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 ...

The Webb Ellis Cup ... Rugby World Cup titles to their name, with the All Blacks winning the inaugural tournament in 1987; then consecutive World Cups in 2011 and 2015. They had the chance to win ...

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 ...

England are the only European nation to win the Rugby World Cup – meaning three-time beaten finalists France are chasing a maiden triumph on home soil. Despite their current prowess, Ireland ...

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 ...

But history tells us that they are the exceptions rather than the norm. New Zealand’s Black Ferns will become the first host country to win the women’s Rugby World Cup at the ninth attempt if they ...

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 ...