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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title">List of Rugby World Cup finals</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_McCaw_with_Ellis_Cup.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_McCaw_with_Ellis_Cup.jpg/300px-RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_McCaw_with_Ellis_Cup.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_McCaw_with_Ellis_Cup.jpg/450px-RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_McCaw_with_Ellis_Cup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_McCaw_with_Ellis_Cup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="378" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand national rugby union team</a> celebrate their victory in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">2011 Rugby World Cup final</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instituted</th><td class="infobox-data">1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">International <span class="nowrap">(<a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Holders</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> <span class="nowrap"> (<a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> <span class="nowrap">(4 titles)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> is an international <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> competition established in 1987. It is contested by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_rugby_union_playing_countries" title="List of rugby union playing countries">men's national teams</a> of the member unions of the sport's governing body, <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a>, and takes place every four years. The winners of the <a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1987 Rugby World Cup final">first final</a> were <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a>, who beat <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a>. South Africa never competed in the first two world cups due to Apartheid santions. <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> are the latest winners, having won the <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023 Rugby World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>. </p><p>The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the competition. The winning team is declared world champion and receives the <a href="/wiki/Webb_Ellis_Cup" title="Webb Ellis Cup">Webb Ellis Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the score is a <a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)" title="Tie (draw)">draw</a> after 80 minutes of regular play, an additional 20-minute period of play, called <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Rugby_union" title="Overtime (sports)">extra time</a>, is added. If the score remains tied, an additional 10 minutes of <a href="/wiki/Sudden_death_(sport)" title="Sudden death (sport)">sudden-death</a> extra time are played, with the first team to score points immediately declared the winner. If no team is able to break the tie during extra time, the winner is ultimately decided by a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shootout#Rugby_union" title="Penalty shootout">penalty shootout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two finals have gone to extra time: South Africa's victory against New Zealand in the <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1995 Rugby World Cup final">1995 final</a>, and <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a>'s triumph against <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">2003 final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Only five nations have ever made it into a Rugby World Cup final. South Africa is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, with four wins, followed by New Zealand with three wins. New Zealand and South Africa are the only teams to have won consecutive tournaments, with New Zealand winning in <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> and <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>, and South Africa winning in <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> and <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>, Springboks currently being the only team to have won every World cup final they were in. Australia have won the competition twice, while England have one win; they are the only nation from the Northern Hemisphere to have won the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> France are the only team to appear in a final without ever winning one, losing all three finals they have contested.<sup id="cite_ref-nztwo_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nztwo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Note that South Africa, due to international sanctions, was not permitted to play in the 1987 and 1991 tournaments. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first final of the Rugby World Cup was contested in June 1987, in Auckland, between New Zealand and France. The host team opened the scoring in the 14th minute, following a <a href="/wiki/Drop_goal" title="Drop goal">drop goal</a> by <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_positions#Half-backs" title="Rugby union positions">fly-half</a> <a href="/wiki/Grant_Fox" title="Grant Fox">Grant Fox</a>. They extended their lead later in the first half when <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jones_(rugby_union)" title="Michael Jones (rugby union)">Michael Jones</a> scored a <a href="/wiki/Try_(rugby)" title="Try (rugby)">try</a>, which was <a href="/wiki/Try_(rugby)" title="Try (rugby)">converted</a> by Fox. Losing 9–0 at half-time,<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_try^"><a href="#endnote_try^">[A]</a></sup> the French opened their scoring in the second half, through a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_(rugby_union)" title="Penalty (rugby union)">penalty</a> by <a href="/wiki/Didier_Camberabero" title="Didier Camberabero">Didier Camberabero</a>. Following this, New Zealand controlled the match and tries from <a href="/wiki/David_Kirk" title="David Kirk">David Kirk</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Kirwan_(rugby)" title="John Kirwan (rugby)">John Kirwan</a> and the goal kicking of Fox extended their lead to 29–3. A try by <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Berbizier" title="Pierre Berbizier">Pierre Berbizier</a> in the final minutes, which was converted by Camberabero, reduced the deficit to 29–9, as New Zealand won the tournament's inaugural final.