 On 21 August 2019, World Rugby announced that gender designations would be removed from the titles of the men's and women's World Cups.Accordingly, all future World Cups for men and women will officially bear the "Rugby World Cup" name.The first tournament to be affected by the new policy will be the next women's tournament to be held in New Zealand in 2021, which will officially be titled as "Rugby World Cup 2021".