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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. International men's rugby union competition Not to be confused with Rugby League World Cup. This article is about the men's rugby union tournament. For the women's World Cup in union, see Women's Rugby World Cup. For other world cups for rugby, see World cup of rugby. "RWC" redirects ...
South Africa are the latest winners, having won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the competition. The winning team is declared world champion and receives the Webb Ellis Cup. [1] If the score is a draw after 80 minutes of regular play, an additional 20-minute period of play, called extra time ...
The World Rugby anti doping programme includes testing at the under 19 and under 21 level, sevens and senior 15 a side. Testing is a mix of in-competition at World Rugby organised events, as well as out-of-competition testing, which can occur during a specified one-hour time slot designated by a player.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup (French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023) was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris.
The World Rugby Nations Championship is a planned biennial international men's rugby union competition, which is scheduled to take place in the existing men's mid-year and end-of-year international windows, with the inaugural edition set to take place in 2026. [1]
In a first, South America gains an automatic berth in the World Cup through the qualification process, which will be awarded to the winner of the 2025 Sudamerica Rugby Championship (South America 1), whilst the runner-up (South America 2) advances to a South America / Pacific play-off match against Pacific 4, for a chance to qualify for the ...
The 2031 Rugby World Cup will be the 12th edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It is scheduled to take place in the United States, tentatively from September to October 2031. This will be the first time the tournament is held in the Americas.
Rugby football is a term which generally covers two separate sports, rugby league and rugby union.As both sports have World Cup competitions for men, women and both men and women's short-sided versions of their games, World Cup in the context of rugby can refer to various competitions.