Rugby Union: Dublin decision for 2007.

THE destination of the 2007 Rugby World Cup is expected to be decided tomorrow.

It will be a straight choice between England and France, with the announcement coming after the International Rugby Board council meeting in Dublin.

The IRB have asked both countries to submit two bids each, and England and France present their cases today.

French Federation President Bernard Lapasset said they were proposing staging a quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium, with Wales, Scotland and Ireland also being given three first-round matches each.

England have included Wales and Scotland in their bid, and claim they could deliver 50 per cent more commercial revenue than France.

Both France and England are proposing a 20-team, 48-match tournament, but the RFU is keen to host it from June to July, while France prefer an autumn schedule, with the final decision resting with the IRB.

There are 21 votes at stake with England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand having two votes each and Canada, Argentina, Japan and Italy having one, as does the International Amateur Rugby Federation, FIRA.