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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1987 |
| No. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR of teams | 20 (Finals) |
| Continent | International (IRB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 South Africa |
The Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition. International or internationally most often describes interaction between Nations or encompassing two or more nations constituting a group or association having The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the men's national teams. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football. The following is a list of international Rugby union teams The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by both Australia and New Zealand, and is now contested every four years. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
The winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup, named after the Rugby School pupil credited with the game's invention. The Webb Ellis Cup, also referred to as the "Webb Ellis Trophy" or "Bill" is the main prize of the Rugby World Cup. Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is a Co-educational Boarding school and one of the oldest public schools The tournament is one of the largest international sporting competitions in the world. [1][2]
South Africa are the current World champions, having won the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final in France on 20 October 2007 with victory over England, the 2003 World Champions and current runners-up. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The 2007 Rugby World Cup Final was a Rugby union match played on Saturday 20 October 2007 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The next Rugby World Cup is due to be contested in New Zealand in 2011. The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh staging of the tournament. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
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Format
Qualification
Qualifying tournaments were introduced for the second tournament, where eight of the sixteen places were contested in a twenty-four-nation tournament. Rugby World Cup qualification is a process that determines which nations will compete at a Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. The inaugural World Cup in 1987, did not involve any qualifying process; instead, the 16 places were automatically filled by seven eligible International Rugby Football Board (IRFB, now, International Rugby Board) member nations, and the rest by invitation. The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football.
The current format allows for twelve of the twenty available positions to be filled by automatic qualification, as the teams who finish third or better in the group (pool) stages of the previous tournament enter its successor (where they will be seeded) [1]. A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of Tournament where the loser of each The qualification system for the remaining eight places will be region-based with Europe and the Americas allocated two qualifying places, Africa, Asia and Oceania one place each, with the last place determined by a play-off [2].
The old format (2003 & 2007) allowed for eight of the twenty available positions to be filled by automatic qualification, as the eight quarter finalists of the previous tournament enter its successor. The remaining twelve positions were filled by continental qualifying tournaments. A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions [3] Positions were filled by three teams from the Americas, one from Asia, one from Africa, three from Europe and two from Oceania. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America [3] Another two places were allocated for repechage. Repechage (repêchage lit re-fishing meaning "to rescue" or "to save" is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying The first repechage place was determined by a match between the runners-up from the Africa and Europe qualifying tournaments, with that winner then playing the Americas runner-up to determine the place. [4] The second repechage position was determined between the runners-up from the Asia and Oceania qualifiers. [4]
Tournament
The current model features twenty nations competing over a month in the host nation(s). [5] There are two stages, a group and a knock-out. Nations are divided into four pools, A through to D, of five nations each. [6] The pool allocation system seeds teams ranked one to four from the previous tournament into A to D pools respectively. The other four automatic entrants—the losing quarter-finalists from the previous tournament—are drawn into pools at random. [7]
The remaining positions in each pool are filled by the qualifiers. Nations play four pool games, playing their respective pool members once. [6] A bonus points system is used during pool play. The Rugby union bonus points system is a method of deciding table points from a Rugby union match If two or more teams are level on points, a system of criteria is used to determine the higher rank;[6] the sixth and final criterion decides the higher rank through the Official IRB World Rankings. [6]
The winner (first position) and runner-up (second position) of each pool enters the knock-out stage. [6] The knock-out stage consists of quarter- and semi-finals, and then the final. The winner of each pool is placed against a runner-up of a different pool in a quarter-final. [6] The winner of each quarter-final goes on to the semi-finals, where the respective winners proceed to the final. Losers of the semi-finals contest for third place (called the 'Bronze Final'). [6] Should a tie result during an event in the knock-out stages, the winner is determined through extra time. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Should that fail, sudden death begins when the next team to score any points is declared with winner; as a last resort, a kicking competition is used. Sudden death (or a sudden death round) is a way of providing a winner for a Contest or Game (typically a Sport) which would otherwise [6]
History
Prior to the Rugby World Cup, there were only regional international rugby union competitions. The first Rugby World Cup was held in 1987 hosted by Australia and New Zealand who pushed for the tournament to be approved One of the largest and oldest is the Six Nations Championship, which started in 1883 as the "Home Nations" championship, a tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international It became the Five Nations in 1910, when France joined the tournament. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. France did not participate from 1931 to 1939, [8] during which period it reverted back to a Home Nations championship. In 2000, Italy joined the competition, which became the Six Nations. For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of [9]
