Newcastle and Maitland were unveiled last week as the proposed host cities as Australia contends to host the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup.
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Australia is competing against New Zealand, England, France, Portugal and Wales to secure the tournament, which will attract tens of thousands of visitors to our city.
The selection of Newcastle is the result of many months of work by council staff with the NSW Government and Rugby Australia.
When the Wallabies based their training camp at No. 2 Sportsground last year, players and officials from Rugby Australia fell in love with our city and saw its potential to play host to a major sporting event.
We were also proud to host the Matildas for a friendly against Brazil last year where our community set an Australian crowd record for an international women's football match.
Earlier this year we almost secured the Rugby World Sevens, and Newcastle is undoubtedly now a major events city in the eyes of sporting promoters, not just in Australia but also those overseas looking for the perfect beachside city to host an international sporting event.
The 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup would be one of the biggest ever sporting events we've hosted, attracting visitors from Australia and around the world.
The successful host nation will be announced on 14 November 2018.
