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Rugby Union World Cup

Year	Venue	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1991	Twickenham	Australia	England	12–6
1995	Johannesburg	S.Africa	N.Zealand	15–12
1999	Cardiff	Australia	France	35–12
2003	Sydney	England	Australia	20–17

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