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Rugby World Cup
1987 Rugby World Cup
I Rugby World Cup
May 22 - June 20, 1987
Hosts: Australia and New Zealand
No. of nations: 16
Matches played: 32
Attendance: 604,500 (18,750 per match)
Top scorer: Grant Fox (New Zealand) - 126
Most tries: Craig Green (New Zealand) - 6
Champions: New Zealand
Runner-up: France
3rd place: Wales
4th place: Australia
1991 Rugby World Cup
II Rugby World Cup
October 03 - November 02, 1991
Host: England
No. of nations: 16
Matches played: 32
Attendance: 1,007,760 (31,250 per match)
Top scorer: Ralph Keyes (Ireland) - 68
Most tries: David Campese (Australia) - 6
Champions: Australia
Runner-up: England
3rd place: New Zealand
4th place: Scotland
1995 Rugby World Cup
III Rugby World Cup
May 25 - June 24, 1995
Host: South Africa
No. of nations: 16
Matches played: 32
Attendance: 1,100,000 (31,250 per match)
Top scorer: Thierry Lacroix (France) - 112
Most tries: Jonah Lomu and Marc Ellis (New Zealand) - 7
Champions: South Africa
Runner-up: New Zealand
3rd place: France
4th place: England
1999 Rugby World Cup
IV Rugby World Cup
October 1 - November 6, 1999
Host: Wales
No. of nations: 20
Matches played: 41
Attendance: 1,750,000 (42,683 per match)
Top scorer: Gonzalo Quesada (Argentina) - 102
Most tries: Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) - 8
Champions: Australia
Runner-up: France
3rd place: South Africa
4th place: New Zealand
2003 Rugby World Cup
V Rugby World Cup
October 10 - November 22, 2003
Host: Australia
No. of nations: 20
Matches played: 48
Attendance: 1,837,547 (38,282 per match)
Top scorer: Jonny Wilkinson (England) - 113
Most tries:
Champions: England
Runner-up: Australia
3rd place: New Zealand
4th place: France
2007 Rugby World Cup
VI Rugby World Cup
September 7 - October 20, 2007
Host nation: France, Scotland, Wales
No. of nations: 20
Matches played: 48
Attendance: 2,263,223 (47,150 per match)
Top scorer: Percy Montgomery (105)
Most tries: Bryan Habana (8)
Champions: South Africa
Runner-up: England
3rd place: Argentina
4th place: France
2011 Rugby World Cup
VII Rugby World Cup
September 9 - October 23, 2011
Host nation: New Zealand
No. of nations: 20
Matches played: 48
Attendance: 1,477,294 (30,777 per match)
Top scorer: Morné Steyn (62)
Most tries: Chris Ashton, France Vincent Clerc (6)
Champions: New Zealand
Runner-up: France
3rd place: Australia
4th place: Wales
2015 Rugby World Cup
VIII Rugby World Cup
18 September - 31 October, 2015
Host nation: England
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2019 Rugby World Cup
IX Rugby World Cup
6 September - 20 October, 2019
Host nation: Japan
No. of nations:
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Rugby World Cup - Champions
2 title -  New Zealand - 1987, 2011
2 titles -  South Africa - 1995, 2007
2 titles -  Australia - 1991, 1999
1 title - 
England - 2003
Rugby Union - Teams
Rugby Union - National teams - First tier
Argentina (nicknamed Los Pumas)
Australia (The Wallabies)
England
France (nicknamed Les Tricolores or Les Bleus)
Ireland
Italy (nicknamed Gli Azzurri)
New Zealand (The All Blacks)
Scotland
South Africa (The Springboks)
 Wales (nicknamed The Dragons)
Rugby Union - National teams - Second tier
 Canada (nicknamed The Canucks)
 Fiji (nicknamed The Flying Fijians)
 Georgia (nicknamed Lelos)
 Japan (nicknamed The Cherry Blossoms)
 Romania (nicknamed The Oaks)
 Samoa (named Manu Samoa)
 Tonga (nicknamed 'Ikale Tahi)
 United States (nicknamed The Eagles)
Rugby Union - National teams - Third tier
American Samoa | Andorra (nicknamed Els Isards) | Arabian Gulf | Armenia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Barbados | Belgium (nicknamed Black Devils) | Bermuda | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Botswana (nicknamed Vultures) | Brazil | British Virgin Islands | Bulgaria | Burundi | Cambodia (nicknamed Koupreys) | Cameroon | Cayman Islands | Chile (nicknamed Los Cóndores) | China | Chinese Taipei | Colombia (nicknamed Los Tucanes) | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire (nicknamed Les elephants) | Croatia | Czech Republic | Denmark | Finland | Greece | Germany | Ghana | Guam | Guyana | Hong Kong | Hungary | India | Israel | Jamaica | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Madagascar | Malaysia | Mali | Malta | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mexico (nicknamed Serpientes) | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Morocco | Namibia | Netherlands (nicknamed Oranje) | Nigeria | Niue | Norway | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea (nicknamed Puk-Puks) | Paraguay (nicknamed Los Yacares) | Peru (nicknamed Los Tumis) | Philippines | Poland | Portugal (nicknamed Os Lobos) | Russia | Rwanda | Senegal | Serbia | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Korea | Spain (nicknamed Los Leones) | Sri Lanka | St Lucia | St Vincent & Grenadines | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Tahiti | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Tunisia | Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago | Uganda (nicknamed Cranes) | Ukraine | Uruguay (nicknamed Los Teros) | Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Venezuela (nicknamed La Vinotinto) | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Rugby Union - Combination sides
The British and Irish Lions (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) | Pacific Islanders (Fiji, Samoa and Tonga) | South American Jaguars(Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) | African Leopards | CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States
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| Rugby World Cup - France 2007 |
Qualifying | Teams | Hosting | Warm-up Tests | Matches
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| Rugby World Cup |
History | Hosts | Qualification | Records and statistics | Team appearances | Trophy
Tournaments: Australia and New Zealand 1987 | England 1991 | South Africa 1995 | Wales 1999 | Australia 2003 | France 2007 | New Zealand 2011 | England 2015 | Japan 2019 | 2023 (TBD)
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