Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Trophy for the Rugby World Cup

Webb Ellis Cup

• Made in 1906 in Garrard's workshop
• Silver and gilded in gold
• 2 cast scroll handles
• 38 cm tall
• Not made originally for Rugby World Cup
• Named after William Webb Ellis (the inventor of rugby football)
• NZ All Blacks first team to win it
• South Africa currently hold it
• 4 nations have won the cup (NZ (once), England (once), Australia (twice) and
South Africa (twice)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It is a very entering about the word cup.By james