Rugby world cup finals

Rugby world cup finals

Rugby world cup 1987 final.

The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. The tournament was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. Seven of the 16 places were automatically filled by the International Rugby Football Board members – New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France – with South Africa unable to compete because of the international sports boycott due to apartheid.

New Zealand perform the haka before their victory over France in the Rugby World Cup 1987 Final, played at Eden Park in Auckland. See exclusive video.

Rugby world cup 1991 final.

The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship. The World Cup Final was played at the Twickenham Stadium in London, and saw Australia triumph 12-6 against an England side that had suddenly abandoned their forward-based approach to play a running game.

See exclusive video of 1991 final where Australia won against England by 12-6.



Rugby world cup 1995 final.

The 1995 Rugby World Cup Final was the third rugby world cup. final match in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, played in South Africa.

The match was played at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg on 24 June 1995 between the host nation, the South African Springboks, and the New Zealand All Blacks.

South Africa won the encounter by 3 points in the first Rugby World Cup Final 1995 defined in extra time.

See golden moment video of rugby world cup final 1995.




Rugby world cup 1999 final.

The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland.Only four automatic qualification places were available for the 1999 tournament; the other three went to the top three teams from the previous World Cup in 1995; champions (South Africa), runners-up (New Zealand) and third-place play-off winner France.

Australia won 1999 world cup rugby final. See exclusive of Australia team video.



Rugby world cup 2003 final.

The 2003 rugby world cup was the fifth world cup of rugby union. The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was won by England who defeated Australia 20 to 17. The match went into extra time, in which Johnny Wilkinson kicked a drop goal to seal England's win.

See exclusive video of England winning 2003 rugby world cup final.




Rugby world cup 2007 final.

The 2007 Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match, played on Saturday, 20 October 2007 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris. The match determined the winner of the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the de facto world champions for the next four years. The participants in the 2007 final were incumbent champions England and South Africa, who had each won their semi-finals against France and Argentina respectively. The final was refereed by Irish referee Alain Rolland.

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup a quadrennial international rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October and won by South Africa who defeated England at the Stade de France in St. Denis, Paris. see video of final where South Africa won.

Rugby world cup 2011 final.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is seventh world cup, qualifying process will end with a playoff to decide the 20th and final qualifier. Four teams the best non-qualifier from each region, except Oceania, will compete for the last place at the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals in New Zealand. Stay with us and enjoy exclusive result of 2011 finals.

History of Rugby World Cups 1987-2007

History of Rugby World Cups

After becoming the first Northern hemisphere side to win the Rugby World Cup in 2003, can England retain the fabled Webb Ellis trophy in 2007? The odds have been stacked against England in recent months with poor form and injury blighting their build up. It was a different story four years ago though when a Johnny Wilkinson drop goal sent the country into frenzied celebrations, but that is just one of many highlights from Rugby World Cup history.

In the meeting held to discuss the issue, majority opposed the idea and only Australia, New Zealand and France supported it. When the vote was held South Africa, along with England and Wales voted in favor of it. This was a great back up for the official world cup, which was held in 1987.

Around 32 matches were played in the 1987 world cup that was held from May 22 to June 20. One African nation, three Americas nations, one Asian nation, seven European nations and four Oceanic nations participated in the Australia world cup. The tournament became all blacks rugby with New Zealand winning the final rugby match.

The success of the Australian world cup motivated the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) to conduct it every four years. The 1991 world cup was hosted by Great Britain, Ireland and France and Australian rugby team grabbed the tournament trophy. The tournament then became the fourth largest national sporting teams tournament in the world.

South Africa hosted the 1995 rugby world cup and it was the first time that all rugby matches was played in a single country. This tournament saw the entry of South Africa and their victory in the rugby world cup. Around 65 nations were attempted in the qualifying round of the 1999 rugby world cup. The tournament was hosted by Wales with matches played in England, France, Scotland and Ireland.

The previous world cup, the 2003 rugby world cup was hosted by Australia. England won the tournament and became the first northern hemisphere nation to win rugby world cup. The tournament attracted thousands of spectators from far and wide and it has now become a much-awaited game for its fans.

Only two nations have ever hosted and won the Rugby World Cup on home soil, but with other sides finishing as runners up when they have hosted in the past (England - 1991 and Australia - 2003), the omens bode well for France to make a concerted push for glory in 2007.

1987 Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup commenced in 1987 with Australia and New Zealand as host nations. The idea of the Rugby World Cup was suggested by the Australian Rugby Union and the New Zealand Football Union in separate submissions to the International Rugby Board. Though 16 nations from all over the globe participated in 1987 Rugby World Cup , but there were only three real contenders for the trophy. New Zealand perform the haka before their victory over France in the Rugby World Cup 1987 Final, played at Eden Park in Auckland.

1991 Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup extravaganza that had begun in 1987 was carried forward with full glory and enthusiasm to the 1991 Rugby World Cup . The Rugby World Cup of 1991 was hosted by England along with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. New Zealand, the former Rugby World champions participated with a determination of retaining the cup. The final match was played between Australia and England, with Australia clinching the winners' tag.

1995 Rugby World Cup

The 1995 Rugby World Cup or the Webb Ellis Cup was held in South Africa in the months of May and June and was the first to be hosted by any single nation. The 1995 edition was the first Rugby World Cup for the hosts South Africa and the expectation in the country was really high. South Africa and New Zealand were the two teams to play in the final in which the hosts defeated the Kiwis through an extra-time goal. This is the highlights of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final between South Africa and New Zealand.

1999 Rugby World Cup

The fourth Rugby World Cup was hosted by Wales in 1999. The co-hosts of the 1999 Rugby World Cup were England, Scotland, Ireland and France . In the 1999 Rugby World Cup , twenty teams were selected for the final stage of the competition through qualifying matches. For the first time in the history of Rugby World Cup, the Repechage system was introduced, in which the runner-ups finishing with a very close margin from each qualifying zone were given a chance to play in the final stage of the competition. The final was played between Australia and France, with Australia winning the match.

2003 Rugby World Cup

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was scheduled to be hosted by Australia. Twenty teams participated in the final stage of the 2003 Rugby World Cup . The final match was played between Australia and England. England won the final in a close margin and became the winner of the 2003 Rugby World Cup . Martin Johnson, Jonny Wilkinson, Jason Leonard and Lawrence Dallaglio share with sportasylum their memories of the 2003 World Cup final.

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October, and won by South Africa, who defeated England at the State de France in St. Denis, Paris. France won the hosting rights in 2003, beating a bid from England. the final match betweenEngland and South Africa on 20 October, which South Africa won by 15 points to 6, their second World Cup title.