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<span>Trophy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trophy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Selection_of_hosts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Selection_of_hosts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Selection of hosts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Selection_of_hosts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tournament_growth" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tournament_growth"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Tournament growth</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Tournament_growth-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Tournament growth subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Tournament_growth-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Media_coverage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media_coverage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Media coverage</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media_coverage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attendance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attendance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Attendance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attendance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Revenue" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Revenue"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Revenue</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Revenue-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results" 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class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Performance of nations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Performance_of_nations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Team_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Team records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Team_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Qualification_results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Qualification_results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Qualification results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Qualification_results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Records_and_statistics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Records_and_statistics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Records and statistics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Records_and_statistics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Printed_sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Printed_sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Printed sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Printed_sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.2</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.3</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%BA%D8%A8%D9%8A" title="كأس العالم للرغبي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كأس العالم للرغبي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA" title="রাগবি বিশ্বকাপ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="রাগবি বিশ্বকাপ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kib_rugbi_ar_bed" title="Kib rugbi ar bed – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kib rugbi ar bed" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_M%C3%B3n_de_Rugbi" title="Copa del Món de Rugbi – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Copa del Món de Rugbi" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistrovstv%C3%AD_sv%C4%9Bta_v_ragby" title="Mistrovství světa v ragby – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mistrovství světa v ragby" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwpan_Rygbi%27r_Byd" title="Cwpan Rygbi'r Byd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Cwpan Rygbi'r Byd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/VM_i_rugby" title="VM i rugby – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="VM i rugby" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft" title="Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF_%CE%BA%CF%8D%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF_%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9" title="Παγκόσμιο κύπελλο ράγκμπι – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Παγκόσμιο κύπελλο ράγκμπι" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_Mundo_de_Rugby" title="Copa del Mundo de Rugby – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Copa del Mundo de Rugby" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugbea_Monda_Pokalo" title="Rugbea Monda Pokalo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Rugbea Monda Pokalo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munduko_Errugbi_Kopa" title="Munduko Errugbi Kopa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Munduko Errugbi Kopa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="جام جهانی راگبی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جام جهانی راگبی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_Union_Viswa_Cup" title="Rugby Union Viswa Cup – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Rugby Union Viswa Cup" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_du_monde_de_rugby_%C3%A0_XV" title="Coupe du monde de rugby à XV – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Coupe du monde de rugby à XV" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_an_Domhain_sa_Rugba%C3%AD" title="Corn an Domhain sa Rugbaí – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Corn an Domhain sa Rugbaí" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_do_Mundo_de_Rugby" title="Copa do Mundo de Rugby – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Copa do Mundo de Rugby" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%9F%AD%EB%B9%84_%EC%9B%94%EB%93%9C%EC%BB%B5" title="럭비 월드컵 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="럭비 월드컵" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA" title="रग्बी यूनियन विश्व कप – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रग्बी यूनियन विश्व कप" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svjetski_kup_u_ragbiju" title="Svjetski kup u ragbiju – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Svjetski kup u ragbiju" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piala_Dunia_Rugbi" title="Piala Dunia Rugbi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Piala Dunia Rugbi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuppa_del_Mundo_de_Rugby" title="Cuppa del Mundo de Rugby – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Cuppa del Mundo de Rugby" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimsmeistaram%C3%B3t_landsli%C3%B0a_%C3%AD_ru%C3%B0ningi_karla" title="Heimsmeistaramót landsliða í ruðningi karla – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Heimsmeistaramót landsliða í ruðningi karla" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppa_del_Mondo_di_rugby" title="Coppa del Mondo di rugby – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Coppa del Mondo di rugby" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%92%D7%91%D7%99" title="גביע העולם ברוגבי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="גביע העולם ברוגבי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a 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lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ラグビーワールドカップ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdensmesterskapet_i_rugby_union_for_menn" title="Verdensmesterskapet i rugby union for menn – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Verdensmesterskapet i rugby union for menn" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_mond_de_rugbi_de_XV" title="Copa del mond de rugbi de XV – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Copa del mond de rugbi de XV" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li 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hreflang="pl" data-title="Puchar świata w rugby union mężczyzn" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_do_Mundo_de_Rugby_Union" title="Copa do Mundo de Rugby Union – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Copa do Mundo de Rugby Union" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupa_Mondial%C4%83_de_Rugby" title="Cupa Mondială de Rugby – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Cupa Mondială de Rugby" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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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 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Cup">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2027_Men%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2027 Men's Rugby World Cup">2027</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2031_Men%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2031 Men's Rugby World Cup">2031</a></i></li></ul> </div></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Men's Rugby World Cup</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport. </p><p>The tournament is administered by <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a>, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the <a href="/wiki/Webb_Ellis_Cup" title="Webb Ellis Cup">Webb Ellis Cup</a>, named after <a href="/wiki/William_Webb_Ellis" title="William Webb Ellis">William Webb Ellis</a> who, according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game and running with it.<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> </p><p>The tournament was first held in 1987 and was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Four countries have won the trophy; <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> four times, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> three times, <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> twice, and <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> once. <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> is the current champion, having defeated <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2023 Rugby World Cup final">final</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023 tournament</a>. </p><p>Sixteen teams participated in the tournament from 1987 until 1995; in 1999, the tournament expanded to twenty teams. Japan hosted the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a> and France hosted the <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023 Rugby World Cup</a>. The tournament will expand again to twenty-four teams when it is held in <a href="/wiki/2027_Men%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2027 Men's Rugby World Cup">Australia in 2027</a>. </p><p>Starting in <a href="/wiki/2021_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2021 Rugby World Cup">2021</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby World Cup">women's equivalent tournament</a> was officially renamed the Rugby World Cup to promote equality with the men's tournament. However, the 2021 event was the only one to use this naming convention as at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023 World Cup</a>, World Rugby announced that all preceding tournaments would include the words "Men's" or "Women's" in their titles. The first event to use this convention will be the <a href="/wiki/2025_Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2025 Women's Rugby World Cup">2025 Women's Rugby World Cup</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/2027_Men%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2027 Men's Rugby World Cup">2027 Men's Rugby World Cup</a> will be the first to include "Men's" in its title. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualification">Qualification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Qualification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_qualification" title="Rugby World Cup qualification">Rugby World Cup qualification</a></div> <p>Under the current format, 20 teams qualify for each Rugby World Cup. Twelve teams qualify automatically based on their performance in the previous World Cup — the top three teams in each of the four group (pool) stages of the previous tournament qualify for the next tournament as <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament#Seeding" title="Single-elimination tournament">seeded teams</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><sup id="cite_ref-2008Seedings_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008Seedings-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The qualification system for the remaining eight places is region-based, with a total eight teams allocated for Europe, five for Oceania, three for the Americas, two for Africa, and one for Asia. The last place is determined by an intercontinental play-off.<sup id="cite_ref-Qualifying_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Qualifying-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tournament">Tournament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tournament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tournament involves twenty nations competing over six weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-2008Seedings_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008Seedings-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2015Fixtures_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015Fixtures-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are two stages — a pool, followed by a knockout round. Nations are divided into four pools, A through to D, of five nations each.<sup id="cite_ref-2015Fixtures_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015Fixtures-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TournamentRules_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TournamentRules-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The teams are <a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">seeded</a> based on the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">World Rankings</a>. The four highest-ranked teams are drawn into pools A to D. The next four highest-ranked teams are then drawn into pools A to D, followed by the next four. The remaining positions in each pool are filled by the qualifiers.<sup id="cite_ref-2008Seedings_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008Seedings-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2015Seedings_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015Seedings-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nations play four pool games, playing their respective pool members once each.<sup id="cite_ref-TournamentRules_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TournamentRules-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_bonus_points_system" title="Rugby union bonus points system">bonus points system</a> is used during pool play. If two or more teams are level on points, a system of criteria determines the higher ranked.<sup id="cite_ref-TournamentRules_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TournamentRules-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eight teams — the winner and runner-up from each of the four pools — enter the knockout stage. The knockout stage consists of quarter- and semi-finals, and then the final. The winner of each pool is placed against a runner-up of a different pool in a quarter-final. The winner of each quarter-final goes on to the semi-finals, and the respective winners proceed to the final. Losers of the semi-finals contest for third place, called the 'Bronze Final'. If a match in the knockout stages ends in a draw, the winner is determined through <a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">extra time</a>. If that fails, the match goes into <a href="/wiki/Sudden_death_(sport)" title="Sudden death (sport)">sudden death</a> and the next team to score any points is the winner.<sup id="cite_ref-TournamentRules_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TournamentRules-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="History of the Rugby World Cup">History of the Rugby World Cup</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beginnings">Beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the Rugby World Cup, there was no truly global rugby union competition, but there were a number of other tournaments. One of the oldest is the annual <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a>, which started in 1883 as the <a href="/wiki/Home_Nations" title="Home Nations">Home Nations</a> Championship,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a tournament between <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a>. It expanded to the Five Nations in 1910, when <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> joined the tournament. France did not participate from 1931 to 1939, during which period it reverted to a Home Nations championship. In 2000, <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> joined the competition, which became the Six Nations.<sup id="cite_ref-history_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rugby union was also played at the <a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games" title="Summer Olympic Games">Summer Olympic Games</a>, first appearing at the <a href="/wiki/1900_Summer_Olympics" title="1900 Summer Olympics">1900 Paris games</a> and subsequently at <a href="/wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics" title="1908 Summer Olympics">London in 1908</a>, <a href="/wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics" title="1920 Summer Olympics">Antwerp in 1920</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1924_Summer_Olympics" title="1924 Summer Olympics">Paris again in 1924</a>. France won the first gold medal, then Australasia, with the last two being won by the United States. However rugby union ceased to be on Olympic program after 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-WorldRugbyOlympics_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WorldRugbyOlympics-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-olympics2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-olympics2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The idea of a Rugby World Cup had been suggested on numerous occasions going back to the 1950s, but met with opposition from most unions in the IRFB.<sup id="cite_ref-wcweb_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wcweb-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The idea resurfaced several times in the early 1980s, with the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Australia" title="Rugby Australia">Australian Rugby Union</a> (ARU; now known as Rugby Australia) in 1983, and the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby" title="New Zealand Rugby">New Zealand Rugby Union</a> (NZRU; now known as New Zealand Rugby) in 1984 independently proposing the establishment of a world cup.