1995 Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

logosize = 100px
datefrom = 1995-05-25
dateto = 1995-06-24
host = South Africa
nations = 16 (52 qualifying)
champion = South Africa
runnerup = New Zealand
matches = 32
attendance = 1100000
apm = 31250
top scorer = flagicon|FRA Thierry Lacroix (112)
most tries = flagicon|NZL Jonah Lomu (7)
Flagicon|NZL Marc Ellis (7)
preceded by = 1991 Rugby World Cup
succeeded by = 1999 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. It was also the last major event of the sport's amateur era; two months after the World Cup final, the International Rugby Football Board (now the International Rugby Board) opened the sport to professionalism.

Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok rugby shirt and cap, presented the William Webb Ellis Cup to South African captain Francois Pienaar to the delight of the capacity crowd at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 24 June, 1995.

Qualifying

The eight quarter-finalists from the 1991 Rugby World Cup all received automatic entry, as did South Africa, as hosts. The remaining seven of the 16 positions available in the tournament were filled by regional qualifiers. The qualifying tournaments were broken up into regional associations - Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Côte d'Ivoire qualified through Africa, Japan through Asia, Argentina through the Americas, Italy, Romania and Wales through Europe, Tonga through Oceania.

Teams

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date = 1995-05-25
home = ru-rt|RSA
score = 27 – 18
away = ru|AUS
homescore = Tries: Pieter Hendriks, Joel Stransky
Con: Joel Stransky
Pen: Joel Stransky (4)
Drop: Joel Stransky
awayscore = Tries: Phil Kearns, Michael Lynagh Con: Michael Lynagh Pen: Michael Lynagh
stadium = Newlands, Cape Town
attendance = 51 000 (capacity)
referee = Derek Bevan flagicon|WAL ----rugbybox
date = 1995-05-26
home = ru-rt|CAN
score = 34 – 3
away = ru|ROU
homescore = Tries: Al Charron, Colin McKenzie, Rod Snow
Con: Gareth Rees (2)
Pen: Gareth Rees (4)
awayscore = Pen: Neculai Nichitean | stadium = Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
attendance = 18 000 | referee = Colin Hawke flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date = 1995-05-30
home = ru-rt|RSA
score = 21 – 8
away = ru|ROU
homescore = Tries: Adriaan Richter (2)
Con: Gavin Johnson
Pen: Gavin Johnson (3)
awayscore = Tries: Andrei Guranescu
Pen: Ilie Ivancuic
stadium = Newlands, Cape Town
attendance = 35 000
referee = Ken McCartney flagicon|SCO

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date = 1995-05-31
home = ru-rt|AUS
score = 27 – 11
away = ru|CAN
homescore = Tries: Michael Lynagh, Tabua Tamanivalu, Joe Roff
Con: Michael Lynagh (3)
Pen: Michael Lynagh (2)
awayscore = Tries: Al Charron
Pen: Gareth Rees (2)
stadium = Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
attendance = 15 000
referee = Patrick Robin flagicon|FRA ----rugbybox
date = 1995-06-03
home = ru-rt|AUS
score = 42 – 3
away = ru|ROU
homescore = Tries: Damian Smith, David Wilson, Joe Roff, Michael Foley, Matt Burke
Con: Matt Burke (2), John Eales (4)
awayscore = Pen: Ilie Ivancuic
stadium = Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
attendance = 15 000
referee = Naoki Saito flagicon|JPN ----rugbybox
date = 1995-06-03
home = ru-rt|RSA
score = 20 – 0
away = ru|CAN
homescore = Tries: Adriaan Richter (2)
Con: Joel Stransky (2)
Pen: Joel Stransky (2)
awayscore =
stadium = Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
attendance = 31 000
referee = David McHugh flagicon|IRE|rugby

Pool B

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date = 1995-05-26
home = ru-rt|CIV
score = 0 – 89
away = ru|SCO
homescore =
awayscore = Tries: Gavin Hastings (4), Kenny Logan (2), Peter Walton (2), Peter Wright, Craig Chalmers, Tony Stanger, Paul Burnell, Graham Shiel
Con: Gavin Hastings (9)
Pen: Gavin Hastings (2)
stadium = Olympia Park, Rustenburg
attendance = 20 000
referee = Felise Vito flagicon|SAM ----rugbybox
date = 1995-05-26
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 38 – 10
away = ru|TGA
homescore = Tries: Thierry Lacroix (2), Aubin Hueber, Philippe Saint-André
Con: Thierry Lacroix (3)
Pen: Thierry Lacroix (3)
Drop: Yann Delaigue
awayscore = Tries: Tevita Va'enuku
Con: Sateki Tu'ipulotu
Pen: Sateki Tu'ipulotu
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
attendance = 25 000
referee = Steve Lander flagicon|ENG ----rugbybox
date = 1995-05-30
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 54 – 18
away = ru|CIV
homescore = Tries: Thierry Lacroix (2), Abdelatif Benazzi, William Techoueyres, Sébastien Viars, Guy Accoceberry, Philippe Saint-André, Arnaud Costes
Con: Christophe Deylaud (2), Thierry Lacroix (2)
Pen: Thierry Lacroix (2)
awayscore = Tries: Aboubacar Soulama, Abubacar Camara
Con: Victor Kouassi
Pen: Victor Kouassi (2)
stadium = Olympia Park, Rustenburg
attendance = 17 000
referee = Han Moon-Soo flagicon|KOR ----rugbybox
date = 1995-05-30
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 41 – 5
away = ru|TGA
homescore = Tries: Scott Hastings, Eric Peters, Gavin Hastings
Con: Gavin Hastings
Pen: Gavin Hastings (8)
awayscore = Tries: Ipolito Fenukitau
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
attendance = 21 000
referee = Barry Leask flagicon|AUS ----rugbybox
date = 1995-06-03
home = ru-rt|CIV
score = 11 – 29
away = ru|TGA
homescore = Tries: Alfred Okou
Pen: Athanase Dali (2)
awayscore = Tries: Manakaetau 'Otai, Sateki Tu'ipulotu, Pouvalu Latukefu
Con: Sateki Tu'ipulotu (3)
Pen: Sateki Tu'ipulotu
stadium = Olympia Park, Rustenburg
attendance = 16 000
referee = Don Reordan flagicon|USA

