Do you have a craze for the game of Rugby? Well you are not the only one, in fact the craze is actually shared by many others in the world. Though the game is a popular one, the fame does not match the likes of the game of soccer or even cricket for that matter. However the game of Rugby has its own charm and this certainly cannot be denied. Mentioning about the World Cup Rugby Winners, it needs to be mentioned that South Africa are the present World champions. They won the 2007 Rugby world cup finals and emerged victorious by defeating England. England formerly held the title of the World Cup Rugby Winners in the year 2003.
The inaugural tournament took place in the year 1987 which was hosted by both Australia and New Zealand. Now the contest is held every four years. The World Cup Rugby Winners are awarded with William Webb Ellis Cup that was named after the Rugby School pupil is credited to having invented the game. The tournament is considered one of the largest international sporting competitions in the world. The stage of qualifying in the tournaments surfaced in the second tournament, where eight of the sixteen places contested in a twenty-four-nation tournament. It needs to be mentioned that there was no qualifying process in the inaugural World Cup in 1987. In place of it, the 16 places were filled by seven eligible International Rugby Football Board (IRFB, now, International Rugby Board) member nations and the rest of it came through invitation.
The present format allows for eight of the twenty positions that are available and that can be by automatic qualification. This is done as the eight quarter finalists of the former tournaments. The remaining positions are filled continental tournaments for qualifying. The approved positions are filled by three teams from the Americas, one from Asia, one from Africa, three from Europe and two from Oceania. One place is allocated for repechage. The first repechage place is actually determined by a contest between the runners-up from the Africa and Europe. The second repechage position is then determined between the runners-up from the Asia and Oceania qualifiers at a particular stage.
Of all the teams that have managed to won, mention may be made of South Africa, Australia, England, England and New Zealand. While South Africa appeared for about four times, they won twice and the win rate was 50 percent. All the rest of the countries appeared for six times. Australia won twice and had the win rate of 33 percent. England won once and the win rate was 17 percent. New Zealand won once and had a win rate of 17 percent. cupsoftheworld.com informs you about World Cup Rugby Winners, to know more about other aspects do keep browsing the pages of the site!
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