Rugby World Cup (Kylaris)
Current season or competition: 2021 Satavia | |
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1981 |
| Inaugural season | 1981 Rugby World Cup |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Holders | Garambura (2021) |
| Most titles | Caldia (4; 1989, 2005, 2009, 2017) |
| Website | rugbyworldcup |
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament held every four years, and contested by 20 qualifiying nations. The first tournament was held in 1981, by Caldia, and was won by Nuvania. Caldia has won 4 times, the most of any team, followed by Nuvania, who have won three times, Garambura twice whilst Satavia and Rizealand have won once. Garambura hosted the 2017 world cup, whilst Satavia hosted the 2021 world cup.
The Women's World Cup is held every four years, with each tournament held between the men's world cup. The first women's world cup was held in Estmere in 2011, which Estmere won. Since 2011, their have been two other cups - both won by Rizealand.
Format
Qualification
Some nations recieve automatic qualification to the next Rugby World Cup - the top four nations, and the host of that year. For example, for the 2021 cup, Satavia automatically qualified as host nation, whilst Caldia, Nuvania and Masari all qualified as they placed in the top four. The remaining 16 slots are filled by how they did in the previous tournament's group and quater final stages. If a nation makes it to the quater final, they are almost guaranteed a spot in the next tournament.
Tournament
Each tournament begins with the group stages (typically four groups of five) who each play each other for points. The second stage is the knockout stage, which consists of the top two teams from each group. At the quater-finals, eight teams play for four quater final slots - whilst at the semi-finals, four teams play for the two final slots. The two losing teams then play in the "Bronze Final" which determines third and fourth.
History
Several smaller tournaments existed before the creation of the Rugby World Cup in 1981, most notably the Empire Rugby Leauge which consisted of Estmere and various dominions and colonies of Estmere.
In 1976 a Rugby Union convention was held, where reperesentatvies of 17 different nations met to discuss rugby and the standardisation of rugby rules. At the 1979 meeting, the Caldish Rugby Union proposed a world cup - to be competed by the 17 nations present - and three others. The proposal was supported almost unanimously, and it was agreed that Caldia should host the first Rugby World Cup in 1981.
Nuvania were the champions, beating Caldia in the final, whilst Rizealand claimed third place. Including 1981, there have been 11 World Cups, with the latest hosted by Satavia.
Results
Men's Tournament
| Year | Host(s) | Final | Bronze Final | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1981 |  Caldia
|
 Nuvania
|
22-14 | Caldia
|
 Rizealand
|
14-13 |  Satavia
|
20 | |||
| 1985 | Template:Country data Estmere Estmere | Rizealand
|
TBD-TBD | Caldia
|
Nuvania
|
TBD-TBD |  Garambura
|
20 | |||
| 1989 | Rizealand
|
Caldia
|
TBD-TBD | Rizealand
|
 Gaullica
|
TBD-TBD | Nuvania
|
20 | |||
| 1993 | Nuvania
|
Nuvania
|
TBD-TBD | Rizealand
|
Caldia
|
TBD-TBD | Satavia
|
20 | |||
| 1997 | Gaullica
|
Satavia
|
TBD-TBD | Nuvania
|
Template:Country data Estmere | TBD-TBD | Garambura
|
20 | |||
| 2001 |  Cassier
|
Garambura
|
TBD-TBD | Caldia
|
Rizealand
|
TBD-TBD | Cassier
|
20 | |||
| 2005 |  Etruria
|
Caldia
|
TBD-TBD | Rizealand
|
Garambura
|
TBD-TBD | Satavia
|
20 | |||
| 2009 |  Azmara
|
Caldia
|
TBD-TBD | Nuvania
|
 Masari
|
TBD-TBD | Garambura
|
20 | |||
| 2013 |  Soravia
|
Nuvania
|
TBD-TBD | Garambura
|
Caldia
|
TBD-TBD | Soravia
|
20 | |||
| 2017 | Garambura
|
Caldia
|
TBD-TBD | Nuvania
|
Satavia
|
TBD-TBD | Masari
|
20 | |||
| 2021 | Satavia
|
Garambura
|
28-17 | Satavia
|
Caldia
|
17-3 | Rizealand
|
20 | |||
Women's Tournament
| Year | Host(s) | Final | Bronze Final | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2011 | Template:Country data Estmere Estmere | Template:Country data Estmere | TBD-TBD | Caldia
|
Nuvania
|
TBD-TBD | Rizealand
|
12 | |||
| 2015 | Caldia
|
Rizealand
|
TBD-TBD | Caldia
|
Template:Country data Estmere | TBD-TBD | Satavia
|
12 | |||
| 2019 | Nuvania
|
Rizealand
|
TBD-TBD | Template:Country data Estmere | Nuvania
|
TBD-TBD | Caldia
|
12 | |||
Top performances by nation (men's)
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldia
|
4 (1989, 2005, 2009, 2017) | 3 (1981, 1985, 2001) | 3 (1993, 2013, 2021) | – |
| Nuvania
|
3 (1981, 1993, 2013) | 3 (1997, 2009, 2017) | 1 (1985) | 1 (1989) |
| Garambura
|
2 (2001, 2021) | 1 (2013) | 1 (2005) | 3 (1985, 1997, 2009) |
| Rizealand
|
1 (1985) | 3 (1989, 1993, 2005) | 2 (1981, 2001) | 1 (2021) |
| Satavia
|
1 (1997) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2017) | 3 (1981, 1993, 2005) |
| Masari
|
– | – | 1 (2009) | 1 (2017) |
| Template:Country data Estmere | – | – | 1 (1997) | – |
| Gaullica
|
– | – | 1 (1989) | – |
| Cassier
|
– | – | – | 1 (2001) |
| Soravia
|
– | – | – | 1 (2013) |
Top performances by nation (women's)
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rizealand
|
2 (2015, 2019) | – | – | 1 (2011) |
| Template:Country data Estmere | 1 (2011) | 1 (2019) | 1 (2015) | – |
| Caldia
|
– | 2 (2011, 2015) | – | 1 (2019) |
| Nuvania
|
– | – | 2 (2011, 2019) | – |
| Satavia
|
– | – | – | 1 (2015) |