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The opening ceremony of the 2015 Rugby World Cup took place at Twickenham Stadium in London on 18 September 2015 at 19:20 . The ceremony told the legend of how William Webb Ellis created the sport of rugby union, and featured the choir of Rugby School singing " Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ", an anthem of rugby union in England.
The opening ceremony for the 2011 Rugby World Cup took place at Eden Park in Auckland on 9 September 2011 at 19:30 . The ceremony featured a blend of traditional Māori and modern New Zealand culture, and began with a fleet of 26 waka entering the city harbour.
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The hosts beat the All Blacks at the Stade de France as the 2023 World Cup began with a heavyweight showdown
Watch live as France and New Zealand fans arrive ahead of the Rugby World Cup opening match at the Stadium de France. The 2023 Rugby World Cup hosts France are taking on much-fancied New Zealand ...
The opening ceremony, directed and written by Jean Dujardin, Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place on 8 September 2023 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, before the opening match between France and New Zealand. [15] [16]
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, have played 56 matches so far in the nine Rugby World Cup tournaments from 1987 to 2019, with an additional match cancelled and unplayed. [1] They won the 1987, 2011, and 2015 tournaments.
The first match took place in Townsville between England and Papua New Guinea, although the official opening ceremony of the competition occurred before the Australia and New Zealand match the following day in Sydney. [7] The final took place at Lang Park (Suncorp Stadium) in Brisbane. Teams received 2 points for a win, and 1-point for a draw.