2011 Rugby World Cup 2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. The tournament was won by New Zealand, who defeated France 8–7 in the final. The defending champions, South Africa, were eliminated by Australia 11–9 in the quarter-finals. The result marked the third time that the tournament was won by the country that hosted the event (following New Zealand
2027 Rugby World Cup the first tournament in 1987. Ireland has previously joint-hosted the 1991 and 1999 Rugby World Cups with England, France, Wales and Scotland. Ireland also bid unsuccessfully to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, losing to France. Following the decision to host the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, United States World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper encouraged a 2027 bid from the United States. Japan and France will host the 2019 and 2023 tournaments one year prior to the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics respectively. If the United States were to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup it