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Rugby World Cup Firsts
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The FIRST World Cup was held in 1987 in Australia and New Zealand
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The FIRST winner of the World Cup was New Zealand in 1987.
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The FIRST World Cup to be held in a single country was the 1995 World Cup hosted by South Africa
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The FIRST country to win the World Cup twice was Australia in 1999.
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The FIRST non-southern hemisphere country to win the world cup was England in 2003.