RugbyWorldCup was originally thought up in late 1983, when the Australian RugbyUnion and the New Zealand Rugby Football Union each independently wrote to the International Rugby Board seeking to conduct a WorldCup tournament.
In 1985 the IRB approved for the inaugural RugbyWorldCup to be jointly staged in Australia and New Zealand during May and June of 1987.
The 2003Cup was intended to be held jointly by Australia and New Zealand, but disagreements between the International Rugby Board and the NZ Union, over sponsorship, advertising and ticketing, saw the competition relocated to Australia.
The 2007RugbyUnionWorldCup will be the sixth worldcup in rugby history, hosted by France in the autumn of 2007.
The eight quarter-finalists from the 2003RugbyUnionWorldCup (Australia, England (2003 champions), France, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales) all received automatic entry, with the other teams selected from a qualifying series around the world.
Quarter finalists automatically qualify for the 2011 RugbyUnionWorldCup.
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