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Rugby World Cup

international rugby union competition
Event world_championship Q16640
Rugby World Cup
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Summary

Rugby World Cup is a world championship[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of world championship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,424 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: international rugby union competition[3]
  • Anthem: World in Union[4]
  • Founder: World Rugby[5]
  • Commons category: Rugby World Cup[6]
  • Inception: March 21, 1985[7]
  • Sport: rugby union[8]
  • Organizer: World Rugby[9]
  • Official website: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rugby World Cup[11]
  • Number of participants: 24[12]
  • Topic has template: Template:Rugby Union World Cup[13]
  • Official name: Men’s Rugby World Cup[14]
  • Event interval: 4[15]
  • Social media followers: 1,056,189[16], 864,750[17], 1,083,067[18], 1,115,097[19]

Why It Matters

Rugby World Cup has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Artemev Nikolay · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/
    Instance of → world championship, international rugby union competition
    Organizer → World Rugby
    Sport → rugby union
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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