In the southern hemisphere, the equivalent competition is the Tri Nations series held between Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The Tri Nations is an annual international Rugby union series held between the national teams of Australia (the Wallabies) New Zealand (the The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko
Rugby union was also played at the Summer Olympics, first appearing at the 1900 Paris games and subsequently at London in 1908, Antwerp in 1920, and Paris again in 1924. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in [10] France won the first gold medal, then Australasia, with the last two being won by the United States. [10] However rugby union was soon removed from the Summer Olympic program. [10]
The idea of a Rugby World Cup had been suggested on numerous occasions going back to the 1950s, but met with oppostion from most unions in the IRFB. The idea resurfaced several times in the early 1980s, with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) independently writing to the IRFB seeking to conduct a World Cup tournament. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU is the governing body of Rugby union in Australia. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU (formerly the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU is the governing body of Rugby union in New Zealand. [11] In 1985, Australia, New Zealand and France were in favour of a world cup and, despite knowing that the international sports boycott on their apartheid regime would prevent their participation, the South African delegates also voted in favour, which was vital in tying the vote 8-8. When one English delegate followed by a Welsh delegate switched sides, by 10 votes to 6 the IRFB finally approved the inaugural cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in May and June of 1987. [11]
The inaugural tournament was contested in Australia and New Zealand between sixteen nations. The All Blacks (New Zealand) became the first ever champions, defeating France twenty-nine points to nine. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The subsequent 1991 tournament was hosted by England, with matches also being played throughout the rest of Britain, Ireland and France. The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This tournament also saw the abolition of invitation qualification—with a qualifying tournament being introduced which involved thirty-five nations. Australia won the second tournament, defeating England, twelve points to six. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The 1995 tournament was hosted by South Africa, which had originally tied the vote that eventually saw the first event take place. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The tournament was the first that South Africa would actually play in, following the end of the international sports boycott. The tournament had a fairytale ending, as South Africa were crowned champions over the All Blacks, which concluded with then President Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok jersey and matching baseball cap, presenting the trophy to the South Africa's captain Francois Pienaar. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko A rugby shirt, often referred to as a jersey, is a Shirt worn by players of Rugby league or Rugby union. Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967 in Vereeniging, South Africa captained and played for the South African Springboks national Rugby union The moment is seen as one of the most emotional in the sport's history. [12]
The tournament in 1999 was hosted by Wales with matches also being held throughout the rest of the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The tournament included a repechage system, alongside specific regional qualifying places, and an increase from sixteen to twenty participating nations. Repechage (repêchage lit re-fishing meaning "to rescue" or "to save" is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying Australia claimed their second title, defeating France in the final. The 2003 event was hosted by Australia; although it was originally intended to be held jointly with New Zealand. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. England emerged as champions defeating Australia in extra time. England's win was unique in that it broke the Southern hemisphere's domination of the event. SANZAR is an abbreviation of the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union. Such was the celebration of England's victory, that an estimated 750,000 people gathered in central London to greet the team, making the day the largest sporting celebration of its kind ever in the United Kingdom. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [13] The 2007 competition was hosted by France, with matches also being held in Wales and Scotland. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. South Africa claimed their second title by defeating defending champions England fifteen points to six. The 2011 tournament was awarded to New Zealand in November 2005, ahead of bids from Japan and South Africa. The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh staging of the tournament. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Trophy
The Webb Ellis Cup is the prize presented to winners of the Rugby World Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, who is credited with creating the game of rugby football. The Webb Ellis Cup, also referred to as the "Webb Ellis Trophy" or "Bill" is the main prize of the Rugby World Cup. William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 &ndash 24 January 1872 was a English Anglican Clergyman. Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School The trophy is also referred to simply as the Rugby World Cup. The trophy was chosen in 1987 as an appropriate cup for use in the competition. The words 'International Rugby Board' and 'The Webb Ellis Cup' are engraved on the face of the cup. It stands at thirty-eight centimetres and is silver gilded in gold, and supported by two cast scroll handles, one handle has a head of a satyr, and the other has a head of a nymph. In Greek mythology, satyrs (Σάτυροι Satyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus – " Satyresses quot In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human female form [14] The colloquial name of the trophy in Australia is "Bill" (a reference to William Webb Ellis).
