New Zealand Rugby History 1987

New Zealand National Rugby Union Team known as the “All Blacks” represents New Zealand in circuit of International Rugby Union Completions. All Blacks have rated well amongst the best in the world for over 100 years. The first New Zealand team was selected in 1884, for a tour to New South Wales. The team played its first match at home, against a Wellington XV. New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) was formed on Saturday 16 April. New Zealand Rugby Football Union or NZRFU was officially shortened in 2006 with the removal of the world “Football”.

New Zealand National Rugby Union Team competes annually with Australia and South Africa in the Tri Nations competition, winning the trophy a record ten times in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 in its 16-year history. The All Blacks have won over a record 75% of all rugby matches they have played since 1903. All Blacks won International Rugby Board (IRB) Team of the Year award in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and a record fifth time in 2011. New Zealand captain, Richie McCaw, was the International Rugby Board Player of the Year for a record third time. New Zealand National Rugby Union Team is the current holders of the Rugby World Cup 2011 and wins their second Rugby World Cup title after 24 years.

All Blacks Rugby World Cup 2011 Champions

Webb Ellis Cup

Rugby World Cup is an International Rugby Union competition organized by the International Rugby Board (IRB) and held every four years since 1987. Rugby World Cup holders are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup named after William Webb Ellis, the Rugby School pupil who (according to a popular myth) invented Rugby football by picking up the ball during a game and ran towards the opposition goal in 1823. Rugby World Cup tournament was first held in May and June 1987 and was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, sixteen nations taking part. New Zealand became the first ever champions, defeating France twenty 29-9 in the final at Auckland’s Eden Park to claim the Webb Ellis Cup.

New Zealand Rugby Union played an important role in organizing the first Rugby World Cup, which has since become one of the biggest sports events in the world and an invaluable source of income for the development and promotion of the rugby game. New Zealand was in pool C along with Fiji, Argentina and Italy. New Zealand won all its pool games, Flanker Michael Jones, the first player to score a try in the World Cup in the opening win over Italy. All Blacks defeated Scotland in the quarter final by 30-3 and Wales in the semi final by 49-6.

On a perfectly sunny June day at Eden Park, France's confidence was high after the great Serge Blanco inspired a magnificent, last-gasp win over Australia in an epic semi final at Sydney, but Les Tricolores couldn't reproduce the magic against a sublime New Zealand side. The All Blacks crushed all comers to reach the inaugural final and defeated France in the final. Rugby was still an amateur game at this stage, and the Monday after the final, All Blacks John Gallagher and Murray Pierce were back on their policemen beats. New Zealand conceded only 52 points and scored 43 tries in six games en route to the title, beating Italy, Fiji, Argentina, Scotland, Wales and France.

Rugby World Cup 1987 Final Match

Six Nations Championship is played annually. Ticket4Rugby.com is the best place to find Six Nations Rugby Tickets at a great price. Ticket4Rugby.com is the online ticket exchange platform where you can buy or sell Rugby Tickets. Get your Six Nations Rugby Tickets here at Ticket4Rugby.com conviniently.

Six Nations Tickets

Scotland vs England Tickets -Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh, United Kingdom - £120.00 GBP

Italy vs England Tickets -Stadio Flaminio Rome, Italy

England vs Wales Tickets -Twickenham Stadium, London

France vs England Tickets -Stade de France Paris, France

England vs Ireland Tickets -Twickenham Stadium London, United Kingdom

sales@ticket4rugby.com

Ticket4Rugby.com