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The 2011 Rugby World Cup, was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005.
In 2012, Argentina's Pumas joined this competition, [1] which was rebranded as The Rugby Championship. [2] This made this series the last under the Tri Nations name until 2020, when South Africa withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The 2011 Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand between 9 September and 23 October 2011. As a result, the ...
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 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 ...
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand from 9 September to 23 October 2011. Team statistics The following table shows the team's results in major ...
The 2011 Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match between France and New Zealand, to determine the winner of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The match took place on 23 October 2011 at Eden Park , in Auckland , New Zealand .
The knockout stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October with a quarter-final between Ireland and Wales and concluded on 23 October with the final at Eden Park in Auckland. New Zealand were the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, when they beat France 37–17 in their penultimate Pool A game.
The World Rugby Under 20 Championship (known as the IRB Junior World Championship until 2014) is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and is contested by 12 men's junior national teams with an under-20 age requirement.