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| Championship Game | Third Place Game | ||||||
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner Up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place |
| 1987 | Australia/NZ | New Zealand | 29-9 | France | Wales | 22-21 | Australia |
| 1991 | UK/Ireland/France | Australia | 12-6 | England | New Zealand | 13-6 | Scotland |
| 1995 | South Africa | South Africa | 15-12* | New Zealand | France | 19-9 | England |
| 1999 | Wales | Australia | 35-12 | France | South Africa | 22-18 | New Zealand |
| 2003 | Australia | England | 20-17* | Australia | New Zealand | 40-13 | France |
| 2007 | France | South Africa | 15-6 | England | Argentina | 34-10 | France |
| 2011 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 8-7 | France | Australia | 21-18 | Wales |
| 2015 | England | New Zealand | 34-17 | Australia | South Africa | 24-13 | Argentina |
| 2019 | Japan | South Africa | 32-12 | England | New Zealand | 40-17 | Wales |
| 2023 | France | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2027 | Australia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2031 | USA | — | — | — | — | — | — |