A brief history of the Rugby World Cup

Rugby is a sport enjoyed all over the world, in countries of the British Commonwealth, in particular. It 'a strenuous sport that includes 15 players on each side and is particularly fanatical support in countries like New Zealand and Wales, where they see it as their main national sport. Due to the popularity of this sport, four years is all that is a Rugby World Cup, where all the best teams in the world come to take a testagainst one another in pursuit of the biggest prize of all.

The first world championship was held in 1987 and was organized by truck in Australia and New Zealand rugby. Since then, there are additional tournaments, each, at intervals, or four years. In 1987 New Zealand was the winner of the inaugural World Cup against France in the final with 29 points and 9 stand.

Four years later, the Cup came to Europe and wasBritain hosts at different stages in England, Ireland, France and even the big pond. For this tournament was a qualifier for the race to decide the final lineup of the 32 teams that were. Four years ago there was only one tournament invitation, but now some of the less popular had to go through waiting periods to ensure that they got in the tournament.

On this occasion, in 1991 Australia had won the cup, holdand consolidated the assets of rugby in the southern hemisphere. England hosts were beaten at home by 12 points to 6 at the home of Rugby at Twickenham.

Four years went by, came the World Cup in South Africa and was too country for the first time that all games in one World Cup 'was also the first time that South Africa has to compete in the tournament by the end boycottThis was during apartheid, instead.

Fittingly, South Africa ended up winning the tournament at a time when popular sports in the world, the defeat of the previous winners New Zealand in the final 15 points to 12. It 'was a wonderful moment for the country, with captain Francois Pienaar lifting the Webb Ellis trophy above his head, the roar of tens of thousands of fanatical followers.

In 1999, the World Cup for the first time hosted teams from Wales have been also played in the countries of the five nations. On this World Cup is one of the biggest upsets in the history of the game was one of the nations of Europe at home as France defeated the All Blacks by a heavy margin in relation to the final. However, were the points are eliminated by Australia in 35-12 final in a rather one-sided affair.

As such, it was the first team twice world champion, but in 2003 the> World Cup, finally, something in the fourth winner on the European coastline. Australia fought back in the final against all odds by beating New Zealand in the semifinals. However, it came against an English team, the years had dominated world rugby for a few and were defeated in the trusty boot of Jonny Wilkinson, the famous final was always played.

The recent World Cup in 2007 was paidFrance and South Africa became the second team to victory twice defeated England, the owner. We now look forward to 2011 with a return of the World Cup in New Zealand. Will they finally defeat in the position of their demons, and with it a second time? Time will tell.

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