William Webb Ellis was the person who invented rugby back in 1895, in Warwickshire, England, when during a game of football, William Webb Ellis decided to pick up a ball and go run with it. Although there is a very little evidence to support this theory, The Rugby World Cup Trophy is now named after William Webb Ellis. The Cup That is named after William Webb Ellis, The trophy is silver gilt and has been presented to the winner of the Rugby World Cup since the first competition in 1987. ... The trophy weighs in about 4.5 kg, is silver and has two cast scroll handles. But also known that New Zealand was first ever nation rugby team to win the Webb Ellis Cup, they won the Rugby World Cup back in 1987.New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and England was the first four nation rugby team to hold the William Webb Ellis cup, The nexts world cup will be held in 2023.
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