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Story of the Rugby World Cup by Nick Farr-Jones<br />

Story of the Rugby World Cup by Nick Farr-Jones<br />

This is story of the RWC as only Nick Farr-<br />

Jones could tell it. With big bold images and<br />

his insider’s perspective, one of <strong>Australia</strong>’s<br />

most distinguished rugby players, and<br />

captain of the 1991 Rugby World Cup<br />

winning team, brings all the excitement<br />

*<br />

8 October 2003<br />

and energy of past contests and the buildup<br />

to 2003’s tournament to life on the page.<br />

Written exclusively for <strong>Australia</strong> <strong>Post</strong>, Story<br />

of the Rugby World Cup by Nick Farr-Jones<br />

is the ultimate warm-up to the Rugby World<br />

Cup 2003 Tournament.<br />

Year and Venue Result Attendance/Global Audience<br />

1987 Eden Park New Zealand New Zealand (29)<br />

France (9)<br />

600,000/300 million<br />

1991 Twickenham England <strong>Australia</strong> (12)<br />

England (6)<br />

1 million/1.75 billion<br />

1995 Ellis Park South Africa South Africa (15)<br />

New Zealand (12)<br />

1 million/2.67 billion<br />

1999 Millennium Stadium Wales <strong>Australia</strong> (35)<br />

France (12)<br />

Source, IRB and <strong>Australia</strong>n Rugby Union<br />

1.75 million/ more than 3 billion<br />

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