Year   Winner
2011 New Zealand
2007 South Africa
2003 England
1999 Australia
1995 South Africa
1991 Australia
1987 New Zealand
IRB World Cup 1987
Final 1-2
20 Jun   New Zealand - France 29-9 (9-0, 20-9) Auckland (NZL)
Final 3-4
18 Jun   Australia - Wales 21-22 (15-13, 6-9) Rotorua (NZL)
Semifinal
13 Jun   Australia - France 24-30 (9-6, 15-24) Sydney (AUS)
14 Jun   New Zealand - Wales 49-6 (27-0, 22-6) Brisbane (AUS)
Quarterfinal
06 Jun   New Zealand - Scotland 30-3 (9-3, 21-0) Christchurch (NZL)
07 Jun   Fiji - France 16-31 (7-19, 9-12) Auckland (NZL)
07 Jun   Australia - Ireland 33-15 (24-0, 9-15) Sydney (AUS)
08 Jun   England - Wales 3-16 (0-6, 3-10) Brisbane (AUS)
1st Round
23 May Pool 1 Australia - England 19-6 (6-0, 13-6) Sydney (AUS)
24 May Pool 1 Japan - United States 18-21 (11-15, 7-6) Brisbane (AUS)
30 May Pool 1 England - Japan 60-7 (16-3, 44-4) Sydney (AUS)
31 May Pool 1 Australia - United States 47-12 (21-3, 26-9) Brisbane (AUS)
03 Jun Pool 1 Australia - Japan 42-23 (16-13, 26-10) Sydney (AUS)
03 Jun Pool 1 England - United States 34-6 (12-0, 22-6) Sydney (AUS)
24 May Pool 2 Canada - Tonga 37-4 (16-0, 21-4) Napier (NZL)
25 May Pool 2 Ireland - Wales 6-13 (6-0, 0-13) Wellington (NZL)
29 May Pool 2 Tonga - Wales 16-29 (7-17, 9-12) Palmerston North (NZL)
30 May Pool 2 Canada - Ireland 19-46 (12-16, 7-30) Dunedin (NZL)
03 Jun Pool 2 Ireland - Tonga 32-9 (13-3, 19-6) Brisbane (AUS)
03 Jun Pool 2 Canada - Wales 9-40 (9-6, 0-34) Invercargill (NZL)
22 May Pool 3 New Zealand - Italy 70-6 (17-3, 53-3) Auckland (NZL)
24 May Pool 3 Argentina - Fiji 9-28 (0-13, 9-15) Hamilton (NZL)
27 May Pool 3 New Zealand - Fiji 74-13 (40-3, 34-10) Christchurch (NZL)
28 May Pool 3 Argentina - Italy 25-16 (10-3, 15-13) Christchurch (NZL)
31 May Pool 3 Fiji - Italy 15-18 (3-10, 12-8) Dunedin (NZL)
01 Jun Pool 3 New Zealand - Argentina 46-15 (19-9, 27-6) Wellington (NZL)
23 May Pool 4 France - Scotland 20-20 (6-13, 14-7) Christchurch (NZL)
23 May Pool 4 Romania - Zimbabwe 21-20 (3-11, 18-9) Auckland (NZL)
28 May Pool 4 France - Romania 55-12 (12-12, 43-0) Wellington (NZL)
30 May Pool 4 Scotland - Zimbabwe 60-21 (40-6, 20-15) Wellington (NZL)
02 Jun Pool 4 Romania - Scotland 28-55 (7-33, 21-22) Dunedin (NZL)
02 Jun Pool 4 France - Zimbabwe 70-12 (22-3, 48-9) Auckland (NZL)