<sup id="cite_ref-Collins13_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Collins13-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A proposal was again put to the IRFB in 1985 and this time passed 10–6. The delegates from Australia, France, New Zealand and South Africa all voted for the proposal, and the delegates from Ireland and Scotland against; the English and Welsh delegates were split, with one from each country for and one against.<sup id="cite_ref-wcweb_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wcweb-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Collins13_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Collins13-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The inaugural tournament, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, was held in May and June 1987, with sixteen nations taking part.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey31_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey31-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">inaugural World Cup</a> in 1987, did not involve any qualifying process; instead, the 16 places were automatically filled by seven eligible <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">International Rugby Football Board</a> (IRFB, now World Rugby) member nations, and the rest by invitation.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey34_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey34-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> became the first-ever champions, defeating <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> 29–9 in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey42_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey42-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The subsequent <a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991 tournament</a> was hosted by England, with matches played throughout Britain, Ireland and France. Qualifying tournaments were introduced for the <a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">second tournament</a>, where eight of the sixteen places were contested in a twenty-four-nation tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey59_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey59-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This tournament saw the introduction of a qualifying tournament; eight places were allocated to the quarter-finalists from 1987, and the remaining eight decided by a thirty-five nation qualifying tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey59_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey59-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Australia won the second tournament, defeating <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> 12–6 in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey77_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey77-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, eight years after their last official series,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> hosted New Zealand in a one-off test match. The resumption of international rugby in South Africa came after the dismantling of the <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> system.<sup id="cite_ref-Harding137_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harding137-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Peatey78_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey78-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With their return to test rugby, South Africa were selected to host the <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995 Rugby World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey82_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey82-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After upsetting Australia in the opening match, South Africa continued to advance through the tournament and met New Zealand in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey87_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey87-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Harding159_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harding159-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a tense final that went into <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">extra time</a>, South Africa emerged 15–12 winners,<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey99_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey99-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with then President <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>, wearing a Springbok <a href="/wiki/Rugby_shirt" title="Rugby shirt">jersey</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Harding159_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harding159-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> presenting the trophy to South Africa's captain, <a href="/wiki/Francois_Pienaar" title="Francois Pienaar">Francois Pienaar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harding168_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harding168-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_era">Professional era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Professional era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999 tournament</a> was hosted by Wales with matches also being held throughout the rest of the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. The tournament included a <a href="/wiki/Repechage" title="Repechage">repechage</a> system,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> alongside specific regional qualifying places.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of participating nations was increased from sixteen to twenty — and has remained to date at twenty.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Australia claimed their second title, defeating France in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combination of the sport turning professional after 1995 and the increase in teams from sixteen to twenty led to a number of remarkably lopsided results in both the 1999 and 2003 tournaments, with two matches in each tournament resulting in teams scoring over 100 points; Australia's 142–0 win over Namibia in 2003 stands as the most lopsided score in Rugby World Cup history.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003 and 2007, the qualifying format allowed for eight of the twenty available positions to be automatically filled by the eight quarter-finalists of the previous tournament. The remaining twelve positions were filled by <a href="/wiki/Continent" title="Continent">continental</a> qualifying tournaments.<sup id="cite_ref-RNV38I9PG26_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNV38I9PG26-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ten positions were filled by teams qualifying directly through continental competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-RNV38I9PG26_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNV38I9PG26-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another two places were allocated for a cross-continental <a href="/wiki/Repechage" title="Repechage">repechage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RNV38I9PG27_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RNV38I9PG27-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003 event</a> was hosted by Australia, although it was originally intended to be held jointly with New Zealand. England emerged as champions defeating Australia in extra time. England's win broke the <a href="/wiki/SANZAAR" title="SANZAAR">southern hemisphere</a>'s dominance in the event. Such was the celebration of England's victory that an estimated 750,000 people gathered in central <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> to greet the team, making the day the largest sporting celebration of its kind ever in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcrwc_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcrwc-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_O%27Connell_Ireland_Rugby.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Paul_O%27Connell_Ireland_Rugby.jpg/170px-Paul_O%27Connell_Ireland_Rugby.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Paul_O%27Connell_Ireland_Rugby.jpg/255px-Paul_O%27Connell_Ireland_Rugby.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Paul_O%27Connell_Ireland_Rugby.jpg/340px-Paul_O%27Connell_Ireland_Rugby.jpg 2x" data-file-width="553" data-file-height="611" /></a><figcaption>Ireland v Argentina in 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007 competition</a> was hosted by France, with matches also being held in Wales and Scotland. South Africa claimed their second title by defeating defending champions England 15–6. The biggest story of the tournament, however, was Argentina who racked up wins against some of the <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">top European teams</a> — France, Ireland, and Scotland — to finish first in the <a href="/wiki/Group_of_death" title="Group of death">Pool of death</a> and finish third overall in the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The attention from Argentina's performance led to Argentina participating in <a href="/wiki/SANZAAR" title="SANZAAR">SANZAAR</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the professionalization of rugby in Argentina. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Wales_vs_Samoa_(6168183024).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A player holds a ball in front of two opposing groups of eight players. Each group is crouched and working together to push against the other team." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Wales_vs_Samoa_%286168183024%29.jpg/220px-2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Wales_vs_Samoa_%286168183024%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Wales_vs_Samoa_%286168183024%29.jpg/330px-2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Wales_vs_Samoa_%286168183024%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Wales_vs_Samoa_%286168183024%29.jpg/440px-2011_Rugby_World_Cup_Wales_vs_Samoa_%286168183024%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>A scrum between <a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a> (in blue) and <a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> (in red) during the 2011 World Cup</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 tournament</a> was awarded to New Zealand in November 2005, ahead of bids from <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and South Africa. The All Blacks reclaimed their place atop the rugby world with a narrow 8–7 win over France in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">2011 final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The opening weekend of the <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 tournament</a>, hosted by England, generated the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history when Japan, who had not won a single World Cup match since 1991, defeated heavily favored South Africa. Overall, New Zealand once again won the final, this time against Australia. In doing so, they became the first team in World Cup history to win three titles, as well as the first to successfully defend a title.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Japan's hosting of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 World Cup</a> marked the first time the tournament had been held outside the traditional rugby strongholds; Japan won all four of their pool matches to top their group and qualify to the quarter-finals for the first time. The tournament saw South Africa claim their third trophy to match New Zealand for the most Rugby World Cup titles. South Africa defeated England 32–12 in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting in 2021, gender designations were removed from the titles of the men's and women's World Cups. Accordingly, all World Cups for men and women will officially bear the "Rugby World Cup" name. The first tournament to be affected by the new policy was the 2022 women's tournament held in New Zealand, which retained its original title of "Rugby World Cup 2021" despite having been delayed from its original schedule due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19</a> issues.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Trophy">Trophy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Trophy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Webb_Ellis_Cup" title="Webb Ellis Cup">Webb Ellis Cup</a></div> <p>Winners of the Rugby World Cup are presented with the Webb Ellis Cup, named after <a href="/wiki/William_Webb_Ellis" title="William Webb Ellis">William Webb Ellis</a>. The trophy is also referred to simply as the <i>Rugby World Cup</i>. The trophy was chosen in 1987 for use in the competition, and was created in 1906 by Garrard's Crown Jewellers.<sup id="cite_ref-RWCTrophy_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWCTrophy-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-QuinnPt3_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QuinnPt3-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trophy is restored after each game by fellow Royal Warrant holder <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Lyte" title="Thomas Lyte">Thomas Lyte</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RoyalWarrant_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RoyalWarrant-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The words 'The International Rugby Football Board' and 'The Webb Ellis Cup' are engraved on the face of the cup. It stands thirty-eight centimetres high and is silver gilded in gold, and supported by two cast scroll handles, one with the head of a <a href="/wiki/Satyr" title="Satyr">satyr</a>, and the other a head of a <a href="/wiki/Nymph" title="Nymph">nymph</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WECup_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WECup-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Australia the trophy is colloquially known as "Bill" — a reference to William Webb Ellis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection_of_hosts">Selection of hosts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Selection of hosts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_hosts" title="Rugby World Cup hosts">Rugby World Cup hosts</a></div> <p>Tournaments are organised by Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL), which is itself owned by World Rugby. The selection of host is decided by a vote of World Rugby Council members.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JapEng2019_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JapEng2019-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The voting procedure is managed by a team of independent auditors, and the voting kept secret. The host nation is generally selected five or six years before the competition. </p><p>The tournament has been hosted by multiple nations. For example, the 1987 tournament was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. World Rugby requires that the hosts must have a venue with a capacity of at least 60,000 spectators for the final.<sup id="cite_ref-RWCStadium_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWCStadium-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Host nations sometimes construct or upgrade stadia in preparation for the World Cup, such as <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> – purposely built for the 1999 tournament – and <a href="/wiki/Eden_Park" title="Eden Park">Eden Park</a>, upgraded for 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-RWCStadium_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWCStadium-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-millen_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-millen-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first country outside of the traditional rugby nations of <a href="/wiki/SANZAAR" title="SANZAAR">SANZAAR</a> or the Six Nations to be awarded the hosting rights was <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> host Japan. France hosted the <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023 tournament</a>. The next tournament to be hosted by a nation outside the traditional nations will be the 2031 tournament in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tournament_growth">Tournament growth</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tournament growth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Organizers of the Rugby World Cup, as well as the Global Sports Impact, state that the Rugby World Cup is the third largest sporting event in the world, behind only the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympics">Olympics</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although other sources question whether this is accurate.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reports emanating from World Rugby and its business partners have frequently touted the tournament's media growth, with cumulative worldwide television audiences of 300 million for the inaugural 1987 tournament, 1.75 billion in 1991, 2.67 billion in 1995, 3 billion in 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-seven_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seven-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 3.5 billion in 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-visa_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-visa-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 4 billion in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Deloitte2008_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deloitte2008-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 4 billion figure was widely dismissed as the global audience for television is estimated to be about 4.2 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, independent reviews have called into question the methodology of those growth estimates, pointing to factual inconsistencies.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event's supposed drawing power outside of a handful of rugby strongholds was also downplayed significantly, with an estimated 97 percent of the 33 million average audience produced by the 2007 final coming from <a href="/wiki/Australasia" title="Australasia">Australasia</a>, South Africa, the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a> and France.