Selection of hosts
Tournaments are voted on by the IRB member nations and are organised by Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL). The host nation for the Rugby World Cup is decided by the International Rugby Board (IRB at a special meeting six years in advance of the tournament [15] This decides what nation(s) will host the tournament, with the voting procedure managed by a team of independent auditors, and the voting kept secret. All the tournaments thus far have been held in nations in which rugby union is a popular sport, this trend continued when New Zealand was awarded the 2011 event ahead of Japan, a traditionally weaker rugby nation in comparison to New Zealand. The allocation of a tournament to a host nation is now made five or six years prior to the commencement of the particular event, as New Zealand were awarded the 2011 event in late 2005. [16]
The tournament has in the past been hosted by either a single or multiple nation(s). For example the 1987 tournament was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The IRB requires that a host nation must have a 60,000 (minimum) capacity venue for the final. [17] Host nations sometimes construct or upgrade stadia in preparation for the World Cup; such as Millennium Stadium - purpose built for the 1999 tournament or the upgrade of Eden Park for 2011. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both Rugby union during winter and Cricket in summer [18]
Media coverage
- See also: List of sports attendance figures
The tournament is one of the largest international sporting events in the world, with only the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics exceeding it. This article lists the attendances of many sports competitions around the world with the exception of those for Domestic Professional Leagues such as the NFL The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International [1][2] The first World Cup, in 1987, had a cumulative world television audience of 300 million; its successor, the 1991 event in England, reached 1. 75 billion. South Africa's 1995 tournament reached 2. 67 billion, and the 1999 Welsh hosted event reached 3 billion. [19] The 2003 tournament had a cumulative world television audience of 3. 5 billion,[20] and the final, between Australia and England, became the most watched rugby union match in the history of Australian television. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short [21] The event was broadcast in 205 countries. [22] The 2003 event had 48 matches, with an average attendance of 38,282 and a total of 1,837,547. [23]
Results
Tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1987 Details |
Australia & New Zealand |
 New Zealand |
29–9 |  France |
 Wales |
22–21 |  Australia |
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| 1991 Details |
England | Australia |
12–6 |  England |
New Zealand |
13–6 |  Scotland |
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| 1995 Details |
South Africa |  South Africa |
15–12 (aet) |
New Zealand |
France |
19–9 | England |
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| 1999 Details |
Wales | Australia |
35–12 | France |
South Africa |
22–18 | New Zealand |
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| 2003 Details |
Australia | England |
20–17 (aet) |
Australia |
New Zealand |
40–13 | France |
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| 2007 Details |
France | South Africa |
15-6 | England |
 Argentina |
34–10 | France |
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| 2011 Details |
New Zealand | ||||||||
| 2015 Details |
TBD | ||||||||
Performance of nations
In total, twenty-four nations have participated at the Rugby World Cup (excluding qualifying tournaments). Out of the six tournaments that have been held, all but one have been won by a southern hemisphere nation. Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' [24] New Zealand won the inaugural World Cup in 1987, with Australia winning in 1991, South Africa in 1995, Australia again in 1999, and then South Africa again in 2007. [24] The Southern hemisphere dominance, which extended over four World Cups, was broken in 2003, when England beat Australia in the final. [24]
However the only all-Southern final was in 1995 (South Africa and New Zealand). England (1991) and France (1987 and 1999) were runners-up in all the other tournaments before the 2003 Rugby World Cup. In addition, the cumulative spread of nations in the third/fourth place playoff is equal between both hemispheres over all tournaments.
