BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

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Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Honourable Tim Mander

Brisbane and Townsville score Rugby World Cup 2027 matches

* Queensland awarded 14 games of Rugby World Cup 2027 * 10 games kicking off in Brisbane and 4 inTownsville * World Cup to generate more than $212 million for the Queensland economy

Rugby fans will have plenty of chances to pull on the green and gold, with Queensland scoring 14 games of the Men's Rugby World Cup 2027.

The tournament breakdown will see 10 games played at Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park) featuring six pool matches, two round-of-16 games ...