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By Larry Rivera, About.com Guide to Australia / NZ Travel

The Rugby World Cup Is Over

Sunday October 21, 2007
Next Stop: New Zealand

The 2007 Rugby World Cup has finished with the final played today, October 20, local time, at Saint Denis in France.

The 2007 champion is South Africa, having beaten defending champion England, 15-6. England won the Cup in 2003, beating Australia 20-17, in Sydney.

This is the second time South Africa has won the Rugby World Cup, having won it in 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa, beating New Zealand 15-12.

The highly-rated Australian and New Zealand teams were eliminated in the 2007 quarter finals.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be held in New Zealand.

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