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other sports have been accused of exaggerating their television reach over the years; such claims are not exclusive to the Rugby World Cup. </p><p>While the event's global popularity remains a matter of dispute, high interest in traditional rugby nations is well documented. The 2003 final, between Australia and England, became the most watched <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> match in the history of Australian television.<sup id="cite_ref-tv_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tv-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2023 tournament achieved 1.33 billion viewing hours across all programming making it the most viewed rugby event of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attendance">Attendance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_sports_attendance_figures" title="List of sports attendance figures">List of sports attendance figures</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption>Attendance figures<sup id="cite_ref-2012YearInReview_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012YearInReview-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Host(s) </th> <th scope="col">Total attendance </th> <th scope="col">Matches </th> <th scope="col">Avg attendance </th> <th scope="col">% change <br />in avg att. </th> <th scope="col">Stadium capacity </th> <th scope="col">Attendance as <br />% of capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" 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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffb6b6;">604,500 </td> <td>32 </td> <td style="background:#ffb6b6;">20,156 </td> <td>— </td> <td>1,006,350 </td> <td style="background:#ffb6b6;">60% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/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/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a><br /> <span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></span> <br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td>1,007,760 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>31,493 </td> <td>+56% </td> <td>1,212,800 </td> <td>79% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" 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" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td>1,100,000 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>34,375 </td> <td>+9% </td> <td>1,423,850 </td> <td>77% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Wales </td> <td>1,750,000 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>42,683 </td> <td>+24% </td> <td>2,104,500 </td> <td>83% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" 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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> Australia </td> <td>1,837,547 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>38,282 </td> <td>–10% </td> <td>2,208,529 </td> <td>83% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/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/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> France </td> <td>2,263,223 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>47,150 </td> <td>+23% </td> <td>2,470,660 </td> <td>92% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" 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" /></a></span></span> New Zealand </td> <td>1,477,294 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>30,777 </td> <td style="background:#ffb6b6;">–35% </td> <td>1,732,000 </td> <td>85% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" 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" /></a></span></span> England </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2,477,805 </td> <td>48 </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">51,621 </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">+68% </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2,600,741 </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">95% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td> <td>1,698,528 </td> <td>45* </td> <td>37,745 </td> <td>–27% </td> <td>1,811,866 </td> <td>90% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" 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" /></a></span></span> France </td> <td>2,437,208 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>50,775 </td> <td>+26% </td> <td>2,586,173 </td> <td>94% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="8"><span style="font-size:85%;">*<a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Hagibis_(2019)" class="mw-redirect" title="Typhoon Hagibis (2019)">Typhoon Hagibis</a> caused 3 group stage matches to be cancelled. As a result, only 45 of the scheduled 48 matches were played in the 2019 Rugby World Cup.</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Key </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"> </td> <td>Record high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb6b6;"> </td> <td>Record low </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Revenue">Revenue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Revenue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <caption>Revenue for Rugby World Cup tournaments<sup id="cite_ref-2012YearInReview_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012YearInReview-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RWC_Surplus_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWC_Surplus-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Source </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a> </th> <th width="67px"><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="67px"><i><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a></i> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gate_receipts" title="Gate receipts">Gate receipts</a> (M <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>) </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>15 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>81 </td> <td>147 </td> <td>131 </td> <td>250 </td> <td>259<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Broadcasting (M £) </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>19 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>60 </td> <td>82 </td> <td>93 </td> <td>155 </td> <td>136 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sponsorship (M £) </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>8 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>29 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>105 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Surplus (M £) </th> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>47 </td> <td>64 </td> <td>122 </td> <td>92 </td> <td>150 </td> <td>136 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notes: </p> <ul><li>The host union keeps revenue from gate receipts. World Rugby, through RWCL, receive revenue from sources including broadcasting rights, sponsorship and tournament fees.<sup id="cite_ref-2012YearInReview_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012YearInReview-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tournaments">Tournaments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="font-size:85%;"> <dl><dt>Keys</dt></dl> <ul><li>aet: result/match won <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">after extra time</a></li></ul></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width:2%;"><abbr title="Edition">Ed.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:2%;">Year </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:10%;">Host </th> <th colspan="3">First place game </th> <th colspan="3">Third place game </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width:2%;"><abbr title="Number of teams">Num.<br />teams</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150px">Champion </th> <th width="150px">Score </th> <th width="150px">Runner-up </th> <th width="150px">Third </th> <th width="150px">Score </th> <th width="150px">Fourth </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a> </td> <td align="left"><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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a><br /> <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" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1987 Rugby World Cup final">29–9</a></b> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/50px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/66px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/33px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/50px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/66px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup#Third-place_play-off" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">22–21</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a> </td> <td align="left"><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" title="England">England</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/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/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/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" title="France">France</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a><br /> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1991 Rugby World Cup final">12–6</a></b> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/33px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/66px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup#Third-place_play-off" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">13–6</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/33px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/66px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a> </td> <td align="left"><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" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/66px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1995 Rugby World Cup final">15–12</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Rugby_union" title="Overtime (sports)">a.e.t.</a>) </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/50px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/66px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup#Third-place_play-off" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">19–9</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/33px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/66px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1999 Rugby World Cup final">35–12</a></b> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/50px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/66px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/66px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup#Third-place_play-off" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">22–18</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> </td> <td align="left"><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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td><b><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/33px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/66px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">20–17</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Rugby_union" title="Overtime (sports)">a.e.t.</a>) </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup#Third-place_play-off" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">40–13</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/50px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/66px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/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/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/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" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/66px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2007 Rugby World Cup final">15–6</a></b> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/33px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/66px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/33px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/50px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/66px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Bronze_final:_France_vs_Argentina" title="2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">34–10</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/50px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/66px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> </td> <td align="left"><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" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">8–7</a></b> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/50px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/66px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Bronze_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">21–18</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/33px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/50px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/66px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a> </td> <td align="left"><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" title="England">England</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2015 Rugby World Cup final">34–17</a></b> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/66px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/66px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Bronze_final:_South_Africa_vs_Argentina" title="2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">24–13</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/33px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/50px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/66px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/66px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2019 Rugby World Cup final">32–12</a></b> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/33px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/66px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Bronze_final:_New_Zealand_v_Wales" title="2019 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">40–17</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/33px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/50px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/66px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a> </td> <td align="left"><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" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><b><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/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/50px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/66px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2023 Rugby World Cup final">12–11</a></b> </td> <td><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/33px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/66px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/33px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/50px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/66px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Bronze_final:_England_v_Argentina" title="2023 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">26–23</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/33px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/50px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/66px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2027_Rugby_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2027 Rugby World Cup">2027</a> </td> <td align="left"><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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="National team appearances in the Rugby World Cup">National team appearances in the Rugby World Cup</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rugby_world_cup_countries_best_results_and_hosts_rev1.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Rugby_world_cup_countries_best_results_and_hosts_rev1.png/310px-Rugby_world_cup_countries_best_results_and_hosts_rev1.png" decoding="async" width="310" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Rugby_world_cup_countries_best_results_and_hosts_rev1.png/465px-Rugby_world_cup_countries_best_results_and_hosts_rev1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Rugby_world_cup_countries_best_results_and_hosts_rev1.png/620px-Rugby_world_cup_countries_best_results_and_hosts_rev1.png 2x" data-file-width="1357" data-file-height="628" /></a><figcaption>Map of nations' best results (excluding qualifying tournaments)</figcaption></figure> <p>Twenty-five nations have participated at the Rugby World Cup (excluding qualifying tournaments). The only nations to host and win a tournament are New Zealand (1987 and 2011) and South Africa (1995). The performance of other host nations includes England (1991 final hosts) and Australia (2003 hosts) both finishing runners-up, while France (2007 hosts) finished fourth, and Wales (1999 hosts) and Japan (2019 hosts) reached the quarter-finals. Wales became the first host nation to be eliminated at the pool stages in 1991 while England became the first solo host nation to be eliminated at the pool stages in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the twenty-five nations that have participated in at least one tournament, ten of them have never missed a tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_records">Team records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Team records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="13%">Team </th> <th width="15%" style="background:#FFD700;">Champions </th> <th width="15%" style="background:#C0C0C0;">Runners-up </th> <th width="13%" style="background:#CC9966;">Third </th> <th width="13%">Fourth </th> <th width="16%">Quarter-finals </th> <th width="8%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Appearances">Apps</span> in top 8 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><b><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></b> </th> <td><b>4</b> (<a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><b>2</b> (<a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>) </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>8</b><sup id="cite_ref-Apartheid_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apartheid-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="nowrap"><b><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></b></span> </th> <td><b>3</b> (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>) </td> <td><b>2</b> (<a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td><b>3</b> (<a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>) </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>) </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></b> </th> <td><b>2</b> (<a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>) </td> <td><b>2</b> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>) </td> <td><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>) </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>) </td> <td>3 (<a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><b><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></b> </th> <td><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>) </td> <td><b>3</b> (<a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>) </td> <td><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>) </td> <td>3 (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><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 data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><b>3</b> (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>) </td> <td><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>) </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>) </td> <td>4 (<a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Wales_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wales national rugby union team">Wales</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>) </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>) </td> <td>4 (<a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>) </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>) </td> <td>6 (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>8 (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>3 (<a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_union_team" title="Canada national rugby union team">Canada</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a> </th> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a>) </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualification_results">Qualification results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Qualification results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the 2023 World Cup, 26 nations have qualified to compete across 10 tournaments. