The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament was first held in 1987, when the tournament was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, the Rugby School pupil who, according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game. Four countries have won the trophy; New Zealand and South Africa three times, Aust
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Expect a fan-friendly experience at next year's Rugby League World Cup The three tournaments – the men’s, women’s and wheelchair events – have been scheduled to suit supporters Access official Olympic Rugby sport and athlete records, events, results, photos, videos, latest news stories, history of the sport and more. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content World Cup (men) — The pinnacle of the sport of Rugby, the Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition played every four years. The next Rugby World Cup will be held in Japan in 2019. Women's World Cup — held every four years since 1991. Olympic Games Rugby — Rugby will return to the Olympic Games in the form of a Rugby 7s tournament in 2016. The 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup, will kick off on 8 September 2023, but for GL events, it starts today. The group as a whole is associated with this event: its nationwide coverage in France, its 65 locations around the world, its thousands of employees, its 40 years of expertise in event design and production. The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England [nb 1] from 18 September to 31 October. [2] Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was only one change: Uruguay replaced Russia . The men’s, women’s and wheelchair World Cups will run concurrently in 2021. Organisers of the 2021 World Cup in England anticipate that the tournament will be the biggest and best ever staged in the event’s 67-year history. Newcastle is a host city for the Rugby League World Cup 2021. The biggest tournament in Rugby League kicks off on Saturday 23 October 2021. Don't miss FIJI v ITALY at Kingston Park - Newcastle's home of rugby - on Saturday 30 October 2021.