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Rugby World Cup Schedule
The inaugural Rugby World Cup was played in Australia and New Zealand in May and June 1987. Teams from 16 countries competed that year. New Zealand won and became the first country to retain the William Web Ellis Trophy. Attendance at the 1987 games was 600,000. By the 1999 Rugby World Cup attendance had reached 1.75 million.
| Year |
Place |
Score |
| 1987 |
Eden Park, Auckland |
New Zealand 29, France 9 |
| 1991 |
Twickenham, London |
Australia 12, England 6 |
| 1995 |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
South Africa 15, New Zealand 12 |
| 1999 |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
Australia 35, France 12 |
| 2003 |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney |
England 20, Australia 17 |
| 2007 |
Stade de France, Saint Denis |
South Africa 15, England 6 |
Rugby World Cup 2007
Teams from 20 countries were in the four pools of the Rugby World Cup 2007.
Pool A: South Africa, England, Tonga, Samoa, USA Eagles
Pool B: Australia, Fiji, Wales, Japan, Canada
Pool C: New Zealand, Scotland, Italy, Romania, Portugal
Pool D: Argentina, France, Ireland, Georgia, Namibia
Team standings: Four points were awarded for a win, two points for a draw. One bonus point was awarded for scoring four or more tries in a match. One bonus point was awarded for a loss by seven points or less.
The 2007 Rugby World Cup Rankings:
| Winner |
South Africa |
| Runner Up |
England |
| Third |
Argentina |
| Fourth |
France |
Rugby World Cup 2007 - Match Results
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - POOL A |
Sep 8 |
England 28, USA 10 |
| Sep 9 |
South Africa 59, Samoa 7 |
| Sep 12 |
USA 15, Tonga 25 |
| Sep 14 |
England 0, South Africa 36 |
| Sep 16 |
Samoa 15, Tonga 19 |
| Sep 22 |
South Africa 30, Tonga 25 |
| Sep 22 |
England 44, Samoa 22 |
| Sep 26 |
Samoa 25, USA Eagles 21 |
| Sep 28 |
England 36, Tonga 20 |
| Sep 30 |
South Africa 64, USA 15 |
| Winner |
South Africa |
| Runner up |
USA |
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - POOL B |
Sep 8 |
Australia 91, Japan 3 |
| Sep 9 |
Wales 42, Canada 17 |
| Sep 12 |
Japan 31, Fiji 35 |
| Sep 15 |
Wales 20, Australia 32 |
| Sep 16 |
Fiji 29, Canada 16 |
| Sep 20 |
Wales 72, Japan 18 |
| Sep 23 |
Australia 55, Fiji 12 |
| Sep 25 |
Canada 12, Japan 12 |
| Sep 29 |
Australia 37, Canada 6 |
| Sep 29 |
Wales 34, Fiji 38 |
| Winner |
Fiji |
| Runner up |
Wales |
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - POOL C |
Sep 8 |
New Zealand 76, Italy 14 |
| Sep 9 |
Scotland 56, Portugal 10 |
| Sep 12 |
Italy 24, Romania 18 |
| Sep 15 |
New Zealand 108, Portugal 13 |
| Sep 18 |
Scotland 42, Romania 0 |
| Sep 19 |
Italy 31, Portugal 5 |
| Sep 23 |
Scotland 0, New Zealand 40 |
| Sep 25 |
Romania 14, Portugal 10 |
| Sep 29 |
New Zealand 85, Romania 8 |
| Sep 29 |
Scotland 18, Italy 16 |
| Winner |
Scotland |
| Runner up |
Italy |
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - POOL D |
Sep 7 |
France 12, Argentina 17 |
| Sep 9 |
Ireland 32, Namibia 17 |
| Sep 11 |
Argentina 33, Georgia 3 |
| Sep 15 |
Ireland 14, Georgia 10 |
| Sep 16 |
France 87, Namibia 10 |
| Sep 21 |
France 25, Ireland 3 |
| Sep 22 |
Argentina 63, Namibia 3 |
| Sep 26 |
Georgia 30, Namibia 0 |
| Sep 30 |
France 64, Georgia 7 |
| Sep 30 |
Ireland 15, Argentina 30 |
| Winner |
Argentina |
| Runner up |
Ireland |
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - QUARTER FINALS |
October 6 |
QF1 Australia 10, England 12 |
| QF2 New Zealand 18, France 20 |
| October 7 |
QF3 South Africa 37, Fiji 20 |
| QF4 Argentina 19, Scotland 13 |
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - SEMI FINALS |
October 13 |
SF1 England 14, France 9 |
| October 14 |
SF2 South Africa 37, Argentina 13 |
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - Third/Fourth Place PLAYOFF |
October 19 |
France 10, Argentina 34 |
| Rugby World Cup 2007 - FINAL |
October 20 |
South Africa 15, England 6 |
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