South Africa at the World Cup
South Africa has participated in all Rugby World Cups since their first appearance in 1995. South Africa has also hosted the World Cup once, in 1995.
A rugby stadium features in the spectacular landscape of Cape TownSouth Africa have won the tournament a record four times - they won the event on home soil in 1995 and also won in France 2007, Japan in 2019 and France 2023.
Trivia
- South Africa did not compete in 1987 and 1991 because of an international sporting boycott due to the country's apartheid regime.
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