Rugby world cup: Rugby is one of the major sports in the world. There are millions of fans of rugby around the world. The biggest event of this exciting sport in the world is Rugby world cup, that event is held after every 4 years. Almost all the major rugby playing nations participate in this mega event. Here is the informative and interesting news about Rugby world cup.
Here are the all Over view of the Rugby world cup
Year | Host | Final venue | Teams | Participants in Qualifying |
Matches played |
Winner | Runner-up |
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1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Eden Park | 16 | Invitation | 32 | New Zealand | France |
1991 | Britain France Ireland |
Twickenham | 16 | 32 | 32 | Australia | England |
1995 | South Africa | Ellis Park | 16 | 52 | 32 | South Africa | New Zealand |
1999 | Wales | Millennium Stadium | 20 | 65 | 41 | Australia | France |
2003 | Australia | Telstra Stadium | 20 | 80 | 48 | England | Australia |
2007 | France | Stade de France | 20 | 91 | 48 | South Africa | England |
2011 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 20 | 93 | 48 | New Zealand | France |
2015 | England | Twickenham | 20 | 96 | 48 | New Zealand | Australia |
2019 | Japan | Yokohoma Stadium | 20 | 48 | |||
2023 | France |
Details about Rugby world cup
The 2015 Rugby world cup was hosted by England. The 2015 Rugby world cup start date was September 18, 2015. The world cup saw some pretty exciting matches and some people even say that it was the best rugby world cup. New Zealand won that 2015 world cup and Australia was the runners-up. South Africa was at third place.
The next rugby world cup is going to take place in Japan starting from September 20, 2019. Although the world cup is far away, many fans of the sport are already pretty exciting for this event and are hopping that it will be a top rugby world cup.
There are four major ruby playing nations in the world. These include the UK, France, New Zealand, and Australia. All these four nations are very strong in the sport and are always favorite in all sports. Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and Wales. Here are still 8 more slots available and the competition is stiff among other teams. Let’s all wait and see if Japan is able to organize a successful Rugby world cup in 2019.
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