Rugby-Saudi Arabia not ruling out a bid for 2035 World Cup


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 21 Apr 2025

JEDDAH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia, hosts of the 2034 soccer World Cup, could make a bid for the 2035 Rugby World Cup despite barely playing the game.

Sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal was not ruling it out when he met reporters on the sidelines of Sunday's floodlit Formula One grand prix in Jeddah.

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