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th>Team </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" 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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" 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" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a> </th> <th><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" 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" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" 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" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" 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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" 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" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" 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" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" 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" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" 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" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" 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="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2027_Rugby_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2027 Rugby World Cup">2027</a> </th> <th width="60"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/2031_Rugby_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2031 Rugby World Cup">2031</a> </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/20px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/30px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/40px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><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/20px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/30px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/20px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/30px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_union_team" title="Canada national rugby union team">Canada</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/20px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/30px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/40px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chile_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chile national rugby union team">Chile</a> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>1 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><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/20px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/30px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/40px-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><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/20px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/30px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/40px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><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/20px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/30px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-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> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Georgia national rugby union team">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>N/A<sup id="cite_ref-Georgia_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Georgia-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </td> <td><i>N/A<sup id="cite_ref-Georgia_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Georgia-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>6 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/20px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/30px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/40px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/20px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/30px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/40px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/20px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/30px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/40px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ivory Coast national rugby union team">Ivory Coast</a> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>1 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/20px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/30px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Namibia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Namibia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Namibia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Namibia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Namibia national rugby union team">Namibia</a> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>7 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><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/20px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/30px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/40px-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 style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/20px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/30px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/40px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal_national_rugby_union_team" title="Portugal national rugby union team">Portugal</a> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>2 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/20px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/40px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania_national_rugby_union_team" title="Romania national rugby union team">Romania</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td>-<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/20px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Russia national rugby union team">Russia</a> </td> <td><i><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>X</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>B<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>2 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/20px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/30px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/40px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a> </td> <td><i>-</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/20px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/30px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/40px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><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/20px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/30px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/40px-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><i>B<sup id="cite_ref-Apartheid_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apartheid-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </td> <td><i>B<sup id="cite_ref-Apartheid_71-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apartheid-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </td> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>Q</i> </td> <td><i>TBD</i> </td> <th>9<sup id="cite_ref-Apartheid_71-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Apartheid-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/20px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" 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for the 1987 World Cup, invited)</li> <li><i>-</i> = Did not qualify (or not invited to the 1987 World Cup)</li> <li><i>X</i> = Expelled during qualification</li> <li><i>E</i> = Expelled after qualification</li> <li><i>B</i> = Banned</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records_and_statistics">Records and statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Records and statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Records_and_statistics_of_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup">Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_try_scorers" title="List of Rugby World Cup try scorers">List of Rugby World Cup try scorers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_hat-tricks" title="List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks">List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gavin_Hastings.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A middle-aged man wearing a suit and tie holding the Scottish flag." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Gavin_Hastings.jpg/220px-Gavin_Hastings.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Gavin_Hastings.jpg/330px-Gavin_Hastings.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Gavin_Hastings.jpg/440px-Gavin_Hastings.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Hastings" title="Gavin Hastings">Gavin Hastings</a> of Scotland is one of four players to have kicked a record eight penalties in a single World Cup match.</figcaption></figure> <p>The record for most points overall is held by English player <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a>, who scored 277 during his World Cup career.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey243_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey243-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand All Black <a href="/wiki/Grant_Fox" title="Grant Fox">Grant Fox</a> holds the record for most points in one competition, with 126 in 1987;<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey243_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey243-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Leonard" title="Jason Leonard">Jason Leonard</a> of England holds the record for most World Cup matches: 22 between 1991 and 2003 along with <a href="/wiki/Richie_McCaw" title="Richie McCaw">Richie McCaw</a> 22 between 2003 and 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey243_77-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey243-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All Black <a href="/wiki/Simon_Culhane" title="Simon Culhane">Simon Culhane</a> holds the record for most points in a match by one player, 45, as well as the record for most conversions in a match, 20.<sup id="cite_ref-RWCRecords_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWCRecords-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All Black <a href="/wiki/Marc_Ellis_(rugby_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)">Marc Ellis</a> holds the record for most tries in a match, six, which he scored against Japan in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey244_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey244-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/Jonah_Lomu" title="Jonah Lomu">Jonah Lomu</a> is the youngest player to appear in a final – aged 20 years and 43 days in the 1995 final.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey245_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey245-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu (playing in two tournaments) and South African <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Habana" title="Bryan Habana">Bryan Habana</a> (playing in three tournaments) share the record for most total World Cup tournament tries, both scoring 15.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey244_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey244-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lomu (in 1999) and Habana (in 2007) also share the record, along with All Black <a href="/wiki/Julian_Savea" title="Julian Savea">Julian Savea</a> (in 2015) and <a href="/wiki/Will_Jordan_(rugby_union)" title="Will Jordan (rugby union)">Will Jordan</a> (in 2023), for most tries in a tournament, with 8 each.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey244_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey244-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Africa's <a href="/wiki/Jannie_de_Beer" title="Jannie de Beer">Jannie de Beer</a> kicked five drop-goals against England in 1999 – an individual record for a single World Cup match.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey245_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey245-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The record for most penalties in a match is 8, held by Australian <a href="/wiki/Matt_Burke_(rugby_union,_born_1973)" title="Matt Burke (rugby union, born 1973)">Matt Burke</a>, Argentinian <a href="/wiki/Gonzalo_Quesada" title="Gonzalo Quesada">Gonzalo Quesada</a>, Scotland's <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Hastings" title="Gavin Hastings">Gavin Hastings</a> and France's <a href="/wiki/Thierry_Lacroix" title="Thierry Lacroix">Thierry Lacroix</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-RWCRecords_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWCRecords-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Quesada also holding the record for most penalties in a tournament, with 31. </p><p>The most points scored in a game is 145, by the All Blacks against <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a> in 1995, while the widest winning margin is 142, held by Australia in a match against <a href="/wiki/Namibia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Namibia national rugby union team">Namibia</a> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-Peatey242_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peatey242-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 25 players have been <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_red_cards" title="List of Rugby World Cup red cards">sent off</a> (red carded) in the tournament. Welsh lock <a href="/wiki/Huw_Richards" title="Huw Richards">Huw Richards</a> was the first, while playing against New Zealand in 1987. 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Rugby <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics">was reintroduced</a> to the Olympics in 2016, but as men's and women's <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">rugby sevens</a> (i.e., seven-a-side rugby).<sup id="cite_ref-WorldRugbyOlympics_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WorldRugbyOlympics-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Against England in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-Harding137_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harding137-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Figures published by <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> (WR) are for the entire year, and are not specific to the tournament.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Argentina, Australia, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales are the nations that have never missed a tournament, playing in all nine thus far. South Africa has played in all eight in the post-apartheid era (as of 2023).</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_World_Cup&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">As per the narrative of the sport's origins, at this point in time, handling the ball, by way of taking a <a href="/wiki/Mark_(rugby)" title="Mark (rugby)">Mark</a>, was within the laws of the Game. Webb Ellis' purported innovation was to then run with the ball in hand, giving the game its signature characteristic.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7258823.stm">"Rankings to determine RWC pools"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. 