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History of the Rugby World Cup. The first Rugby Union World Cup was held in 1987, hosted by Australia and New Zealand who pushed for the tournament to be approved. Since the first tournament, 9 others have been held at four-year intervals.
New Zealand and South Africa are the most successful teams in men’s Rugby World Cup history, having each lifted the Webb Ellis Cup on three occasions – the All Blacks in 1987, 2011 and 2015 and the Springboks in 1995, 2007 and 2019.
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body.
History. The first final of the Rugby World Cup was contested in June 1987, in Auckland, between New Zealand and France. The host team opened the scoring in the 14th minute, following a drop goal by fly-half Grant Fox. They extended their lead later in the first half when Michael Jones scored a try, which was converted by Fox.
9 de mar. de 2023 · Rugby World Cup history explained. Alan Dymock. March 9, 2023. 0 shares. Everything you need to kow about all the past World Cups. New Zealand's David Kirk kissing the trophy in 1987 (Getty Images) When did the tournament start? How many have there been? How different was the game in the past compared to now?
15 de set. de 2015 · 15 September 2015. A brief history of the Rugby World Cup. Proposals for a regular rugby world cup tournament first began to circulate in the 1950s.
23 de mai. de 2024 · François Pienaar. On the Web: CNN - Everything you need to know ahead of the Rugby World Cup (May 20, 2024) Recent News. May 22, 2024, 3:23 AM ET (South China Morning Post) Gutting sevens team justified with Rugby World Cup spot on line, Hong Kong GM says.
