Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament was first held in 1987, when the tournament was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, the Rugby School pupil who, according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game. Four countries have won the trophy; New Zealand three times, Australia and South Africa each twice, and England once. New Zealand are the current champions, having defeated
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup both men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the men's in 1958. As in the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World cup, held in 1991, 12 teams participated in the final tournament. The teams were: For a list of the squads that disputed the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squads. The following awards were given for the tournament: Ann-Kristin Aarønes of Norway won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 99 goals were scored by 58 different players, with none of them credited as own goal. Table source 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup