England 2021 Rugby League World Cup Bid

EDM number 289 in 2016-17, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 05/07/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House wholeheartedly supports the Rugby Football League's bid for England to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup; congratulates all involved in putting together a compelling bid to return one of the world's biggest sporting tournaments to the UK; considers that England is best placed to deliver another fantastic sporting spectacle featuring world-class athletes across the main tournament and a Festival of World Cups; recognises the 2013 World Cup held in England and Wales as the most exciting and profitable for the sport since its inception as the Rugby World Cup in 1954; feels strongly that a UK-based 2021 Rugby League World Cup will continue Britain's excellence in international sporting tournaments; encourages Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support and promote the tournament; and hopes that the Rugby League International Federation take the best decision for rugby league by selecting the UK as the host for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.