RUGBY
England hosts Rugby World Cup 2015
September 18, 2015 - October 31, 2015 - The Rugby World Cup takes place in England, with 20 teams competing to be crowned World Champions. Host nation England hoped to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a second time after triumphing in 2003, to join southern hemisphere rivals New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, who have all won the tournament twice.
In an exciting final at Twickenham, the world’s largest rugby union ground, New Zealand made history by retaining the World Cup, beating Australia 34-17.