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The first Rugby World Cup was in 1987
New Zealand hosted it with Australia and beat France in the final Sixteen teams took part in the 1987 tournament, and the final was played at Eden Park in Auckland on 20 June. New Zealand won 29-9. The competition had been resisted for years by unions that feared it would damage the international game, but it has been held every four years since. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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The first Rugby World Cup was in 1987: the short answers
- Where does this come from, and can I check it?
- New Zealand hosted it with Australia and beat France in the final. The figure is taken from World Rugby, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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