The All Blacks won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 before adding two more titles in 2011 and 2015 respectively. As for South Africa, they've won the tournament in 1995, 2007 and were the ...

In this article The Sporting News details some of the Rugby World Cup's history, listing its finals and winners since inception in 1987. MORE: British and Irish Lions to tour Australia in 2025 ...

“The 1987 World Cup was the start of a new era. People probably didn’t realise that at the time, certainly not the administrators. I wouldn’t give them too much credit.

This was the first, the original, but clearly - long before the end - not to be the last Rugby World Cup. It had the feel of a private party, on a vastly smaller scale than the modern competition ...

With just under nine weeks to go until the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in Paris, we're looking back at the history of the tournament, from its origins in New Zealand and Australia 36 years ago ...

New Zealand hosted the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, opening the competition with a 70-6 victory over Italy at Eden Park. The hosts went on to win the inaugural World Cup, with a 29-9 win over ...