Rugby World Cup Final

List of Rugby World Cup finals
New Zealand's national team celebrate their victory in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987
Number of teams	20
Country	International (World Rugby)
Holders	New Zealand (2015)
Most titles	New Zealand (3 titles)

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition established in 1987. It is contested by the men's national teams of the member unions of the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and takes place every four years. The winners of the first final were New Zealand, who beat France 29–9. They are also the current champions, beating Australia 34–17 in the 2015 final in London. The next Rugby World Cup in 2019, will be hosted in Japan.

The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the competition. The winning team is declared world champion and receives the Webb Ellis Cup. If the score is a draw after 80 minutes of regular play, an additional 20-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If the score remains tied, an additional 10 minutes of sudden-death extra time are played, with the first team to score points immediately declared the winner. If no team is able to break the tie during extra time, the winner is ultimately decided by a penalty shootout. Two of the eight finals contested have gone to extra time: South Africa's victory against New Zealand in the 1995 final, and England's triumph against Australia in the 2003 final.