The 2011 Rugby World Cup is the seventh Rugby World Cup. This international Rugby Union championship started in 1987.The tournament is one of the largest international sporting competitions in the world.

Teams from 20 rugby-playing nations will take part in the 2011 cup finals. The title of world champions is currently held by South Africa, who won the 2007 tournament held in France.

RWC 2011

Go to the official site of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, read about the teams and keep up to date with the results.
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/

About the William Webb Ellis Cup

The winners will be awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup. This trophy is named after the man considered to be the founder of the game.

Learn the history of the cup:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-1987-rugby-world-cup

The All Blacks

Find out about our players past and present.
http://www.allblacks.com/

The RWC anthems

Listen to Hayley Westenra sing the official RWC anthem World in Union.

Learn the anthems of the other teams and sing along with them.

The game of rugby

Find out how to play rugby and catch up with the latest news on New Zealand rugby.
http://www.nzrugby.co.nz

The Haka

The haka is a part of both All Black tradition and legend. Listen to the All Blacks performing a haka, read a translation of the words to Ka Mate and read information about the haka.
http:www.haka.co.nz/haka.php
http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=haka
http://history-nz.org/maori2.html
http://eng.kiamau.tki.org.nz/Multimedia/Company-A/Rendition-of-haka-Ka-Eke-i-te-Wiwi

More things to do

Rugby's coming

Do the activities and interactives in our latest theme Rugby's coming

• Feed our friends from oversea
• Whāngaihia ō mātou Hoa nō Tāwāhi
• Entertain our friends from overseas
• Manaakitia ō mātou Hoa nō Tāwāhi

Crosswords

• Rugby
• Whutupōro

Quizzes

• Rugby World Cup
• Te Kapa Whutupōro o te Ao 2011

Ruggerland

Explore Ruggerland and find fun things to do.

Kidzone

Download these RWC activity sheets.

Oranges at half time

Ask your parents and grandparents if they have stories, videos or photos to share online.

Kicking fun

Become a Kicking king and help Dan Carter or others to kick the ball over the bar.

Design a knee protector

Rugby players often suffer from knee injuries even when they are at practice. They need to be able to move quickly and be flexible. Design and produce a scale model of a knee protector that would be ideal for the All Blacks?
Send your designs to ed@wicked.org.nz