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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. New Zealand won the match 8–7.
He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914. His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in 2001 and Shane Williams of Wales ...
Three nations bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup – New Zealand, Japan, and South Africa. New Zealand had co-hosted the first Rugby World Cup with Australia in 1987, and had been set to co-host the 2003 World Cup with Australia before a disagreement over ground signage rights resulted in New Zealand being dropped and Australia became the ...
2011 Six Nations Championship: 95 8 October 2011 Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) 19–12 France: 2011 Rugby World Cup: 96 11 March 2012 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 22–24 England: 2012 Six Nations Championship: 97 23 February 2013 Twickenham Stadium, London 23–13 England: 2013 Six Nations Championship: 98 1 February 2014 Stade de France ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 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 ...
One of the most important rugby union tournaments in the world, the Six Nations Championship is broadcast in various countries in addition to the six participating nations. [ 35 ] In the United Kingdom, the BBC has long covered the tournament, broadcasting all matches (apart from England home matches between 1997 and 2002, which were shown live ...
May 24 – June 5: 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Georgia Samoa Japan Georgia; 4th: Uruguay. This was the first title for Samoa, giving them a place in the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. 4 February – 19 March: Six Nations Championship. Winner: England national rugby union team, 26th title.
The first Rugby Championship was won by New Zealand, who won all six of their matches. New Zealand, South Africa and Australia have frequently been ranked among the top rugby nations. South Africa has won the Rugby World Cup four times, followed by New Zealand with three, and Australia twice, accounting for nine of the ten Cups.