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Graphic toont de geschiedenis van de Webb Ellis Cup, die aan de winnaar van de Rugby World Cup wordt uitgereikt.
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Geschiedenis van de Webb Ellis Cup

By Chris Dinsdale

September 20, 2019 - November 2, 2019 - De Rugby World Cup vindt plaats in Japan, waar 20 teams gaan strijden om de Webb Ellis Cup, een van de meest iconische trofeeën in de sport.

The silver gilt cup was made in 1906, a copy of an 18th century original, and was stored in a vault at London jeweller Garrards until it was chosen as the trophy for the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987.

It is named after William Webb Ellis, who picked up a football and ran with it during a match at Rugby School in 1823 - an incident credited as the birth of rugby football.

New Zealand have won the trophy three times, most recently in 2015 - a victory that moved them ahead of Australia and South Africa who have each won the tournament twice. England remain the only northern hemisphere team to have hoisted the trophy, in 2003.

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PUBLISHED: 06/09/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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