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date = 1995-06-03
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 22 – 19
away = ru|SCO
homescore = Tries: Emile Ntamack
Con: Thierry Lacroix
Pen: Thierry Lacroix (5)
awayscore = Tries: Rob Wainwright
Con: Gavin Hastings
Pen: Gavin Hastings (4)
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
attendance = 40 000
referee = Wayne Erickson flagicon|AUS

Knock-out stage

Round8-with third
10 June - Ellis Park, Johannesburg|ru|RSA|42|ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa|14
10 June - Kings Park Stadium, Durban|ru|FRA|36|ru|IRE|12
11 June - Newlands, Cape Town|ru|ENG|25|ru|AUS|22
11 June - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria|ru|NZL|48|ru|SCO|30
17 June - Kings Park Stadium, Durban|ru|RSA|19|ru|FRA|15
18 June - Newlands, Cape Town|ru|ENG|29|ru|NZL|45
24 June - Ellis Park, Johannesburg (a.e.t.)|ru|RSA|15|ru|NZL|12
22 June - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria|ru|FRA|19|ru|ENG|9

Quarter-finals

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date = 1995-06-10
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 36 – 12
away = ru|IRE
homescore = Tries: Philippe Saint-Andre, Emile Ntamack
Con: Thierry Lacroix
Pen: Thierry Lacroix (8)
awayscore = Pen: Eric Elwood (4)
stadium = Kings Park Stadium, Durban
attendance = 18 000
referee = Ed Morrison flagicon|ENG ----rugbybox
date = 1995-06-10
home = ru-rt|RSA
score = 42 – 14
away = ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa
homescore = Tries: Chester Williams (4), Chris Rossouw, Mark Andrews
Con: Gavin Johnson (3)
Pen: Gavin Johnson (2)
awayscore = Tries: Shem Tatupu, Toetu Nu'uali'itia
Con: Tupo Fa'amasin (2)
stadium = Ellis Park, Johannesburg
attendance = 52 000
referee = Jim Fleming flagicon|SCO ----rugbybox
date = 1995-06-11
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 25 – 22
away = ru|AUS
homescore = Tries: Tony Underwood
Con: Rob Andrew
Pen: Rob Andrew (5)
Drop: Rob Andrew
awayscore = Tries: Damian Smith
Con: Michael Lynagh
Pen: Michael Lynagh (5)
stadium = Newlands, Cape Town
attendance = 30 000
referee = David Bishop flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date = 1995-06-11
home = ru-rt|NZL
score = 48 – 30
away = ru|SCO
homescore = Tries: Walter Little (2), Jonah Lomu, Andrew Mehrtens, Frank Bunce, Sean Fitzpatrick
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (6)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (2)
awayscore = Tries: Doddie Weir (2), Scott Hastings
Con: Gavin Hastings (3)
Pen: Gavin Hastings (3)
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
attendance = 20 000
referee = Derek Bevan flagicon|WAL

emi-finals

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date = 1995-06-17
home = ru-rt|RSA
score = 19 – 15
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Tries: Ruben Kruger
Con: Joel Stransky
Pen: Joel Stransky (4)
awayscore = Pen: Thierry Lacroix (5)
stadium = Kings Park Stadium, Durban
attendance = 50 000 (capacity)
referee = Derek Bevan flagicon|WAL

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date = 1995-06-18
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 29 – 45
away = ru|NZL
homescore = Tries: Will Carling (2), Rory Underwood
Con: Rob Andrew (3)
Pen: Rob Andrew
awayscore = Tries: Jonah Lomu (4), Josh Kronfeld, Graeme Bachop
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens
Drop: Zinzan Brooke, Andrew Mehrtens
stadium = Newlands, Cape Town
attendance = 50 000
referee = Stephen Hilditch flagicon|IRE|rugby

Third-place play-off

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date = 1995-06-22
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 19 – 9
away = ru|ENG
homescore = Tries: Olivier Roumat, Emile Ntamack
Pens: Thierry Lacroix (3)
awayscore = Pens: Rob Andrew (3)
stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
attendance = 45,000
referee = David Bishop flagicon|NZL

Final

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date = 1995-06-24
home = ru-rt|RSA
score = 15-12
away = ru|NZL
homescore = Pen: Joel Stransky (3)
Drop: Joel Stransky (2)
awayscore = Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Drop: Andrew Mehrtens
stadium = Ellis Park, Johannesburg
attendance = 65 000 (capacity)
referee = Ed Morrison flagicon|ENG

Commemorative Coins

The South African Mint issued a one ounce gold proof "Protea" coin with a total mintage of 406 pieces to commemorate the event being hosted by South Africa.

References

External links

* [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/season=1995/history/matchlist.html 1995 RWC at Rugbyworldcup.com]