World Cup Rugby Tickets World Cup Rugby is the premier international rugby union competition in the world. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the men's national rugby union teams. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by both Australia and New Zealand, and now held every four years. The World Cup Rugby winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup which is named after the pupil of Rugby school credited with the game's invention. The title of world champions is currently held by England, who won the 2003 tournament held in Australia. The next Rugby World Cup will be hosted in France in fall of 2007. World Cup Rugby Tickets available now! ShowTime Ticket Services specializes in tickets for all games. World Cup Rugby Tickets continued. Loading...

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World Cup Rugby is one of the largest international national sporting competitions in the world, with the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Games being the paramount events.

The inaugural Rugby World Cup was contested in Australia and New Zealand between 16 nations in 1987. The All Blacks (New Zealand) become first ever champions, defeating France 29 points to nine. The subsequent 1991 tournament was hosted by England, with matches also being played throughout the rest of Britain, Ireland and France. This tournament also saw the abolition of invitation qualification - with a qualifying tournament being introduced which involved 35 nations. Australia won the second tournament, defeating England, 12 points to six. The 1995 tournament was hosted by South Africa - the nation that originally tipped the vote that saw the first event take place. The tournament was the first that South Africa would actually play in, following the end of the international sports boycott. The tournament had a fairytale ending, as South Africa were crowned champions over the All Blacks, which concluded with then President Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok jersey and matching baseball cap, presenting the trophy to the South Africa's captain Francois Pienaar. The moment is seen as one of the most emotional in the sport's history.