EPCR chairman Dominic McKay has confirmed that Cape Town is among the cities competing to stage either of the Champions and Challenge Cup finals in 2025 or 2026.
Cape Town’s enthusiasm for rugby has been evident, as the 55,000-capacity DHL Stadium is sold out for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship decider between title-holders, the DHL Stormers, and Ireland’s Munster next week.
McKay revealed to reporters at a EPCR media roundtable on Thursday that interest in hosting the pinnacle of European club rugby outside of Europe was high, with South Africa and the USA also in contention.“We’re in the midst of a process at the moment. We have launched a process of expressions of interest from the rugby family and beyond for 2025 and 2026 finals,” he said.
“I was down in South Africa at the back end of last year and I was petitioned quite hard by the mayor of Cape Town [Geordin Hill-Lewis] and the government to think about bringing a final to South Africa,” McKay added.
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