Year
|
Host
|
Winner
|
Score
|
Runner Up
|
Third Place
|
Score
|
4th Place
|
1987
|
New Zealand
|
New Zealand
|
29 - 11
|
France
|
Wales
|
22 - 21
|
Australia
|
1991
|
England
|
Australia
|
12 - 6
|
England
|
New Zealand
|
13- 6
|
Scotland
|
1995
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
15 -12 (aet)
|
New Zealand
|
France
|
19 - 9
|
England
|
1999
|
Wales
|
Australia
|
35 - 12
|
France
|
South Africa
|
22 - 18
|
New Zealand
|
2003
|
Australia
|
England
|
20 - 17 (aet)
|
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
40 - 13
|
France
|
2007
|
France
|
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2011
|
New Zealand
|
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Performance by Country
|
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Country
|
1987
|
1991
|
1995
|
1999
|
2003
|
2007
|
2011
|
Argentina
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
QF
|
R1
|
q
|
|
Australia
|
4th
|
1st
|
QF
|
1st
|
2nd
|
q
|
|
Canada
|
R1
|
QF
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
||
Côte d'Ivoire
|
R1
|
||||||
England
|
QF
|
2nd
|
4th
|
QF
|
1st
|
q
|
|
Fiji
|
QF
|
R1
|
R2
|
R1
|
q
|
||
France
|
2nd
|
QF
|
3rd
|
2nd
|
4th
|
q
|
|
Georgia
|
R1
|
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Ireland
|
QF
|
QF
|
QF
|
R2
|
QF
|
q
|
|
Italy
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
||
Japan
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
||
Namibia
|
R1
|
R1
|
|||||
New Zealand
|
1st
|
3rd
|
2nd
|
4th
|
3rd
|
q
|
|
Romania
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
||
Samoa
|
QF
|
QF
|
R2
|
R1
|
q
|
||
Scotland
|
QF
|
4th
|
QF
|
QF
|
QF
|
q
|
|
South Africa
|
1st
|
3rd
|
QF
|
q
|
|||
Spain
|
R1
|
||||||
Tonga
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
|||
United States
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
R1
|
|||
Uruguay
|
R1
|
R1
|
|||||
Wales
|
3rd
|
R1
|
R1
|
QF
|
QF
|
q
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
R1
|
R1
|
Summary Table
|
England
|
Wales
|
Scotland
|
Ireland
|
France
|
Italy
|
Tournaments
|
105
|
105
|
105
|
105
|
75
|
0
|
Outright Wins
|
25
|
23
|
14
|
10
|
15
|
0
|
Shared Wins
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
Triple Crowns
|
23
|
19
|
10
|
8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Grand Slams
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
0
|