The grandest stage in international rugby is the Rugby World Cup. Twelve teams automatically qualify for the 20-team tournament based on their performance in the previous World Cup, which has been ...

Malakai Fekitoa may have been born and raised on the small island nation of Tonga, but his goal as a promising young rugby ... country and it’s doable.” For Fekitoa, the World Cup will be ...

Chile Only four countries have won the Rugby World Cup. New Zealand [1987, 2011, 2015] and South Africa [1995, 2007, 2019] have each won the tournament three times, while Australia have been ...

Kleyn helped Munster win the United Rugby Championship final ... who could qualify for a new country after three years of residency. At the 2019 World Cup in Japan, 17 of the 20 teams selected ...

The winner of the Rugby World Cup hoists the coveted Webb Ellis Cup, named for William Webb Ellis. New Zealand won the first Rugby World Cup after defeating France in the final. No nation has ...

South Africa won its fourth Webb Ellis Cup in 2023, becoming the second back-to-back Rugby World Cup champion. New Zealand was the first, winning it all in 2011 and again in 2015. Check out more ...