Rugby World Cup

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international sports competition rugby union tournament

The Rugby World Cup is the premier international tournament in rugby union, held every four years to determine the world champion among national teams.

Aliases (4)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international sports competition → rugby union tournament →
audienceScale	one of the most-watched sporting events in the world →
competitionFormat	pool stage and knockout stage →
confederationParticipation	Oceania Rugby → Rugby Africa → Rugby Americas North → Rugby Asia → Rugby Europe → Sudamérica Rugby →
continentScope	worldwide →
firstEditionHostCountry	Australia → New Zealand →
firstEditionWinner	New Zealand national rugby union team →
firstEditionYear	1987 →
formerOrganiser	International Rugby Board →
frequency	every four years →
governingBody	World Rugby →
hasEdition	Rugby World Cup 1987 → Rugby World Cup 1991 → Rugby World Cup 1995 → Rugby World Cup 1999 → Rugby World Cup 2003 → Rugby World Cup 2007 → Rugby World Cup 2011 → Rugby World Cup 2015 → Rugby World Cup 2019 → Rugby World Cup 2023 →
hasGenderCategory	men's tournament →
hasStage	bronze final → final → pool stage → quarter-finals → semi-finals →
inception	1987 →
matchDuration	80 minutes →
mostSuccessfulTeam	New Zealand national rugby union team → South Africa national rugby union team →
namedAfter	William Webb Ellis →
nextEdition	Rugby World Cup 2027 →
numberOfTeamsInFinalsTournament	20 →
officialLanguage	English → French →
organisedBy	World Rugby →
qualificationMethod	automatic qualification for top finishers of previous tournament → regional qualification tournaments →
relatedCompetition	Women's Rugby World Cup →
sponsorType	global partners →
sport	rugby union →
sportFormat	fifteen-a-side rugby union →
televisionCoverage	global →
trophy	Webb Ellis Cup →
typicalTimeOfYear	September–October →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
All Blacks → England national rugby union team →	competesIn
France national rugby union team → Wales national rugby union team →	competition
Principality Stadium ("Rugby World Cup 2015 matches") → Saint-Étienne ("Rugby World Cup 2023") →	hostedEvent
1999 Rugby World Cup ("Rugby World Cup tournaments") →	category
John Inverdale →	coveredEvent
John Inverdale ("Rugby World Cup coverage") →	notableWork
World Rugby →	organizesCompetition
New Zealand national sports teams →	participateIn
Wales national rugby union team →	representsInCompetition
Heineken N.V. →	sponsorOf