<sup id="cite_ref-NZ1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the hosts, England reached the <a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1991 Rugby World Cup final">final of the 1991 tournament</a> at <a href="/wiki/Twickenham" title="Twickenham">Twickenham</a>, where they faced Australia. Fly-half <a href="/wiki/Michael_Lynagh" title="Michael Lynagh">Michael Lynagh</a> opened the scoring for Australia with a penalty in the 27th minute. They extended their lead before half-time when <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_positions#Prop" title="Rugby union positions">prop</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Daly" title="Tony Daly">Tony Daly</a> scored a try, which was converted by Lynagh. England scored two penalties in the second half, courtesy of full-back <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Webb" title="Jonathan Webb">Jonathan Webb</a>, but a further penalty by Lynagh sealed Australia's victory at 12–6.<sup id="cite_ref-Ausone_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ausone-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tournament hosts reached the final again in 1995, as South Africa faced New Zealand in Johannesburg. Fly-half <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Mehrtens" title="Andrew Mehrtens">Andrew Mehrtens</a> opened the scoring for New Zealand in the 6th minute after scoring a penalty. His opposite number, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Stransky" title="Joel Stransky">Joel Stransky</a>, levelled the score five minutes later. The pair swapped successful penalty attempts before Stransky gave South Africa a 9–6 lead with a 32nd-minute drop goal just before half-time. New Zealand equalized in the 55th minute with a drop goal by Mehrtens, and as no further points were scored, the final went into <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">extra time</a> for the first time. Mehrtens converted a penalty to put New Zealand back the lead, but Stransky replied minutes later. With seven minutes to the end of extra time, Stransky scored a drop goal to secure a 15–12 victory for South Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-1995FinalIndependent_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1995FinalIndependent-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>, the South African President, wearing a Springboks jersey, presented the <a href="/wiki/Webb_Ellis_Cup" title="Webb Ellis Cup">Webb Ellis Cup</a> to South Africa captain <a href="/wiki/Francois_Pienaar" title="Francois Pienaar">Francois Pienaar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_Trinh-Duc_and_C_Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Francois Trinh-Duc tackled by two New Zealand players" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_Trinh-Duc_and_C_Smith.jpg/220px-RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_Trinh-Duc_and_C_Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_Trinh-Duc_and_C_Smith.jpg/330px-RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_Trinh-Duc_and_C_Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_Trinh-Duc_and_C_Smith.jpg/440px-RWC_2011_final_FRA_-_NZL_Trinh-Duc_and_C_Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Trinh-Duc" title="François Trinh-Duc">François Trinh-Duc</a> tackled by New Zealand players during the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">2011 Rugby World Cup final</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1999 Rugby World Cup final">1999 final</a> saw Australia face France at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> in Cardiff. Two tries by <a href="/wiki/Owen_Finegan" title="Owen Finegan">Owen Finegan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Tune" title="Ben Tune">Ben Tune</a>, and seven penalties by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Burke_(rugby_union,_born_1973)" title="Matt Burke (rugby union, born 1973)">Matt Burke</a> contributed to Australia's 35–12 win, as they became the first nation to win the Rugby World Cup twice.<sup id="cite_ref-Austwo_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austwo-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Australia also became the first side to contest successive finals when they faced England in the <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">2003 final</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">Telstra Stadium</a> in Sydney. The hosts opened the scoring in the sixth minute through a <a href="/wiki/Lote_Tuqiri_(rugby,_born_1979)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lote Tuqiri (rugby, born 1979)">Lote Tuqiri</a> try. England responded and scored three penalties by fly-half <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a> and a try by <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_positions#Wing" title="Rugby union positions">winger</a> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Robinson_(rugby)" title="Jason Robinson (rugby)">Jason Robinson</a> to achieve a 14–5 lead at half-time. Three penalties from <a href="/wiki/Elton_Flatley" title="Elton Flatley">Elton Flatley</a> in the second half allowed Australia to level the score and send the final into extra time. Wilkinson and Flatley scored a penalty apiece before the former scored a drop goal in the last minute of the match to give England a 20–17 victory. They became the first side from the Northern hemisphere to win the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-2003FinalGuardian_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2003FinalGuardian-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>England reached <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2007 Rugby World Cup final">the final again in 2007</a>, where they faced South Africa, who had won 36–0 when the two teams met during the <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_Pool_A#England_vs_South_Africa" title="2007 Rugby World Cup Pool A">pool stage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South African full-back <a href="/wiki/Percy_Montgomery" title="Percy Montgomery">Percy Montgomery</a> scored three penalties to Wilkinson's one to give South Africa a 9–3 lead at half-time. England had a try disallowed in the first minutes of the second half, when <a href="/wiki/Mark_Cueto" title="Mark Cueto">Mark Cueto</a> was adjudged to be in touch before scoring. A penalty from Wilkinson and a further two penalties, one from Montgomery, and one from Steyn reduced the gap but did not prevent South Africa from winning 15–6 and secure their second World Cup victory.