List of Rugby World Cup Winners |
| Year | Host(s) | Final | Bronze Final | Number of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | Score | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | New Zealand | France | 29-9 | Wales | 22-21 | Australia | 16 |
| 1991 | England, France, Ireland Scotland & Wales | Australia | England | 12-6 | New Zealand | 13-6 | Scotland | 16 |
| 1995 | South Africa | South Africa | New Zealand | 15-12 (aet) | France | 19-9 | England | 16 |
| 1999 | Wales | Australia | France | 35-12 | South Africa | 22-18 | New Zealand | 20 |
| 2003 | Australia | England | Australia | 20-17 (aet) | New Zealand | 40-13 | France | 20 |
| 2007 | France | South Africa | England | 15-6 | Argentina | 34-10 | France | 20 |
| 2011 | New Zealand | New Zealand | France | 8-7 | Australia | 21-18 | Wales | 20 |
| 2015 | England | New Zealand | Australia | 34-17 | South Africa | 24-13 | Argentina | 20 |
| 2019 | Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |