ask that you look at the long term benefit that would be gained from opening up the sport to the Worlds second richest nation and the most densely populated region of the planet. They have all the stadia, infrastructure, desire and ability to host the greatest World Cup to date, as they demonstrated to FIFA.

We the English public ask that you make this a WORLD CUP, and not just a closed club.
Make 2015 the Year of the Japanese Rugby World Cup!

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  • David Herbert
    • Location
    • Lichfield, Staffs
  • William Freestone
    • Location
    • Guildford
  • Kenson Gurney
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    • In Cyprus at the moment
    • Comments
    • JPN, then ARG, thn ITA etc
  • David Crosby
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    • Bristol
  • Neil Pearson
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    • London
    • Comments
    • Lets start supporting the smaller nations
  • Dave Beal
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    • Huddersfield
    • Comments
    • Time to branch out and embrace the developing rugby nations
  • Chris Clark
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    • Nottingham
    • Comments
    • В
  • rafe hutchings
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    • chile
    • Comments
    • be bold
  • christian kennedy
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    • USA
    • Comments
    • japan all the way sukas
  • Tom Marshall
    • Location
    • Bath, UK
    • Comments
    • Making rugby a global sport can ONLY be good for the game we all love.
  • Neil Coley
    • Location
    • Belfast
  • Simon Dawson
    • Location
    • Nottingham
  • Robert
    • Location
    • Oxford
  • Alexander Skitt
    • Location
    • Staffordshire England
  • Chris Robertson
    • Location
    • Grimsby
  • Ross Forty
    • Location
    • Cirencester
  • Nathan
    • Location
    • Plymouth
    • Comments
    • They deserve something special!!
  • George Ross
    • Location
    • London
    • Comments
    • Should be in Japan in 2011
  • Gareth Meech
    • Location
    • London
  • Steve Ricketts
    • Location
    • Kent
  • Ed Scrivener
    • Location
    • Gloucester
  • James Phillis
    • Location
    • Rochester
  • Karen Lamb
    • Location
    • Kent
  • Sarah Tyrell
    • Location
    • Essex
  • Alex Woodfine
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    • Harlow
    • Comments
    • В
  • James Condie
    • Location
    • London
  • Philip Peck
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    • Sydney, Australia
    • Comments
    • While I live in Sydney, I am English, which is why I am petitioning the RFU.
  • Dominic Thomas
    • Location
    • Nottingham
  • Steve Drew
    • Location
    • England
  • Robin StJohn Aldersey-Taylor
    • Location
    • London
    • Comments
    • If Rugby isn't fair, what is?
  • Matthew Vincent
    • Location
    • Gravesend
  • Nick Green
    • Location
    • Tunbridge Wells
    • Comments
    • Why not...
  • Leo Barker
    • Location
    • London
  • james sherwin
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    • shrewsbury
  • Richard
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    • Sheffield, England
  • Briony Taylor
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    • Sussex
  • Ngaire Pratt
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    • Surrey, England
  • Simon Brown
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    • England
  • chewy000
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    • Gloucester
  • Joe Sheridan
    • Location
    • Solihull, England
  • Maxwell McAlister
    • Location
    • London
  • Paul Savile
    • Location
    • England
  • paul hetherington
    • Location
    • manchester england
  • rob carter
    • Location
    • northampton
    • Comments
    • increase the peace
  • Adam Young
    • Location
    • Billericay, Essex
    • Comments
    • Vote for Japan, and help improve world rugby!
  • Jac Cooper
    • Location
    • Somerset, England
  • Ben Collins
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    • Sussex
  • Hannah Collins
    • Location
    • United Kingdom
  • Alexander Terrell
    • Location
    • Tunbridge Wells
  • Gary Butcher
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    • LEEDS
    • Comments
    • Every nation who competes in this Great game should be given the opportunity to be hosts... Japan being no exception