1995 Rugby World Cup the World Cup is the subject of the John Carlin book "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation", its 2009 film adaptation "Invictus", and the ESPN TV documentary "The 16th Man" in 2010. 1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa following the end of apartheid. It was also
2027 Rugby World Cup 2027 Rugby World Cup The 2027 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eleventh Rugby World Cup. If the Rugby World Cup expands from its current 20 teams for the 2023 tournament, it is likely that the 2027 tournament will keep this format. Two countries, Argentina and Australia, have declared their interest in hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Several other countries have speculated in hosting the tournament. From 1987 to 2015, the hosts had alternated between Europe (1991, 1999, 2007, 2015) and the southern hemisphere (1987, 1995, 2003, 2011). With World Rugby having selected France as host for