22 February 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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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></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991</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" 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<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></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>:</b> <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" 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href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Rugby World Cup knockout stage (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Rugby World Cup knockout stage (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Rugby World Cup knockout stage (page does not exist)">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2003 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2015 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2019 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_knockout_stage" title="2023 Rugby World Cup knockout stage">2023</a></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2027</span></i></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2031</span></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_finals" title="List of Rugby World Cup finals">Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1987 Rugby World Cup final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1991 Rugby World Cup final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1995 Rugby World Cup final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="1999 Rugby World Cup final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2003 Rugby World Cup final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2007 Rugby World Cup final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2011 Rugby World Cup final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2015 Rugby World Cup final">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2019 Rugby World Cup final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_final" title="2023 Rugby World Cup final">2023</a></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2027</span></i></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2031</span></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Squads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="1987 Rugby World Cup squads">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="1991 Rugby World Cup squads">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="1995 Rugby World Cup squads">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="1999 Rugby World Cup squads">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="2003 Rugby World Cup squads">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="2007 Rugby World Cup squads">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="2011 Rugby World Cup squads">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="2015 Rugby World Cup squads">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="2019 Rugby World Cup squads">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_squads" title="2023 Rugby World Cup squads">2023</a></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2027</span></i></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2031</span></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Statistics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="1987 Rugby World Cup statistics">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="1991 Rugby World Cup statistics">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="1995 Rugby World Cup statistics">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="1999 Rugby World Cup statistics">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2003 Rugby World Cup statistics">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2007 Rugby World Cup statistics">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2011 Rugby World Cup statistics">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2015 Rugby World Cup statistics">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2019 Rugby World Cup statistics">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2023 Rugby World Cup statistics">2023</a></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2027</span></i></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2031</span></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Overview</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="History of the Rugby World Cup">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_hosts" title="Rugby World Cup hosts">Hosts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_qualification" title="Rugby World Cup qualification">Qualification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_in_Union" title="World in Union">Theme song</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webb_Ellis_Cup" title="Webb Ellis Cup">Trophy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Overall records</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_all-time_table" title="Rugby World Cup all-time table">All-time table</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_hat-tricks" title="List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks">Hat-tricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_winners_of_multiple_Rugby_World_Cups" title="List of winners of multiple Rugby World Cups">Multiple winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Records_and_statistics_of_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup">Records and statistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_red_cards" title="List of Rugby World Cup red cards">Red cards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="National team appearances in the Rugby World Cup">Team appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rugby_World_Cup_try_scorers" title="List of Rugby World Cup try scorers">Try scorers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="International_rugby_union_competitions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">World Cup Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Sevens Series">Sevens Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_U20_Championship" title="World Rugby U20 Championship">U20 World Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_U20_Trophy" title="World Rugby U20 Trophy">U20 Trophy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby World 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Games">Commonwealth Games <small>(7s)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_at_the_Mediterranean_Games" title="Rugby union at the Mediterranean Games">Mediterranean Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_Pacific_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games">Pacific Games <small>(7s)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_Pan_American_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games">Pan American Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_World_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the World Games">World Games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Intercontinental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Americas_Pacific_Challenge" title="World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge">Americas Pacific Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Nations_Cup" title="World Rugby Nations Cup">Nations Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Pacific_Nations_Cup" title="World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup">Pacific Nations Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Pacific_Challenge" title="World Rugby Pacific Challenge">Pacific Rugby Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rugby_Championship" title="The Rugby Championship">The Rugby Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Four_Series" title="Pacific Four Series">Pacific Four Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_Rugby_Sevens_Men%27s_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab Rugby Sevens Men's Tournament">Arab Rugby Sevens Men's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_Rugby_Sevens_Women%27s_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab Rugby Sevens Women's Tournament">Arab Rugby Sevens Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rugby_Championship#U20_Rugby_Championship" title="The Rugby Championship">The Rugby Championship U20</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Continental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Africa_Cup" title="Rugby Africa Cup">Rugby Africa Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Africa_Women%27s_Cup" title="Rugby Africa Women's Cup">Rugby Africa Women's Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Men%27s_Sevens" title="Africa Men's Sevens">Africa Men's Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Women%27s_Sevens" title="Africa Women's Sevens">Africa Women's Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U20_Barth%C3%A9s_Trophy" title="U20 Barthés Trophy">U20 Barthés Trophy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby_Championship" title="Asia Rugby Championship">Asia Rugby Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby_Sevens_Series" title="Asia Rugby Sevens Series">Asian Sevens Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby_Women%27s_Championship" title="Asia Rugby Women's Championship">Asia Rugby Women's Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby_Women%27s_Sevens_Series" title="Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series">Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby_U19_Championship" title="Asia Rugby U19 Championship">U19 Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_International_Championships" title="Rugby Europe International Championships">Europe International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Six_Nations_Championship" title="Women's Six Nations Championship">Women's Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_Women%27s_Championship" title="Rugby Europe Women's Championship">Europe Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_Sevens" title="Rugby Europe Sevens">Europe Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_Women%27s_Sevens" title="Rugby Europe Women's Sevens">Europe Women's Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Under_20s_Championship" title="Six Nations Under 20s Championship">U20 Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_Under-20_Championship" title="Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship">U20 Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_Under-18_Championship" title="Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship">U18 Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_Under-18_Sevens_Championship" title="Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship">U18 Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Europe_Women%27s_Under-18_Sevens_Championship" title="Rugby Europe Women's Under-18 Sevens Championship">U18 Women's Sevens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Men%27s_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Men's Championship">Oceania Men's Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Women%27s_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Women's Championship">Oceania Women's Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Men%27s_Sevens_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Men's Sevens Championship">Oceania Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Women%27s_Sevens_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship">Oceania Women's Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Under_20_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship">U20 Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Americas_North_Championship" title="Rugby Americas North Championship">RAN Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americas_Rugby_Championship" title="Americas Rugby Championship">Americas Rugby Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americas_Rugby_Challenge" title="Americas Rugby Challenge">Americas Rugby Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Americas_North_Women%27s_Rugby_Championship" title="Rugby Americas North Women's Rugby Championship">RAN Women's Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Americas_North_Sevens" title="Rugby Americas North Sevens">RAN Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Americas_North_Women%27s_Sevens" title="Rugby Americas North Women's Sevens">RAN Women's Sevens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_American_Rugby_Championship" title="South American Rugby Championship">South American Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americas_Rugby_Trophy" title="Americas Rugby Trophy">Americas Rugby Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudam%C3%A9rica_Rugby_Sevens" title="Sudamérica Rugby Sevens">Sudamérica Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudam%C3%A9rica_Rugby_Women%27s_Sevens" title="Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens">Sudamérica Women's Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_American_Junior_Rugby_Championship" title="South American Junior Rugby Championship">U20 Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Rugby union at the Summer Olympics">Olympic Games <small>(15s)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_at_the_Pacific_Games" title="Rugby union at the Pacific Games">Pacific Games <small>(15s)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_World_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the World Games">World Games <small>(7s)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churchill_Cup" title="Churchill Cup">Churchill Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crescent_Cup" title="Crescent Cup">Crescent Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rim_Rugby_Championship" title="Pacific Rim Rugby Championship">Pacific Rim 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/World_cup" title="World cup">World cups</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_world_cups" title="List of world cups">List of world cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Team</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Association football <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">men's club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's World Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's Club World Cup">women's club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CONIFA_World_Football_Cup" title="CONIFA World Football Cup">ConIFA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_World_Cup" title="Athletics World Cup">Athletics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IAAF_Continental_Cup" title="IAAF Continental Cup">Continental</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup" title="Australian Football International Cup">Australian rules football</a></li> <li>Badminton <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cup" title="Thomas Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uber_Cup" title="Uber Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudirman_Cup" title="Sudirman Cup">mixed</a></li></ul></li> <li>Baseball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_World_Cup" title="Baseball World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Baseball_World_Cup" title="Women's Baseball World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Basketball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Basketball World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup" title="FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup">Beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_World_Cup" title="Boxing World Cup">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBR_Global_Cup" title="PBR Global Cup">Bull riding</a></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ICC_World_Test_Championship" title="ICC World Test Championship">Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup" title="Cricket World Cup">men ODI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICC_Men%27s_T20_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="ICC Men's T20 World Cup">men T20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Cricket_World_Cup" title="Women's Cricket World Cup">women ODI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_T20_World_Cup" title="Women's T20 World Cup">women T20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Cricket_World_Cup" title="Indoor Cricket World Cup">indoor</a></li></ul></li> <li>Darts <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts" title="PDC World Cup of Darts">PDC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDF_World_Cup" title="WDF World Cup">WDF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing_World_Cup" title="Fencing World Cup">Fencing</a></li> <li>Field hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup" title="Men's FIH Hockey World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup" title="Women's FIH Hockey World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Futsal <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup" title="FIFA Futsal World Cup">FIFA men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup">FIFA women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMF_Futsal_World_Cup" title="AMF Futsal World Cup">AMF men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AMF_Futsal_World_Cup" title="AMF Futsal World Cup">AMF women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Golf <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="World Cup (men's golf)">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Cup_of_Golf" title="Women's World Cup of Golf">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="World Cup of Hockey">Ice hockey</a></li> <li>Kabaddi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_(circle_style)" title="Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)">Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_(standard_style)" title="Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)">Standard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kho_Kho_World_Cup" title="Kho Kho World Cup">Kho kho</a></li> <li>Lacrosse <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Women%27s_World_Championship" title="World Lacrosse Women's World Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Para ice hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="World Para Ice Hockey Championships">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Challenge" title="Women's World Challenge">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pes%C3%A4pallo_World_Cup" title="Pesäpallo World Cup">Pesäpallo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitch_and_Putt_World_Cup" title="Pitch and Putt World Cup">Pitch and putt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Pool" title="World Cup of Pool">Pool (nine-ball)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IQA_World_Cup" title="IQA World Cup">Quidditch/Quadball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roll_Ball_World_Cup" title="Roll Ball World Cup">Roll ball</a></li> <li>Motorsport <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIA_Motorsport_Games" title="FIA Motorsport Games">auto racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motocross_des_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Motocross des Nations">motocross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quadcross_of_Nations" title="Quadcross of Nations">quadcross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedway_of_Nations" title="Speedway of Nations">speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Trial_World_Championship" title="FIM Trial World Championship">trial</a></li></ul></li> <li>Roller derby <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_Roller_Derby_World_Cup" title="Men's Roller Derby World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_Derby_World_Cup" title="Roller Derby World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rowing_Cup" title="World Rowing Cup">Rowing</a></li> <li>Rugby league <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby League World Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup_9s" title="Rugby League World Cup 9s">nines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rugby union <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby World Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">sevens</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISTAF_World_Cup" title="ISTAF World Cup">Sepaktakraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_(snooker)" title="World Cup (snooker)">Snooker</a></li> <li>Softball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_Softball_World_Cup" title="Men's Softball World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Softball_World_Cup" title="Women's Softball World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_Taekwondo_Team_Championships" title="World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships">Taekwondo</a></li> <li>Tennis <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Davis_Cup" title="Davis Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Jean_King_Cup" title="Billie Jean King Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopman_Cup" title="Hopman Cup">mixed</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_World_Cup" title="Touch World Cup">Touch football</a></li> <li>Volleyball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Cup" title="FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Water polo <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FINA_Water_Polo_World_Cup" title="FINA Water Polo World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FINA_Women%27s_Water_Polo_World_Cup" title="FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wrestling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_World_Cup" title="Wrestling World Cup">teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Clubs_Cup" title="World Wrestling Clubs Cup">clubs</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Individual</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archery_World_Cup" title="Archery World Cup">Archery</a></li> <li>Bowling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QubicaAMF_Bowling_World_Cup" title="QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup">Ten-pin bowling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninepin_Bowling_Classic_Singles_World_Cup" title="Ninepin Bowling Classic Singles World Cup">Nine-pin bowling classic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canoe_Slalom_World_Cup" title="Canoe Slalom World Cup">Canoe slalom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildwater_Canoeing_World_Cup" title="Wildwater Canoeing World Cup">Wildwater canoeing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chess_World_Cup" title="Chess World Cup">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Cyclo-cross_World_Cup" title="UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup">Cyclo-cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Aquatics_Diving_World_Cup" title="World Aquatics Diving World Cup">Diving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dressage_World_Cup" title="Dressage World Cup">Equestrian dressage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing_World_Cup" title="Fencing World Cup">Fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIG_World_Cup" title="FIG World Cup">Gymnastics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artistic_Gymnastics_World_Cup" title="Artistic Gymnastics World Cup">artistic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World_Cup" title="Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup">rhythmic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup" title="UCI Mountain Bike World Cup">Mountain bike racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orienteering_World_Cup" title="Orienteering World Cup">Orienteering</a></li> <li>Paralympic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paralympic_World_Cup" title="Paralympic World Cup">summer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paralympic_Winter_World_Cup" title="Paralympic Winter World Cup">winter</a></li></ul></li> <li>Road bicycle racing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Road_World_Cup" title="UCI Road World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Women%27s_Road_World_Cup" title="UCI Women's Road World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailing_World_Cup" title="Sailing World Cup">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Show_Jumping_World_Cup" title="Show Jumping World Cup">Show jumping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISSF_World_Cup" title="ISSF World Cup">Sport shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Aquatics_Swimming_World_Cup" title="World Aquatics Swimming World Cup">Swimming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Table_Tennis_World_Cup" title="Table Tennis World Cup">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Cup" title="UCI Track Cycling World Cup">Track cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Triathlon_Cup" title="World Triathlon Cup">Triathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IWF_World_Cup" title="IWF World Cup">Weightlifting</a></li> <li>Wushu <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taolu_World_Cup" title="Taolu World Cup">Taolu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanda_World_Cup" title="Sanda World Cup">Sanda</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Winter sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biathlon_World_Cup" title="Biathlon World Cup">Biathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curling_World_Cup" title="Curling World Cup">Curling</a></li> <li>Skiing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup" title="FIS Alpine Ski World Cup">Alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup" title="FIS Cross-Country World Cup">Cross-country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_World_Cup" title="FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup">Freestyle</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Ski_Cross_World_Cup" title="FIS Ski Cross World Cup">ski cross</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Nordic_Combined_World_Cup" title="FIS Nordic Combined World Cup">Nordic combined</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Ski_Jumping_World_Cup" title="FIS Ski Jumping World Cup">Ski jumping</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Ski_Flying_World_Cup" title="FIS Ski Flying World Cup">ski flying</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Snowboard_World_Cup" title="FIS Snowboard World Cup">Snowboarding</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISMF_World_Cup_Ski_Mountaineering" title="ISMF World Cup Ski Mountaineering">Ski mountaineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_in_Ski_Orienteering" title="World Cup in Ski Orienteering">Ski orienteering</a></li> <li>Sledding <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobsleigh_World_Cup" title="Bobsleigh World Cup">Bobsleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luge_World_Cup" title="Luge World Cup">Luge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skeleton_World_Cup" title="Skeleton World Cup">Skeleton</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISU_Speed_Skating_World_Cup" title="ISU Speed Skating World Cup">Speed skating</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ISU_Short_Track_World_Tour" title="ISU Short Track World Tour">Short track</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>See also: <a href="/wiki/Template:Main_world_championships" title="Template:Main world championships">World championships</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="World_championships" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist 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href="/wiki/World_championship" title="World championship">World championships</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_world_sports_championships" title="List of world sports championships">List of world sports championships</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_sports" title="Olympic sports">Olympic sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Team_sport#Olympic_team_sports" title="Team sport">Team</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Association football <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">men's club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's World Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's Club World Cup">women's club</a></li></ul></li> <li>Baseball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic" title="World Baseball Classic">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Baseball_World_Cup" title="Women's Baseball World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Basketball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Basketball World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_3x3_World_Cup" title="FIBA 3x3 World Cup">3x3 basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Intercontinental_Cup" title="FIBA Intercontinental Cup">club</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Beach_Volleyball_World_Championships" title="FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships">Beach volleyball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Curling_Championships" title="World Curling Championships">Curling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Mixed_Doubles_Curling_Championship" title="World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship">mixed doubles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Mixed_Curling_Championship" title="World Mixed Curling Championship">mixed</a></li></ul></li> <li>Field hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup" title="Men's FIH Hockey World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup" title="Women's FIH Hockey World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Handball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IHF_World_Men%27s_Handball_Championship" title="IHF World Men's Handball Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IHF_World_Women%27s_Handball_Championship" title="IHF World Women's Handball Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ice hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships" title="Ice Hockey World Championships">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IIHF_World_Women%27s_Championship" title="IIHF World Women's Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">Rugby 7s</a></li> <li>Softball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_Softball_World_Cup" title="Men's Softball World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Softball_World_Cup" title="Women's Softball World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Volleyball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_Club_World_Championship" title="FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship">men's club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_Club_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship">women's club</a></li></ul></li> <li>Water polo <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Water_polo_at_the_World_Aquatics_Championships#Men's_tournament" title="Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_polo_at_the_World_Aquatics_Championships#Women's_tournament" title="Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships">women</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Individual_sport" title="Individual sport">Individual</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Aquatics_Championships" title="World Aquatics Championships">Aquatic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Archery_Championships" title="World Archery Championships">Archery</a></li> <li>Athletics <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Athletics_Championships" title="World Athletics Championships">outdoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Athletics_Race_Walking_Team_Championships" title="World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships">race walking</a></li></ul></li> <li>Badminton <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cup" title="Thomas Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uber_Cup" title="Uber Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudirman_Cup" title="Sudirman Cup">mixed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BWF_World_Championships" title="BWF World Championships">individual</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biathlon_World_Championships" title="Biathlon World Championships">Biathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBSF_World_Championships_(bobsleigh_and_skeleton)" title="IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton)">Bobsleigh and skeleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBA_World_Boxing_Championships" title="IBA World Boxing Championships">Boxing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IBA_Women%27s_World_Boxing_Championships" title="IBA Women's World Boxing Championships">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Canoeing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Slalom_World_Championships" title="ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships">slalom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships" title="ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships">sprint</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cycling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UCI_BMX_World_Championships" title="UCI BMX World Championships">BMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Championships" title="UCI Mountain Bike World Championships">mountain biking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Road_World_Championships" title="UCI Road World Championships">road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships" title="UCI Track Cycling World Championships">track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Urban_Cycling_World_Championships" title="UCI Urban Cycling World Championships">urban</a></li></ul></li> <li>Dance sport <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_DanceSport_Federation#Breaking_world_champions_-_adult_-_b_boy" title="World DanceSport Federation">breakdancing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FEI_World_Equestrian_Games" title="FEI World Equestrian Games">Equestrianism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Dressage_Championships" title="World Dressage Championships">dressage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Eventing_Championships" title="World Eventing Championships">eventing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Show_Jumping_Championships" title="World Show Jumping Championships">show jumping</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Fencing_Championships" title="World Fencing Championships">Fencing</a></li> <li>Golf <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="World Cup (men's golf)">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Cup_of_Golf" title="Women's World Cup of Golf">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gymnastics_World_Championships" title="Gymnastics World Championships">Gymnastics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships" title="World Artistic Gymnastics Championships">artistic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World_Championships" title="Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships">rhythmic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trampoline_Gymnastics_World_Championships" title="Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships">trampoline</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ice skating <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Figure_Skating_Championships" title="World Figure Skating Championships">figure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships" title="World Short Track Speed Skating Championships">short track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Speed_Skating_Championships" title="World Speed Skating Championships">speed</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Judo_Championships" title="World Judo Championships">Judo</a></li> <li>Luge <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIL_World_Luge_Championships" title="FIL World Luge Championships">artificial track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIL_World_Luge_Natural_Track_Championships" title="FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships">natural track</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Modern_Pentathlon_Championships" title="World Modern Pentathlon Championships">Modern pentathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rowing_Championships" title="World Rowing Championships">Rowing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_championships_in_sailing" title="World championships in sailing">Sailing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sailing_World_Championships" title="Sailing World Championships">Olympic Class Combined Worlds</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships" title="ISSF World Shooting Championships">Shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Skateboarding_Championship" title="World Skateboarding Championship">Skateboarding</a></li> <li>Skiing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships" title="FIS Alpine World Ski Championships">alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships" title="FIS Nordic World Ski Championships">Nordic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Freestyle_World_Ski_Championships" title="FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships">freestyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Snowboard_World_Championships" title="FIS Snowboard World Championships">snowboarding</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFSC_Climbing_World_Championships" title="IFSC Climbing World Championships">Sport climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Surfing_Games" title="World Surfing Games">Surfing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Table_Tennis_Championships" title="World Table Tennis Championships">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Taekwondo_Championships" title="World Taekwondo Championships">Taekwondo</a></li> <li>Tennis <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Davis_Cup" title="Davis Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Jean_King_Cup" title="Billie Jean King Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Triathlon_Championship_Series" title="World Triathlon Championship Series">Triathlon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Triathlon_Mixed_Relay_Championships" title="World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships">mixed relay</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Weightlifting_Championships" title="World Weightlifting Championships">Weightlifting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Championships" title="World Wrestling Championships">Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Discontinued</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basque_Pelota_World_Championships" title="Basque Pelota World Championships">Basque pelota</a></li> <li>Croquet <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Croquet_Federation#World_Champions_(Singles)" title="World Croquet Federation">singles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Croquet_Federation#World_Champions_(Teams)" title="World Croquet Federation">team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate_World_Championships" title="Karate World Championships">Karate</a></li> <li>Lacrosse <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Championship" title="World Lacrosse Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Women%27s_World_Championship" title="World Lacrosse Women's World Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Polo_Championship" title="World Polo Championship">Polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rackets_World_Championships" title="Rackets World Championships">Rackets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_real_tennis_world_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of real tennis world champions">Real tennis</a></li> <li>Tug of war <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TWIF_Outdoor_World_Championships" title="TWIF Outdoor World Championships">outdoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWIF_Indoor_World_Championships" title="TWIF Indoor World Championships">indoor</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Paralympic_sports" title="Paralympic sports">Paralympic sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Team</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Blind_Football_Championships" title="World Blind Football Championships">Blind football</a></li> <li>Para ice hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="World Para Ice Hockey Championships">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Challenge" title="Women's World Challenge">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_Basketball_World_Championship" title="Wheelchair Basketball World Championship">Wheelchair basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IHF_Wheelchair_Handball_World_Championship" title="IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship">Wheelchair handball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wheelchair_Rugby_Championships" title="World Wheelchair Rugby Championships">Wheelchair rugby</a></li> <li>Wheelchair curling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Wheelchair_Curling_Championship" title="World Wheelchair Curling Championship">mixed team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goalball_World_Championships" title="Goalball World Championships">Goalball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Volleyball_Championship" title="World Para Volleyball Championship">Sitting volleyball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Individual</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Archery_Championship" title="World Para Archery Championship">Archery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Athletics_Championships" title="World Para Athletics Championships">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BWF_Para-Badminton_World_Championships" title="BWF Para-Badminton World Championships">Badminton</a></li> <li>Bobsleigh and skeleton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFSC_Paraclimbing_World_Championships" title="IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships">Climbing</a></li> <li>Cycling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Para-cycling_Track_World_Championships" title="UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships">track cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Para-cycling_Road_World_Championships" title="UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships">road cycling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Powerlifting_Championships" title="World Para Powerlifting Championships">Powerlifting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Shooting_Para_Sport_Championships" title="World Shooting Para Sport Championships">Shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Snowboard_Championships" title="World Para Snowboard Championships">Snowboard</a></li> <li>Skiing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Alpine_Skiing_Championships" title="World Para Alpine Skiing Championships">alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Nordic_Skiing_Championships" title="World Para Nordic Skiing Championships">Nordic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Swimming_Championships" title="World Para Swimming Championships">Swimming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Para_Table_Tennis_Championships" title="World Para Table Tennis Championships">Table tennis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Combat_sport" title="Combat sport">Combat sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_IBJJF_Jiu-Jitsu_Championship" title="World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship">Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ju-Jitsu_World_Championships" title="Ju-Jitsu World Championships">Ju-Jitsu World Championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Kendo_Championship" title="World Kendo Championship">Kendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WAKO_Amateur_World_Championships" title="List of WAKO Amateur World Championships">Kickboxing (amateur)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFMA_World_Muaythai_Championships" title="IFMA World Muaythai Championships">Muaythai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Sambo_Championships" title="World Sambo Championships">Sambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumo_World_Championships" title="Sumo World Championships">Sumo</a></li> <li>Wrestling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Beach_Wrestling_Championships" title="World Beach Wrestling Championships">beach wrestling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wushu_Championships" title="World Wushu Championships">Wushu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cue_sports" title="Cue sports">Cue sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Carom billiards <ul><li>Three-cushion <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UMB_World_Three-cushion_Championship" title="UMB World Three-cushion Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMB_Women%27s_World_Three-cushion_Championship" title="UMB Women's World Three-cushion Championship">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMB_World_Three-cushion_Championship_for_National_Teams" title="UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams">team</a></li></ul></li> <li>Five-pins <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Five-pin_billiards#World_Five-pins_Championship" title="Five-pin billiards">individual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five-pin_billiards#World_Championship_5_Pins_National_Teams" title="Five-pin billiards">team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artistic_Billiards_World_Championship" title="Artistic Billiards World Championship">artistic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Billiards_Championship_(English_billiards)" title="World Billiards Championship (English billiards)">English billiards</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IBSF_World_Billiards_Championship" title="IBSF World Billiards Championship">amateurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Women%27s_Billiards_Championship" title="World Women's Billiards Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pool <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_world_eight-ball_champions#British-style_eight-ball_pool" title="List of world eight-ball champions">blackball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Eight-ball_World_Championship" title="Chinese Eight-ball World Championship">chinese eight ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPA_World_Eight-ball_Championship" title="WPA World Eight-ball Championship">eight-ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPA_World_Nine-ball_Championship" title="WPA World Nine-ball Championship">men nine-ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPA_Women%27s_World_Nine-ball_Championship" title="WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship">women nine-ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_of_Pool" title="World Cup of Pool">team nine-ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_pyramid#WPA_World_Pyramid_Pool_Championship" title="Russian pyramid">pyramid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPA_World_Ten-ball_Championship" title="WPA World Ten-ball Championship">ten-ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Straight_Pool_Championship" title="World Straight Pool Championship">straight pool</a></li></ul></li> <li>Snooker <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Snooker_Championship" title="World Snooker Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Women%27s_Snooker_Championship" title="World Women's Snooker Championship">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_(snooker)" title="World Cup (snooker)">team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBSF_World_Snooker_Championship" title="IBSF World Snooker Championship">amateurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six-red_World_Championship" title="Six-red World Championship">six-red</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mind_sport" title="Mind sport">Mind sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_world_backgammon_champions" title="List of world backgammon champions">Backgammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Bridge_Championships" title="World Bridge Championships">Bridge</a></li> <li>Chess <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Chess_Championship" title="World Chess Championship">open</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Chess_Championship" title="Women's World Chess Championship">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Team_Chess_Championship" title="World Team Chess Championship">team</a></li></ul></li> <li>Draughts <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Draughts_World_Championship" title="Draughts World Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Draughts_Championship" title="Women's World Draughts Championship">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Checkers/Draughts_Championship" title="World Checkers/Draughts Championship">checkers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Draughts-64_World_Championship_winners" title="List of Draughts-64 World Championship winners">draughts-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Women%27s_Draughts-64_World_Championship_winners" title="List of Women's Draughts-64 World Championship winners">draughts-64 women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Amateur_Go_Championship" title="World Amateur Go Championship">Go</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Puzzle_Championship" title="World Puzzle Championship">Puzzles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Scrabble_Championship" title="World Scrabble Championship">Scrabble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Sudoku_Championship" title="World Sudoku Championship">Sudoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Xiangqi_Championship" title="World Xiangqi Championship">Xiangqi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Motorsport" title="Motorsport">Motorsport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">Auto racing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Formula_E" title="Formula E">Formula E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIA_International_Hill_Climb_Cup" title="FIA International Hill Climb Cup">Hill climb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karting_World_Championship" title="Karting World Championship">Karting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rally_Championship" title="World Rally Championship">Rallying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIA_World_Rallycross_Championship" title="FIA World Rallycross Championship">Rallycross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rally-Raid_Championship" title="World Rally-Raid Championship">Rally raid</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIA_World_Baja_Cup" title="FIA World Baja Cup">Bajas</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIA_World_Endurance_Championship" title="FIA World Endurance Championship">Sports Car Endurance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TCR_World_Tour" title="TCR World Tour">Touring Car</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_sport" title="Motorcycle sport">Motorcycle sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Endurance_World_Championship" title="FIM Endurance World Championship">Endurance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enduro_World_Championship" title="Enduro World Championship">Enduro</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIM_SuperEnduro_World_Championship" title="FIM SuperEnduro World Championship">SuperEnduro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Hard_Enduro_World_Championship" title="FIM Hard Enduro World Championship">Hard Enduro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Six_Days_Enduro" title="International Six Days Enduro">team endurance</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ice racing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Individual_Ice_Speedway_World_Championship" title="Individual Ice Speedway World Championship">individual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Speedway_of_Nations" title="Ice Speedway of Nations">team</a></li></ul></li> <li>Grand Prix <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">MotoGP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">Moto2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">Moto3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MotoE_World_Championship" title="MotoE World Championship">MotoE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Motocross <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Motocross_World_Championship" title="Motocross World Championship">individual</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Women%27s_Motocross_World_Championship" title="FIM Women's Motocross World Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motocross_des_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Motocross des Nations">nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Supercross_World_Championship" title="FIM Supercross World Championship">Supercross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SuperMotocross_World_Championship" title="SuperMotocross World Championship">SuperMotocross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidecarcross_World_Championship" title="Sidecarcross World Championship">Sidecarcross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Snowcross_World_Championship" title="FIM Snowcross World Championship">Snowcross</a></li></ul></li> <li>Production <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superbike_World_Championship" title="Superbike World Championship">Superbike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supersport_World_Championship" title="Supersport World Championship">Supersport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supersport_300_World_Championship" title="Supersport 300 World Championship">Supersport 300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Women%27s_Motorcycling_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship">Women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rally-Raid_Championship" title="World Rally-Raid Championship">Rally raid</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Bajas_World_Cup" title="FIM Bajas World Cup">Bajas</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidecar_World_Championship" title="Sidecar World Championship">Sidecar</a></li> <li>Speedway <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speedway_Grand_Prix" title="Speedway Grand Prix">individual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedway_World_Cup" title="Speedway World Cup">team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Individual_Speedway_Long_Track_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship">long track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Long_Track_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Long Track World Championship">team long track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Flat_Track_World_Championship" title="FIM Flat Track World Championship">flat track</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Supermoto_World_Championship" title="FIM Supermoto World Championship">Supermoto</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supermoto_of_Nations" title="Supermoto of Nations">team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIM_Trial_World_Championship" title="FIM Trial World Championship">Trial</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trial_des_Nations" title="Trial des Nations">nations</a></li></ul></li> <li>E-Bike <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIM_E-Bike_Cross_World_Cup" title="FIM E-Bike Cross World Cup">cross</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Aeroplane sport <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FAI_World_Aerobatic_Championships" title="FAI World Aerobatic Championships">Aerobatic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FAI_World_Grand_Prix" title="FAI World Grand Prix">Aerobatic GP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Powerboating <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aquabike_World_Championship" title="Aquabike World Championship">Aquabike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_1_Powerboat_World_Championship" title="Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship">F1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_4S_Powerboat_World_Championship" title="Formula 4S Powerboat World Championship">F4s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Class_1_World_Powerboat_Championship" title="Class 1 World Powerboat Championship">offshore</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Model_Auto_Racing#Eligibility_to_IFMAR_World_Championship_event" title="International Federation of Model Auto Racing">Radio-controlled racing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IFMAR_1:10_Electric_Off-Road_World_Championship" title="IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship">1:10 electric