The Rugby Football Union said Wednesday that, by using grounds including Wembley, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Liverpool’s Anfield, Manchester United’s Old Trafford and Elland Road in Leeds, it would be able to sell 3 million seats - an increase of 30 percent on the 2007 World Cup in France.

England, which last hosted the World Cup in 1991, was presenting its bid to the International Rugby Board on Wednesday along with Japan, South Africa and Italy.

"In 2015, it will be 24 years since England last hosted a Rugby World Cup and we believe the time is right," RFU chief executive Francis Baron said. "The RFU is 100 percent committed to delivering an outstanding RWC 2015.

"These are turbulent and difficult times but we believe the bid we have put together represents a low risk but high potential return." An IRB-commissioned report last year suggested that hosting the 2015 World Cup in England could raise about 2.1 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) of revenue.

The bid team, which includes former England captain and World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio, suggests staging games in nine cities.

The RFU has proposed four regions with Twickenham, Wembley, Emirates Stadium and Southampton’s St. Mary’s football stadium in the south; Kingsholm, Welford Road and Coventry City Football Club’s Ricoh Arena centrally; Elland Road, Anfield, Old Trafford and Newcastle’s St. James’ Park in the north.

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales forms the final zone alone.

The 2011 World Cup will be in New Zealand and the IRB will decide the hosts for the 2015 and 2019 tournaments on July 28.