What is The World Cup?

What is The World Cup?

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The World Cup is a tournament which happens every four years. It involves the best rugby playing nations in the world. Teams are put into four pools of five where they play a round robin tournament and then move forward into a quarter-final, semi-final and a final competing for the Webb Ellis Trophy.