off-road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFMAR_1:8_IC_Off-Road_World_Championship" title="IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship">1:8 nitro off-road</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tank_biathlon" title="Tank biathlon">Tank biathlon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Team</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>American football <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IFAF_World_Championship" title="IFAF World Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFAF_Women%27s_World_Championship" title="IFAF Women's World Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup" title="Australian Football International Cup">Australian football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball5_World_Cup" title="Baseball5 World Cup">Baseball5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ball_Hockey_World_Championship" title="Ball Hockey World Championship">Ball hockey</a></li> <li>Bandy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bandy_World_Championship" title="Bandy World Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandy_World_Cup" title="Bandy World Cup">men's club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Bandy_World_Championship" title="Women's Bandy World Championship">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandy_World_Cup_Women" title="Bandy World Cup Women">women's club</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ICC_World_Test_Championship" title="ICC World Test Championship">Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup" title="Cricket World Cup">ODI (men)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Cricket_World_Cup" title="Women's Cricket World Cup">ODI (women)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICC_Men%27s_T20_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="ICC Men's T20 World Cup">T20 (men)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_T20_World_Cup" title="Women's T20 World Cup">T20 (women)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IHF_Beach_Handball_World_Championships" title="IHF Beach Handball World Championships">Beach handball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup" title="FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup">Beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_tennis#ITF_Beach_Tennis_World_Championship" title="Beach tennis">Beach tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Polo_World_Championships" title="ICF Canoe Polo World Championships">Canoe polo</a></li> <li>Dancesport <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDSF_World_Formation_Latin_Championships" title="WDSF World Formation Latin Championships">Formation Latin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgeball_World_Championship" title="Dodgeball World Championship">Dodgeball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fistball#Results" title="Fistball">Fistball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFAF_Flag_Football_World_Championship" title="IFAF Flag Football World Championship">Flag football</a></li> <li>Floorball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_World_Floorball_Championship" title="Men's World Floorball Championship">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_World_Floorball_Championship" title="Women's World Floorball Championship">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Futsal <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup" title="FIFA Futsal World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup">women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_Futsal_Cup" title="Intercontinental Futsal Cup">men's club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Futsal_World_Tournament" title="Women's Futsal World Tournament">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Indoor hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_Indoor_Hockey_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Indoor_Hockey_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIRS_Inline_Hockey_World_Championships" title="FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships">Inline hockey</a></li> <li>Kabaddi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_(Circle_style)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)">Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_(standard_style)" title="Kabaddi World Cup (standard style)">Standard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kho_Kho_World_Cup" title="Kho Kho World Cup">Kho kho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IKF_World_Korfball_Championship" title="IKF World Korfball Championship">Korfball</a></li> <li>Lacrosse <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Box_Championships" title="World Lacrosse Box Championships">indoor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Life_Saving_Championships" title="World Life Saving Championships">Life saving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMF_World_Cup" title="WMF World Cup">Minifootball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netball_World_Cup" title="Netball World Cup">Netball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padel_World_Championship" title="Padel World Championship">Padel tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IQA_World_Cup" title="IQA World Cup">Quidditch/Quadball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Ringette_Championships" title="World Ringette Championships">Ringette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rogaining_Championships" title="World Rogaining Championships">Rogaining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roll_Ball_World_Cup" title="Roll Ball World Cup">Roll Ball</a></li> <li>Roller derby <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_Roller_Derby_World_Cup" title="Men's Roller Derby World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_Derby_World_Cup" title="Roller Derby World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Roller hockey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roller_Hockey_World_Cup" title="Roller Hockey World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Roller_Hockey_World_Cup" title="Women's Roller Hockey World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rugby league <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Club_Challenge" title="World Club Challenge">men's club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby League World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rugby union <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Women's Rugby World Cup">women</a></li></ul></li> <li>Sailing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ISAF_Offshore_Team_Racing_World_Championship" title="ISAF Offshore Team Racing World Championship">Yachts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISAF_Team_Racing_World_Championship" title="ISAF Team Racing World Championship">Dinghies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISTAF_World_Cup" title="ISTAF World Cup">Sepaktakraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socca_World_Cup" title="Socca World Cup">Socca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISU_World_Synchronized_Skating_Championships" title="ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships">Synchronized skating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tchoukball#World_events" title="Tchoukball">Tchoukball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underwater_Hockey_World_Championships" title="Underwater Hockey World Championships">Underwater hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underwater_Rugby_World_Championships" title="Underwater Rugby World Championships">Underwater rugby</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Individual</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Air_Games" title="World Air Games">Air sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Hot_Air_Ballooning_Championships" title="World Hot Air Ballooning Championships">ballooning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Gliding_Championships" title="World Gliding Championships">gliding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Parachuting_Championships" title="World Parachuting Championships">parachuting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Paragliding_Championships" title="World Paragliding Championships">paragliding</a></li></ul></li> <li>Aquatics <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Water_Ski_World_Championships" title="Water Ski World Championships">water skiing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Armwrestling_Championship" title="World Armwrestling Championship">Armwrestling</a></li> <li>Archery <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archery_World_Cup#Indoor_World_Cup_(Indoor_Archery_World_Series)" title="Archery World Cup">indoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_3D_Archery_Championships" title="World 3D Archery Championships">3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Field_Archery_Championships" title="World Field Archery Championships">field</a></li></ul></li> <li>Athletics <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Athletics_Cross_Country_Championships" title="World Athletics Cross Country Championships">cross country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Athletics_Half_Marathon_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="World Athletics Half Marathon Championships">half marathon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships" title="World Athletics Indoor Championships">indoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Decathlon_World_Championships" title="Women's Decathlon World Championships">women's decathlon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Athletics_Relays" title="World Athletics Relays">relays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAU_100_km_World_Championships" title="IAU 100 km World Championships">100 km</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Mountain_Running_Championships" title="World Mountain Running Championships">mountain running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Long_Distance_Mountain_Running_Championships" title="World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships">long distance mountain running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Snowshoe_Championships" title="World Snowshoe Championships">snowshoe running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skyrunning_World_Championships" title="Skyrunning World Championships">skyrunning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAU_Trail_World_Championships" title="IAU Trail World Championships">trail running</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bowling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTBA_World_Tenpin_Bowling_Championships" title="WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships">Tenpin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine-pin_bowling" title="Nine-pin bowling">Ninepin</a> (<a href="/wiki/World_Singles_Ninepin_Bowling_Classic_Championships" title="World Singles Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships">singles</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Team_Ninepin_Bowling_Classic_Championships" title="World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships">team</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Bowls <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Indoor_Bowls_Championships" title="World Indoor Bowls Championships">indoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Bowls_Championship" title="World Bowls Championship">outdoor</a></li></ul></li> <li>Canoeing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Marathon_World_Championships" title="ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships">marathon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Ocean_Racing_World_Championships" title="ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships">ocean race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildwater_Canoeing_World_Championships" title="Wildwater Canoeing World Championships">wildwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Stand_Up_Paddling_World_Championships" title="ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships">SUP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canoe_Sailing_World_Championship" title="Canoe Sailing World Championship">canoe sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Freestyle_World_Championships" title="ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships">freestyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Waveski_Surfing_Titles" title="World Waveski Surfing Titles">waveski</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crokinole#World_Crokinole_Championship" title="Crokinole">Crokinole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CrossFit_Games" title="CrossFit Games">CrossFit</a></li> <li>Cycling <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Cyclo-cross_World_Championships" title="UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships">cyclo-cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Indoor_Cycling_World_Championships" title="UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships">indoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_Marathon_World_Championships" title="UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships">mountain bike marathon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UCI_Trials_World_Championships" title="UCI Trials World Championships">trials</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Professional_Darts_Championship" title="World Professional Darts Championship">Darts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BDO_World_Darts_Championship" title="BDO World Darts Championship">BDO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PDC_World_Darts_Championship" title="PDC World Darts Championship">PDC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts" title="PDC World Cup of Darts">team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finswimming_World_Championships" title="Finswimming World Championships">Finswimming</a></li> <li>Fishing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Freshwater_Angling_Championships" title="World Freshwater Angling Championships">freshwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Fly_Fishing_Championships" title="World Fly Fishing Championships">fly fishing</a></li></ul></li> <li>Gymnastics <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acrobatic_Gymnastics_World_Championships" title="Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships">acrobatic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerobic_Gymnastics_World_Championships" title="Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships">aerobic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkour_World_Championships" title="Parkour World Championships">parkour</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UIAA_Ice_Climbing_World_Championships" title="UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships">Ice Climbing</a></li> <li>Modern pentathlon <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biathle#Biathle_World_Championships" title="Biathle">biathle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triathle#Triathle_World_Championships" title="Triathle">triathle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laser_Run_World_Championships" title="Laser Run World Championships">laser run</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mounted_games#World_Team_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="Mounted games">Mounted games</a></li> <li>Orienteering <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Orienteering_Championships" title="World Orienteering Championships">foot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Ski_Orienteering_Championships" title="World Ski Orienteering Championships">ski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Mountain_Bike_Orienteering_Championships" title="World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships">mountain bike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Trail_Orienteering_Championships" title="World Trail Orienteering Championships">trail</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A9tanque_World_Championships" title="Pétanque World Championships">Pétanque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IPF_Powerlifting_World_Championships" title="IPF Powerlifting World Championships">Powerlifting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racquetball_World_Championships" title="Racquetball World Championships">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Skate_Games" title="World Skate Games">Roller Sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artistic_Skating_World_Championships" title="Artistic Skating World Championships">artistic skating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inline_Alpine_World_Championship" title="Inline Alpine World Championship">inline alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inline_Downhill_World_Championship" title="Inline Downhill World Championship">inline downhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inline_Speed_Skating_World_Championships" title="Inline Speed Skating World Championships">inline speed skating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_Freestyle_Skating_World_Championship" title="Roller Freestyle Skating World Championship">roller freestyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Scootering_Championship" title="World Scootering Championship">scooter</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rowing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Rowing_Coastal_Championships" title="World Rowing Coastal Championships">coastal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Indoor_Rowing_Championships" title="World Indoor Rowing Championships">indoor</a></li></ul></li> <li>Shooting <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IPSC_Handgun_World_Shoots" title="IPSC Handgun World Shoots">practical handgun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IPSC_Rifle_World_Shoots" title="IPSC Rifle World Shoots">practical rifle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IPSC_Shotgun_World_Shoots" title="IPSC Shotgun World Shoots">practical shotgun</a></li></ul></li> <li>Skiing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Ski_Flying_World_Championships" title="FIS Ski Flying World Championships">flying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIS_Speed_World_Ski_Championships" title="FIS Speed World Ski Championships">speed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championships_of_Ski_Mountaineering" title="World Championships of Ski Mountaineering">ski mountaineering</a></li> <li><a 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