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First ever Rugby World Cup kicks off with New Zealand playing Italy at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

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1987 Rugby World Cup

1st Rugby World Cup

The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches while Australia hosted 11 matches. The tournament was won by New Zealand, who were the strong favourites and won all their matches comfortably.…
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New Zealand Rugby

Rugby union governing body

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1892 as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU), 12 years after the first provincial unions in New Zealand. In 1949 it became an affiliate to the International Rugby Football…
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Italy national rugby union team

Team representing Italy in men's international rugby union

The Italy national rugby union team represents Italy in men's international rugby union competitions, They are administered by Italian Rugby Federation, The team is known as gli Azzurri. Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the…
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Eden Park

Sports stadium in Auckland, New Zealand

Eden Park is a sports venue in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located three kilometres southwest of the Auckland CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and Kingsland. The main stadium has a nominal capacity of 50,000, and is sometimes referred to as New Zealand's…
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Auckland

Largest city in New Zealand

Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,530,500. It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf,…
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