Rugby World Cup 2015 plan to stage games in Premier League stadiums in jeopardy Another source at a leading Premier League club said: "They need quite a few Premier League grounds to deliver the World Cup. Any discussion we were due to have was put on hold because they have to speak with the Premier League first. In terms of the pitch we'd need a number of away games to deliver it. That is going to be an issue. Nothing will happen without the permission of the league. World Cup organisers revealed yesterday they were giving serious consideration to staging England matches away from Twickenham in a bid to engage the whole country in the event. They also disclosed that they "would be mad" not to include the Olympic Stadium on their long-list of possible venues, although the site's future ownership and set-up have yet to be decided. England have hosted only three matches away from Twickenham in over a century, the most notable against New Zealand at Old Trafford in 1997, when Twickenham was being re-built. Two World Cup warm-up games against Italy and Holland were held in Huddersfield the following year. A game was played against the Pumas at Old Trafford in June 2009 at the behest of the Argentina union in a bid to raise funds. Even though home advantage is considered such an asset in a World Cup, the desire to spread the rugby word could overrule any thoughts of helping England. England Rugby 2015 chairman, Andy Cosslett, was asked about the likelihood of placing England away from their traditional base. "It's under consideration," he said. There is a tremendous appetite to make sure that RWC 2015 gets to as many corners of the country as we can take it. We see it as a priority to take it where the battle with Premiership football is the strongest, and the biggest fight on that front is in the north. It's something we have addressed and the RFU is very supportive. There are some northern gentlemen in the RFU these days [chief executive] Mr [Ian] Ritchie and Stuart Lancaster. Capturing the attention of non-rugby playing people is part of our mission and will be part of the success or otherwise of this tournament. I'm sure we can do the right thing and get the right games up there. Nothing will be decided until after the pool draw on Dec 3 followed by a final decision early in the New Year on the 10-12 venues to be used for the 48-game tournament. In contrast to the prospect of England going on their travels, organisers refused to rule out the possibility that Wales would be allowed to play all their pool matches at the Millennium Stadium, already a designated venue. "There are no restrictions in place on the maximum number (of games they can play there)," Kit O'Connell, head of Rugby World Cup 2015, said. Tier-two countries willnot be crippled by an unsympathetic match schedule as they have been in past tournaments. Samoa and Italy had four-day turnarounds between games with England and New Zealand, for example. "Our primary objective is to figure out and deliver a more balanced schedule," O'Connell said. A ticketing strategy will be confirmed once the match schedule is in place with organisers keen to be as inclusive as possible as they look to sell 2.9million tickets with an aim of hitting 97 per cent capacity. Agents Ticketmaster have not been ruled out, despite difficulties during the Olympics. Security is not deemed to be as big an issue as it was in the Olympics because of the event's reduced profile and the familiarity of so many stadia with the issue. "We are across security but we don't want change for change's sake," Cosslett said.