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Historyand origins

en, now and forever!
successful World Cup as far as
sporting and commercial levels
are concerned. To date, the first
game of each World Cup has been
started by the same whistle.
The whistle is alleged to be 100
years old and was first used by Gil
Evans (retired Welsh referee) in a
test match between New Zealand
and England in 1905 where the
All Blacks outclassed the English
15-0.
The All Blacks, the Wallabies
and the Springboks are the
most successful nations in this
competition with an immaculate
six titles between them with each
nation winning it twice apiece.

PHOTO GALLERY
Rugby World Cup
greatest moments in
pictures!

Rugby World Cup has grown into one of
the most popular global sports showpiece
with 20 nations competing for the Webb
Ellis Trophy every four years. The photo
on the left was taken during the 2011 RWC
quarterfinal between Australia and South
Africa. Australia won by 24-8.

Australia

South Africa
Jak White led South
Africa to their second
Rugby World Cup championship in 2007.

The Wallabies bagged
their second Rugby
World Cup title, eight
years after they won
their first in 1991.

1999

2007
2003

England

The English registered their name on
the Rugby World
Cup winners’ in
2003 after a 22-5
victory over South
Africa in the final.

2011

New Zealand

The All Blacks
are the defending champions
of the Rugby
World Cup having won it back
in 2011.

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