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00:01:19 1 Format
00:01:27 1.1 Qualification
00:03:39 1.2 Tournament
00:05:41 2 History
00:11:51 3 Trophy
00:13:01 4 Selection of hosts
00:14:43 5 Tournament growth
00:14:52 5.1 Media coverage
00:17:01 5.2 Attendance
00:17:10 5.3 Revenue
00:17:35 6 Results
00:17:44 6.1 Tournaments
00:17:53 6.2 Performance of nations
00:19:23 6.3 Team records
00:19:32 7 Records and statistics
00:22:00 8 See also



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SUMMARY
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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 Australia in the final of the 2015 tournament in England.
The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. Sixteen teams were invited to participate in the inaugural tournament in 1987, however since 1999 twenty teams have taken part. Japan will host the 2019 Rugby World Cup and France will host in 2023.