The Rugby World Cup has been held eight times, with New Zealand winning three times, Australia twice, and South Africa once. England was the other winner in 2003. England is the only northern hemisphere country to have won the event. France and Japan are the only southern hemispheric nations to have reached the final stage of the tournament.
World Cup I was played in England in 1907, when Scotland defeated Wales 13-12 in the final match. The tournament was cancelled due to the First World War.
World Cup II was held in France from 1931 to 1939, when Germany won its only title. The German team was undefeated throughout the entire tournament. However, the Second World War prevented Germany from defending its title.
Third World Cup was held in Britain in 1957, when Australia beat England 7-6 in the final match. This was also the first world cup to be decided by a single match. Previously, matches had gone to a final match if the scores were tied after both sides had played each other once. That rule was changed for future cups so that two semi-finals would be played, but this rule change did not occur until the 1959 World Cup in Sweden.
Fourth World Cup was held in France from 1975 to 1979. New Zealand beat Australia in the final match, which was also the last world cup to be played on a home soil.
When England defeated hosts Australia in 2003, they became the first and only northern hemisphere side to win the Webb Ellis Cup. They have previously reached three previous Rugby World Cup finals, in 1991, 2007 and 2019, but have failed to win the coveted title on each occasion. We look back at England's Rugby World Cup journey.
England have never won the Rugby World Cup, but they are still one of the most successful nations in the tournament. They have reached three previous finals (1991, 2007, and 2019) but have always ended up on the losing side. England's best result was in 2003 when they beat Australia in the final at Stade de France in Paris.
England's first two attempts at winning the World Cup were thwarted by South Africa, who denied them victory in 1971 and 1974. However, England did manage to end South Africa's reign as world champions by defeating them 29-12 in the last match of the 1987 tournament held in South Africa. This remains their sole triumph to date.
After losing both matches against Australia in 1991 and 2007, some people wrote off England's chances of winning the next World Cup, but that didn't happen. Instead, England came back from being down 0-5 after their first match against France in 2011 to claim a thrilling 20-17 victory at Twickenham Stadium. The match was decided by a drop goal by Paul David. This is now England's best performance at a World Cup finals so far.
We've compiled a comprehensive list of Six Nations rugby tournament champions. Since 1883, 127 tournaments have been staged. England currently has the most outright championship wins, but Wales is only one behind. The years in which each nation won the tournament are listed below.
The New Zealand All Blacks have won the Rugby World Cup three times: in 1987, 2011, and 2015. The Rugby World Cup in Japan will be their opportunity to capture their fourth championship and third in a row. The All Blacks, or ABs, are the World Cup champions with the most victories. They are also one of only two national teams to have ever won the tournament on each continent (the other being South Africa).
The first World Cup was held in England in 1957, and it took place over a six-week period from early November to late December. The All Blacks played in their first World Cup match against France, and they lost 9-3. In 1987, the tournament was held in New Zealand for the first time. The All Blacks opened their campaign by defeating Australia 34-12 in Auckland. They then went on to beat Scotland 26-9 in Dunedin and closed out their group stage with a 33-12 win over France at Stadium MK in London. The All Blacks finished first in their group with four wins out of four matches.
In 1995, the tournament was moved to Europe for the first time. It was held in France and called the "Fédération Française de Rugby" (French Federation of Rugby) World Cup. The All Blacks started their campaign by beating Ireland 24-9 in Paris before losing their next match 31-30 to Australia in Lyon.
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The most successful nations are New Zealand and South Africa, each of which has won the trophy three times. Australia has won it twice, while England is the only northern hemisphere country to have won it once, in 2003. We've provided a brief history of each tournament below.
They have won this title four times in twenty-four competitions, and they are the only side to have won both the competition and the Rugby World Cup in the same year.
| World Rugby ranking | |
|---|---|
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1995) |
| Best result | Champions, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Website | springboks.rugby |
The 2003 Cup was supposed to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, however issues between the International Rugby Board and the NZRU over sponsorship, advertising, and ticketing forced the competition to be conducted entirely in Australia. This was the first and only time a team from the northern hemisphere won a tournament. The Wallabies defeated England at the final match played at Sydney's Telstra Stadium.
The IRB decided to hold its next world cup in 2007 instead of 2003 because of concerns that holding the event too soon after the 2002 Olympics might hurt attendance. However, when asked why he chose Australia over New Zealand, IRB president John Daly said "Australia is a great country with great people. We believe hosting this tournament will provide an excellent platform for rugby in Australia and around the world."
New Zealand had been working hard to win the Cup since 1995, but never managed to do so. In addition, many players and fans believed that Australia was still not ready to host such a big event.
However, the Australians did everything possible to prove them wrong. They hired some of the best coaches in the business (John Mitchell for the Wallabies, Graham Henry for the Crusaders), they spent millions on new stadiums and training facilities, and they even brought in some famous names to help the Australian teams win matches.
New Zealand and South Africa have won the trophy three times apiece, Australia twice, and England once. Overall, England has won 27 out of 98 matches played.
England first gained world attention when they defeated Australia in the 1st ever rugby world cup final held at the stade de France, paris, france on 29th October, 2003. This is the only time that England has appeared in a world cup final. It was also the first time that New Zealand had been beaten by a non-native team in a world cup final.
The second edition of the world cup was held in australia and new zealand from 15th August, 1987 to 3rd July, 1989. South Africa beat Australia 19-0 in the final match to win their first world cup title. The tournament was abandoned after the first two rounds due to unrest between players and officials over fees and conditions.
The third edition of the world cup was held in england from 2nd September, 1991 to 16th April, 1993. Australia won the final match against England at the last minute thanks to a try scored by David Campese who was banned from playing football until after the conclusion of the world cup because he had accepted money to miss a training session.
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