RugbyU: World Cup Hosts

France has won the right to stage the 2023 World Cup after topping a poll of World Rugby Council members in London

London, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Nov, 2017 ) :France has won the right to stage the 2023 World Cup after topping a poll of World Rugby Council members in London on Wednesday despite coming second to rival bidders South Africa in an evaluation report.

Below AFP Sport lists the previous hosts and their performance ahead of the 2019 edition in Japan, as well as the tournament winners. While home advantage has proved helpful for the likes of New Zealand and South Africa, the same cannot be said for European nations with England the only northern hemisphere country to have lifted the World Cup, doing so in Australia in 2003.

Rugby World Cup hosts (year, host nation, performance of host nation, champions) 1987: New Zealand - champions 1991: England - losing finalists.

Champions: Australia 1995: South Africa - champions 1999: Wales - losing quarter-finalists.

Champions: Australia 2003: Australia - losing finalists. Champions: England 2007: France - losing semi-finalists. Champions: South Africa 2011: New Zealand - champions 2015: England - knocked out in pool stage.

Champions: New Zealand 2019: Japan 2023: France Note: The 1991 edition was staged across several countries but the final took place at Twickenham in London, while Wales and France were the main hosts in 1999 and 2007 but with some matches played abroad afp