A definitive ranking of the best Rugby World Cups

The upcoming Rugby World Cup is being hosted by England. The All Blacks are the favourites to retain the title. Europe's Northern hemisphere tour showed how competitive world rugby has become. The rankings are based on the previous World Cups.

The All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup in 1987. They scored 269 points and conceded just four. The All Black's won all six of their games, including 29-9 against France in the final.

England lost to South Africa in the 2007 Rugby World Cup final. France won the tournament in 2007. Ireland crashed out at the pool stage at that tournament.   The Rugby Rankings is a definitive ranking of the best Rugby Cups.

The 1999 Rugby World Cup was not one to remember for Ireland. The semi-finals will be remembered for the French upsetting New Zealand and the day before that, a classic encounter between Australia and South Africa.

1991 Rugby World Cup was hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. Western Somoa's upset victory over Wales in Cardiff saw the Welsh eliminated from the tournament. The match of the RWC was between Ireland and Australia in Lansdowne Road.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand was exciting for everyone. For Irish fans, the performance against Australia was the highlight. The lasting memory of the tournament will be the emotional scenes after the game as New Zealander's won their first World cup since 1987.

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was held in Australia. Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal helped England win the World cup. The tournament layout changed and the competition was now four pools of five competing nations.

The Rugby World Cup in 1995 was so good it inspired a book and a film. It was the last tournament of the amateur era and featured a number of memorable matches.