Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 2015 Rugby World Cup will be the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament will be hosted by England from 4 September to 17 October 2015. In addition, Cardiff's 74,500-seater Millennium Stadium in Wales may also be used. England was chosen to host the competition in July 2009, beating out rival bids from Italy, Japan and South Africa.Four countries submitted formal bids to host the tournament, with England being recommended by the competition's organisers to the International Rugby Board (IRB). RWCL Chairman Bernard Lapasset revealed the result on 28 July 2009 at IRB headquarters in the Irish capital Dublin.