There have been 9 editions of the Rugby World Cup however solely 4 completely different international locations have emerged as champions. New Zealand and South Africa have gained essentially the most World Cups with three to their title and just one northern hemisphere workforce have gained the trophy. That workforce, after all, was England in 2003.

However who else has gained the World Cup? Right here we run by every version of the competitors and who got here out on prime.

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In 1987 New Zealand gained the inaugural event. They defeated France 29-9 within the remaining at Eden Park with Wales and Australia third and fourth respectively.

The All Blacks couldn’t defend the Rugby World Cup within the 1991 event as they solely managed to complete third. The ultimate was contested between Australia and England at Twickenham. The Wallabies gained with a slim 12-6 victory towards the house facet.

In 1995. there was an iconic second between President Nelson Mandela and South Africa captain Francios Pienaar. The Springboks hosted the event and beat New Zealand 15-12 within the remaining to win the trophy for the primary time. Mandela, who had been imprisoned below the nation’s apartheid regime, handed Pienaar the trophy at a packed out Ellis Park.

Quick ahead 4 years and two nations who had been within the remaining earlier than had been there once more: Australia and France. The Wallabies managed to topple France 35-12 to change into the primary nation to win the World Cup twice.

In 2003 it was the flip of the northern hemisphere. The ultimate between defending champions and hosts Australia and England went into additional time and it was that well-known drop-goal from Jonny Wilkinson which lastly sealed the 20-17 win for Clive Woodward‘s heroes.

England made it to the ultimate as soon as once more within the 2007 event however this time it was South Africa’s time to make historical past. Their 15-6 victory noticed them change into the second nation ever to win the trophy twice.

New Zealand hosted in 2011 and so they had been dominant all through the event. They confronted France within the remaining and edged previous them 8-7 in a nervy encounter, the bottom scoring World Cup remaining ever, which noticed them be a part of the two-time winner membership.

The All Blacks cemented their place in historical past in 2015 as they gained the event for the third time and have become the primary nation to win it back-to-back. They defeated Australia 34-17 within the remaining at Twickenham.

And in the latest version of the World Cup, in 2019, South Africa equalled New Zealand’s report by profitable the Webb Ellis trophy for the third time. They went into the ultimate as underdogs after England beat the All Blacks convincingly within the semi-final. Nonetheless, they blew Eddie Jones’s workforce away 32-12.

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