About Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams.
The first Rugby World cup tournament was first held in 1987 and it was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
The winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis. It is believed that Webb Ellis invented rugby.
Past Rugby World cup Tournament winners
| Year | Host(s) | Final | Bronze Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||||
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | New Zealand | 29–9 | France | Wales | 22–21 | Australia | |||
| 1991 | England, France, Ireland , Scotland & Wales | Australia | 12–6 | England | New Zealand | 13–6 | Scotland | |||
| 1995 | South Africa | South Africa | 15–12 (aet) | New Zealand | France | 19–9 | England | |||
| 1999 | Wales | Australia | 35–12 | France | South Africa | 22–18 | New Zealand | |||
| 2003 | Australia | England | 20–17 (aet) | Australia | New Zealand | 40–13 | France | |||
| 2007 | France | South Africa | 15–6 | England | Argentina | 34–10 | France | |||
| 2011 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 8–7 | France | Australia | 21–18 | Wales | |||
| 2015 | England | |||||||||