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New Zealand has won
the 2015 Rugby World becoming becoming the first team to retain their title,
and win for a third time. In the final match played at Twickenham, England the
New Zealand team defeated Australian team by 34-17 score.
The 2015 Rugby World
Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world
championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October.
Facts to know about
Rugby World Cup :-
The Rugby World Cup
is a men's rugby union tournament which is 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 William 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 since it's inception ; New Zealand have won it three times, two
teams have won twice, Australia and South Africa, while England have won it
once.
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