1995 Rugby World Cup 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 the first World Cup in which South Africa was allowed to compete; the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB, now World Rugby) had only readmitted South Africa to international rugby in 1992, following negotiations to end apartheid. The World
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