The 17th Rugby League World Cup will be staged in France in 2025
For the first time ever, France will bring together four competitions – men, women, wheelchair and youth. This follows on from the trio of World Cups that will be hosted together in England in 2022.
128 matches will be held across 40 venues for five weeks from early October to mid-November in 2025.
Cities like Paris, Toulouse and Marseille are expected to host the bigger games, including the semi-finals and final.
The final selection of host cities and base camps will be announced in the second half of 2022.
Tickets will be available online from the end of 2023.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said: “France is a land of major sporting events, which represent a tremendous asset for economic appeal and social cohesion in our regions.
“Hosting of the Rugby Union World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024 are spearheads of this policy, carried out jointly by the state and communities.
“The Rugby League World Cup, which will be organised in 2025 by France, is a great opportunity for the many regions and cities that wish to engage in this dynamic and I support it wholeheartedly.”