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">2011 final</a> pitted hosts New Zealand against France for the second time in the tournament, after their first encounter in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Pool_A#New_Zealand_vs_France" title="2011 Rugby World Cup Pool A">pool stage</a> resulted in a 37–17 win for New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The host team scored the first points of the match, with a try in the 15th minute through prop <a href="/wiki/Tony_Woodcock_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Woodcock (rugby player)">Tony Woodcock</a>. Nine minutes later, New Zealand's third-choice fly-half <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Cruden" title="Aaron Cruden">Aaron Cruden</a> went off injured and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Donald" title="Stephen Donald">Stephen Donald</a>, who had only been called into the squad following injuries to first-choice fly-halves <a href="/wiki/Dan_Carter" title="Dan Carter">Dan Carter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colin_Slade" title="Colin Slade">Colin Slade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Donald extended New Zealand's lead in the second half with a penalty; a minute later, French captain <a href="/wiki/Thierry_Dusautoir" title="Thierry Dusautoir">Thierry Dusautoir</a> scored a try, which was converted by <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Trinh-Duc" title="François Trinh-Duc">François Trinh-Duc</a> to leave France one point behind New Zealand. Despite constant pressure from the French for the remainder of the final, they were unable to score more points and New Zealand won the match 8–7 to lift their second World Cup trophy.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>New Zealand reached the final again in <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2015 Rugby World Cup final">2015</a>, where they faced Australia at <a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham</a>. Tries from <a href="/wiki/Nehe_Milner-Skudder" title="Nehe Milner-Skudder">Nehe Milner-Skudder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ma%27a_Nonu" title="Ma'a Nonu">Ma'a Nonu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beauden_Barrett" title="Beauden Barrett">Beauden Barrett</a>, along with four penalties, two conversions and one drop goal from fly-half Dan Carter produced a 34–17 win for New Zealand. With this victory, they became the first team to win the World Cup three times and the first holders to retain the trophy. It was also the first time that New Zealand won the competition outside of their country.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Africa beat England 32–12 in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2019 Rugby World Cup final">final</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a> with <a href="/wiki/Handr%C3%A9_Pollard" title="Handré Pollard">Handré Pollard</a> kicking 22 points to dominate the English. This was the first time the winning team had lost a match during and gone to win the competition; South Africa lost 23–13 against New Zealand in the pool stage.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finals">Finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <td width="40px" bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align="center">† </td> <td>Match was won during <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">extra time</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The "Year" column refers to the year the Rugby World Cup was held, and <a href="/wiki/Help:Link" title="Help:Link">wikilinks</a> to the article about that tournament.</li> <li>Links in the "Winners" and "Runners-up" columns point to the articles for the national rugby teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries.</li> <li>The wikilinks in the "Final score" column point to the article about that tournament's final game.</li></ul> <table class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>List of final matches, and respective venues, finalists and scores </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Winners </th> <th scope="col">Final score </th> <th scope="col">Runners-up </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Location </th> <th scope="col">Attendance </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="References">Ref(s)</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="029 !"><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1987 Rugby World Cup final">29–9</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> </td> <td>Auckland, New Zealand </td> <td align="center">48,035 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-NZ1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="012 !"><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1991 Rugby World Cup final">12–6</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td>London, England </td> <td align="center">56,208 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-Ausone_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ausone-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"><span data-sort-value="015 !"><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1995 Rugby World Cup final">15–12</a></span><sup>†</sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_1995^"><a href="#endnote_1995^">[B]</a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Park_Stadium" title="Ellis Park Stadium">Ellis Park Stadium</a> </td> <td>Johannesburg, South Africa </td> <td align="center">62,000 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="035 !"