According to reports, Samoa, United States, Kazakhstan and New Zealand have expressed interest in hosting this rugby. This development was announced by the International Rugby Board officials on Monday.

The Rugby World Cup Limited will now go through the bids and will be coming up with recommendations at the IRB Council meeting by May next year.

IRB Women’s Development Manager Susan Carty said that they’re currently working hard to make the rugby event for 2010 become successful and added that they are happy to note that more people are expressing interest in the game. England will be hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup next year.

Former All Blacks rugby player Chris Jack is reportedly slated to make a grand return to the Canterbury Crusaders by 2010 after his two-year stint with Saracens, a London-based club.

This development came out after five New Zealand Super 14 rugby franchises announced their players for the next season earlier in the day. Jack caught everyone’s attention when he was chosen to become part of Crusaders, a team he was playing for prior to his transfer to Saracens in 2007. He played 84 matches for Crusaders.

Also making a return to the Crusaders team is All Blacks flyhalf Daniel Carter who took a year-long leave to play for Perignan, a French-based club. He was forced to rest for more than seven months after incurring injury on his Achilles tendon.

All Blacks winger Zac Guilford will be playing for Canterbury.

Welsh rugby team Cardiff Blues had a heartbreaking loss last season when it missed the penalty shoot-out while other teams Scarlets, Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons are also dealing with their own woes.

The loss against Leicester meant that there won’t be a team coming from Welsh region that made it to the final of the European Cup for the first time.

Surprisingly, the Blues made a heroic run last season but missed the mark in the latter part of the competitions. Other teams also showed signs of a promising season but eventually faltered.

This year will serve as a big challenge for the Welsh rugby if they want to fare well in the Heineken Cup. This prestigious competition promises to be very competitive and exciting for rugby fans from all over the world.

According to Walsh’s family, the referee’s separation from TV presenter Melodie Robinson led to his life spiraling downwards for the past two years.

Walsh revealed last week in an interview that alcohol became his best friend in order to let go of the pressures both in work and personal life. He added that he lost the will to refuse alcohol.

The referee has been involved in several incidents for the past years. Last December, Walsh was asked to leave a conference because he turned up drunk during the occasion.

Walsh owned up to the incident saying that the night before he and some friends drank a lot and did a lot of “unacceptable” things.

According to reports, Walsh is currently in a relationship with an Australian model. There’s also an indication that he may return to the rugby world via a refereeing stint in Japan. So far no developments were announced. Walsh had officiated 35 tests and 2 Rugby World Cup events.