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The 2007 Rugby World Cup (French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2007) was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights ...
The match was a repeat of the 2003 World Cup final, with England coming out on top again, beating the Wallabies 12–10. All of England's points were scored by Jonny Wilkinson penalties . South Africa faced Fiji , who had defeated Wales to finish as runners-up behind Australia in Pool B. South Africa scored five tries to two and won 37–20.
India competes annually in the Asia Rugby Championship, which is a rugby union competition held amongst national rugby sides within the Asia Rugby region. India participated in the inaugural 2008 Asian Five Nations (as it was then known) competing in the Second Division , finishing in third place, and missing out on being promoted.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 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 and New Zealand will meet on Saturday in a Rugby World Cup final for the first time since 1995.. On that occasion, it was tournament host South Africa which won a close-fought contest ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. British Lions & England international rugby union player Rugby player Jonny Wilkinson CBE Wilkinson in September 2015 Birth name Jonathan Peter Wilkinson Date of birth (1979-05-25) 25 May 1979 (age 45) Place of birth Frimley, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 196 lb; 14 st 0 lb ...
New Zealand put a foot in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after tearing apart Italy 96-17 with 14 tries in a phenomenal performance on Friday. The All Blacks had to beat the Italians to stay in ...
Josh Lewsey's try, scored after 79 seconds, was the fastest in any match in the knockout stage of a Rugby World Cup and is thought to be the fastest try in England's history. [citation needed] Jonny Wilkinson extended his World Cup points record to 243.