Thus far the only nations to host and win the tournament are New Zealand (1987) and South Africa (1995). The performance of other host nations includes England (1991 final host) and Australia (2003 host) being runners-up in 1991 and 2003 respectively. France (2007 hosts) finished fourth, while Wales (1999 hosts) failed to reach the semi-finals. Of the twenty-four nations that have ever participated in at least one tournament, twelve of them have never missed a tournament. [25]
Team ranking
| Pos. | Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Australia |
2 (1991, 1999) | 1 (2003) | - | 1 (1987) |
| 2nd | South Africa |
2 (1995, 2007) | - | 1 (1999) | - |
| 3rd |  England |
1 (2003) | 2 (1991, 2007) | - | 1 (1995) |
| 4th |  New Zealand |
1 (1987) | 1 (1995) | 2 (1991, 2003) | 1 (1999) |
| 5th |  France |
- | 2 (1987, 1999) | 1 (1995) | 2 (2003, 2007) |
| 6th |  Wales |
- | - | 1 (1987) | - |
 Argentina |
- | - | 1 (2007) | - | |
| 8th |  Scotland |
- | - | - | 1 (1991) |
Success rate
| Team | Appearances | Won | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Australia | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| England | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 17% |
Records and statistics
The most overall points accumulated in the final stages is held by English player Jonny Wilkinson. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. This article lists records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup, individual record holders as well as all tournaments This article lists charts each team's try scorers from the first Rugby World Cup to date. Jonathan Peter Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English Rugby union player and member of the England national team Grant Fox of New Zealand holds the record for most points in one competition, with 126 in 1987;[26] Jason Leonard of England holds the record for most appearances with 22 from 1991 to 2003. Grant James Fox (born 6 June 1962 in New Plymouth) is former Rugby union player from New Zealand Jason Leonard OBE (born Barking, Essex, 14 August 1968 also known as "The Fun Bus" is an English former Rugby union, who held the Simon Culhane holds the record for most points in a match by a player, 45, as well as the record for most conversions in a match: 20. Simon Culhane (born March 10, 1968 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a rugby player who won 6 caps playing at fly-half for [27] Marc Ellis holds the record for most tries in a match, scoring six. Marc Christopher Gwynne Ellis (born October 8, 1971) is a former New Zealand Rugby league and Rugby union player businessman [28] New Zealander Jonah Lomu holds the records for overall tries in the final stages — 15 altogether from the 1995 and 1999 tournaments. Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM (born 12 May 1975 is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer Both Jonah Lomu and South African Bryan Habana share the most tries in one competition:8[26] The record for most penalties in a match is 8, held by Matt Burke, Gonzalo Quesada, Gavin Hastings and Thierry Lacroix, and the record for most penalties in a tournament, 31, is held by Gonzalo Quesada. Bryan Gary Habana (born he played outside centre and scrumhalf in provincial and age group rugby but once he was moved to the wing a vast improvement was seen Matthew Burke (born March 26 1973 in Sydney) is a retired Australian Rugby union player Gonzalo Quesada was born May 2, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thierry Lacroix (born 2 March 1967 in Nogaro, France) is a former Rugby union footballer who won 43 caps playing at Most drop goals in a match is held by South Africa's Jannie de Beer. Jan Hendrik de Beer (born 22 April 1971 in Welkom) nicknamed Jannie, is a South African former Rugby union player The most points scored in a game is 145 — by the All Blacks against Japan in 1995, with the widest margin being 142, held by Australia in a match against Namibia in 2003. For the Japanese Rugby League team see Japan national rugby league team. The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at Rugby union. [29]
See also
- Women's Rugby World Cup
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Further reading
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Nicholas Campbell Farr-Jones (born 18 April 1962 in Caringbah, New South Wales) is a former Australian Rugby union footballer Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
External links
- Rugbyworldcup.com Official site of the Rugby World Cup. | industry = Post | products = Postal service, Office supplies, Greeting cards | revenue = $4
- [3] ITV Rugby World Cup - The official TV Broadcast site for the Rugby World Cup 2007
- IRB.com Official site of the International Rugby Board. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football.
- Rugby World Cup at the Open Directory Project
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