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Rugby World Cup
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






2011
New Zealand






















Performance by Country
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


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





  Team Records

  Most points in a match by a team
  Biggest winning match margins
  Most Tries in a match by a team

  Individual Records

  Most overall points in final stages
   Most points in one competition
   Most points in a match by a player
   Most overall tries in final stages
   Most tries in one competition
  Most tries in a match by a player
   Most penalties in a match
  Most drop goals in a match
Home Nations 1883–1909
       1883  England
       1884  England
       1885 Incomplete
       1886  England and  Scotland
       1887  Scotland
       1888 Incomplete
       1889 Incomplete
       1890  Scotland and  England
       1891  Scotland
       1892  England
       1893  Wales
       1894  Ireland
       1895  Scotland
       1896  Ireland
       1897 Incomplete
       1898 Incomplete
       1899  Ireland
       1900  Wales
       1901  Scotland
       1902  Wales
       1903  Scotland
       1904  Scotland
       1905  Wales
       1906  Wales and  Ireland
       1907  Scotland
       1908  Wales (Triple Crown)
       1909  Wales (Triple Crown)
Five Nations 1910–1930
       1910  England
       1911  Wales (Grand Slam)
       1912  Ireland and  England
       1913  England (Grand Slam)
       1914  England (Grand Slam)
       1915-19 No Tournament
       1920  England,  Wales and  Scotland
       1921  England (Grand Slam)
       1922  Wales
`        1923  England (Grand Slam)
       1924  England (Grand Slam)
       1925  Scotland (Grand Slam)
       1926  Scotland and  Ireland
       1927  Ireland and  Scotland
       1928  England (Grand Slam)
       1929  Scotland
       1930  England
Home Nations 1931–1939
       1931  Wales
       1932  Ireland,  England and  Wales
       1933  Scotland
       1934  England (Triple Crown)
       1935  Ireland
       1936  Wales
       1937  England (Triple Crown)
       1938  Scotland
       1939  England,  Wales and  Ireland
       1940-46 No Tournament
Home -Five - Six Nations
Five Nations 1947–1999
       1947  Wales and  England
       1948  Ireland (Grand Slam)
       1949  Ireland
       1950  Wales (Grand Slam)
       1951  Ireland
       1952  Wales (Grand Slam)
       1953  England
       1954  France,  England and  Wales
       1955  Wales and  France
       1956  Wales
       1957  England (Grand Slam)
       1958  England
       1959  France
       1960  France and  England
       1961  France
       1962  France
       1963  England
       1964  Scotland and  Wales
       1965  Wales
       1966  W        ales
       1967  France
       1968  France (Grand Slam)
       1969  Wales
       1970  Wales and  France
       1971  Wales (Grand Slam)
       1972 Incomplete
       1973 Five way tie
       1974  Ireland
       1975  Wales
       1976  Wales (Grand Slam)
       1977  France (Grand Slam)
       1978  Wales (Grand Slam)
       1979  Wales
       1980  England (Grand Slam)
       1981  France (Grand Slam)
       1982  Ireland
       1983  France and  Ireland
       1984  Scotland (Grand Slam)
       1985  Ireland
       1986  Scotland and  France
       1987  France (Grand Slam)
       1988  Wales and  France
       1989  France
       1990  Scotland (Grand Slam)
       1991  England (Grand Slam)
       1992  England (Grand Slam)
       1993  France
       1994  Wales
       1995  England (Grand Slam)
       1996  England
       1997  France (Grand Slam)
       1998  France (Grand Slam)
       1999  Scotland

Six Nations 2000–present
       2000  England
       2001  England
       2002  France (Grand Slam)
       2003  England (Grand Slam)
       2004  France (Grand Slam)
       2005  Wales (Grand Slam)
       2006  France

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
Scottish League Champions
       1973 Hawick          1983 Gala            1993 Melrose         2003 Boroughmuir
       1974 Hawick          1984 Hawick          1994 Melrose         2004 Glasgow Hawks
       1975 Hawick          1985 Hawick          1995 Stirling County 2005 Glasgow Hawks
       1976 Hawick          1986 Hawick          1996 Melrose         2006 Glasgow Hawks
       1977 Hawick          1987 Hawick          1997 Melrose
       1978 Hawick          1988 Kelso           1998 Watsonians
       1979 Heriot's FP     1989 Kelso           1999 Heriot's FP
       1980 Gala            1990 Melrose         2000 Heriot's FP
       1981 Gala            1991 Boroughmuir     2001 Hawick         
       1982 Hawick          1992 Melrose         2002 Hawick