England will bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the Rugby Football Union confirmed on Tuesday.
Details of the bid will be made public after it is presented to the International Rugby Board on 13 May.
Twickenham, Wembley and Old Trafford have been mentioned as possible venues, together with the Millennium Stadium, the home of Welsh rugby union.
"We believe it is time that we brought the tournament back to England," said RFU chief executive Francis Baron.
"We are confident we would be able to provide the best platform to profile the sport on the world stage and enable us to make a lasting commitment to grassroots rugby."
The RFU's five-strong Dublin delegation will include 2003 World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood, plus Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Last week, Baron spoke of the "big, big commitment" to bid for rugby union's eighth global spectacular, underlined by the £80m guarantee demanded by the IRB.
Ireland and Scotland recently pulled out of any co-hosting bid with the RFU, while the decision for England to make a solo bid comes after Twickenham's failure to stage the 2007 World Cup, having lost by a landslide margin to France.
"England 2015 would be a superb addition to a great decade of sport in Britain," said Burnham.
"The RFU has pulled together an outstanding bid that will take the game to new audiences. It has the government's full support and we will now work with them to make the case for it."
England hosted the World Cup in 1991 along with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France and former England captain Dallaglio is confident his country would provide the perfect stage for the tournament.
"Playing in the Rugby World Cup is every player's dream," said Dallaglio, who won 85 England caps between 1995 and 2007.
"I was fortunate to play in three, and the drama created by the tournament can only be matched by the passion of people for sport in England.
"Putting the two together at world-class venues like Twickenham, Wembley, Old Trafford and the Millennium Stadium will produce the ultimate rugby event."
The Welsh Rugby Union has expressed delight that the bid includes proposals for matches to be played in Wales, though the country would not be considered as a co-host.
"The Rugby World Cup is one of the greatest competitions on our sporting calendar and we here in Wales are proud to be associated with its success," said WRU group chief executive Roger Lewis.
"I know the RFU have worked hard on their proposal and I can promise them that everyone involved in rugby in Wales would work tirelessly to ensure the competition is a massive success."
Other countries in the running are South Africa - hosts in 1995 - Japan and Italy. Bids to host the tournament must be submitted by 8 May.
The IRB will vote on the hosts for both the 2015 and 2019 World Cups on 28 July.
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