Did the rugby union world cup begin in 1987?

Question

Did the rugby union world cup begin in 1987?

Answer 1

yes and the kiwis won

Answer 2

Yes. First RWC was held in New Zealand

Answer 3

yes, the all blacks won it.

Answer 4

The idea of a Rugby World Cup had been suggested on numerous occasions apparently as far back as the 1950s, though the IRFB did not wish for its member unions to get involved in anything like a world championship.The idea resurfaced throughout the early 1980s. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) each independently wrote to the IRFB seeking to conduct a World Cup tournament.In 1985 the IRFB approved the inaugural cup, which was to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand during May and June of 1987, though the proposition was met with much opposition.The decisive vote to approve the proposal came from the South African delegates, who voted in favor despite knowing that the international sports boycott on their country's apartheid regime would prevent their team from participating in the tournament.