<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The first Rugby World Cup was held in 1987, hosted by Australia and New Zealand who pushed for the tournament to be approved . Since the first tournament, 7 others have been held at four - year intervals . The 2015 tournament was won by New Zealand, the cup was held from 19 September 2015 till 31 October 2015 . It was held in England and Wales . </P> <P> Apart from regular test matches and touring sides, tournaments that resembled a world cup format--albeit not of its scale, but in terms of international nations competing, are competitions such as the Summer Olympics and the Home Nations Championship / Five Nations Championship . </P>

Where was the first rugby union world cup held