><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1999 Rugby World Cup final">35–12</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> </td> <td>Cardiff, Wales </td> <td align="center">72,500 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-Austwo_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austwo-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1"><span data-sort-value="020 !"><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">20–17</a></span><sup>†</sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_2003^"><a href="#endnote_2003^">[C]</a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telstra_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Telstra Stadium">Telstra Stadium</a> </td> <td>Sydney, Australia </td> <td align="center">82,957 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="015 !"><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2007 Rugby World Cup final">15–6</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stade_de_France" title="Stade de France">Stade de France</a> </td> <td>Saint-Denis, France </td> <td align="center">80,430 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="008 !"><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">8–7</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a> </td> <td>Auckland, New Zealand </td> <td align="center">61,079 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-nztwo_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nztwo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="034 !"><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2015 Rugby World Cup final">34–17</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham Stadium</a> </td> <td>London, England </td> <td align="center">80,125 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2019 Rugby World Cup final">32–12</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Stadium_(Yokohama)" title="Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)">Nissan Stadium</a> </td> <td>Yokohama, Japan </td> <td align="center">70,103 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a> </th> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2023 Rugby World Cup final">12–11</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stade_de_France" title="Stade de France">Stade de France</a> </td> <td>Saint-Denis, France </td> <td align="center">80,065 </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results_by_nation">Results by nation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Results by nation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <caption>List of total final results, and respective runners-up, years won and years runners-up </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">National team </th> <th scope="col">Wins </th> <th scope="col">Runners-up </th> <th scope="col">Total finals </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Years won </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Years runners-up </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </th> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1995 Rugby World Cup final">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2007 Rugby World Cup final">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2019 Rugby World Cup final">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2023 Rugby World Cup final">2023</a> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </th> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1987 Rugby World Cup final">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2015 Rugby World Cup final">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1995 Rugby World Cup final">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2023 Rugby World Cup final">2023</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </th> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1991 Rugby World Cup final">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1999 Rugby World Cup final">1999</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2015 Rugby World Cup final">2015</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </th> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">2003</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1991 Rugby World Cup final">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2007 Rugby World Cup final">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2019 Rugby World Cup final">2019</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </th> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1987 Rugby World Cup final">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1999 Rugby World Cup final">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">2011</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby World Cup">Women's Rugby World Cup</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>C. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_2003^"><a href="#ref_2003^"><b><sup>^</sup></b></a></span> Score was 14–14 after 80 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-2003FinalGuardian_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2003FinalGuardian-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>:</b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>:</b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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Cup">England / France / Ireland / Scotland / Wales 1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">South Africa 1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">Wales 1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">Australia 2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">France 2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">New Zealand 2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">England 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">Japan 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">France 2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2027_Men%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2027 Men's Rugby World Cup">Australia 2027</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2031_Men%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2031 Men's Rugby 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