The first Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand in 1987 and won by the All Blacks. The current Cup holders are the South African Springboks who beat England in the 2007 final in Paris, France.

The next Rugby World Cup will held in New Zealand in 2011. The full games schedule has now been released and is on our New Zealand Rugby Info Rugby World Cup Games page.

The final will be played in Auckland on Sunday October 23, 2011, at Eden Park. The semi finals will also be in Auckland on 15th and 16th October 2011. The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be contested by 20 teams, playing 48 games over 7 weeks in 13 different venues throughout New Zealand.

For more information about the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2011, go to the New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2011 page.

Bidding is currently under way for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. It is likely that the host countries for the 2015 and perhaps 2019 event will be announced at the same time, possibly later in 2009. Likely contenders are England/Wales, South Africa and Japan.

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