Rugby World Cup hosts a part, saw games played in Agen, Bayonne, Béziers Brive, Grenoble, and Toulouse. None of the quarter-finals or semi-finals was played in England. The final was played at the Rugby Football Union's Twickenham. The 1995 World Cup was hosted and won by South Africa. The IRB broke new ground by awarding the tournament to an African nation, making it the first major sporting event ever held on the continent. This was also the first Rugby World Cup to be played entirely in one country. The tournament will probably be most remembered for two moments—the emergence of Jonah Lomu as a
2027 Rugby World Cup semifinals that has not hosted any World Cup matches. Argentina has hosted the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens, 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship, 2010 IRB Junior World Championship and, since 2012, two or three Rugby Championship matches a year. Argentina will also host the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Rugby Australia announced on 13 December 2017 that Australia would bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Australia has previously hosted the 1987 (with New Zealand) and 2003 Rugby World Cups. If Australia were to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup it would mark 40 years since they hosted