1995 Rugby World Cup

























1995 Rugby World Cup
RWC1995logo.svg
Tournament details
Host nation
 South Africa
Dates25 May – 24 June (31 days)
No. of nations16 (52 qualifying)
Final positions

Champions Gold medal blank.svg

 South Africa
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg
 New Zealand
Third-place Bronze medal blank.svg
 France
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Attendance938,486 (29,328 per match)
Top scorer(s)
France Thierry Lacroix (112)
Most tries
New Zealand Jonah Lomu
New Zealand Marc Ellis
(7 tries each)

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The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country.


The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa following the end of apartheid. It was also the first World Cup in which South Africa was allowed to compete; the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB, now World Rugby) had only readmitted South Africa to international rugby in 1992, following negotiations to end apartheid. The World Cup would also be the last major event of rugby union's amateur era; two months after the tournament, the IRFB opened the sport to professionalism.


In the final, held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 24 June, South Africa defeated New Zealand 15–12, with Joel Stransky scoring a drop goal in extra time to win the match. Following South Africa's victory, Nelson Mandela, the President of South Africa, wearing a Springboks rugby shirt and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to the South African captain François Pienaar.




Contents





  • 1 Qualifying


  • 2 Squads


  • 3 Venues


  • 4 Pools & format


  • 5 Pool stage

    • 5.1 Pool A


    • 5.2 Pool B


    • 5.3 Pool C


    • 5.4 Pool D



  • 6 Knock-out stage

    • 6.1 Quarter-finals


    • 6.2 Semi-finals


    • 6.3 Third-place play-off



  • 7 Final


  • 8 Broadcasters


  • 9 Commemorative coins


  • 10 Popular culture


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links




Qualifying












Africa

Americas

Europe

Oceania/Asia


  •  Ivory Coast (Africa)


  •  South Africa



  •  Argentina (Americas)


  •  Canada



  •  England


  •  France


  •  Ireland


  •  Italy (Europe 2)


  •  Romania (Europe 3)


  •  Scotland


  •  Wales (Europe 1)



  •  Australia


  •  New Zealand


  •  Tonga (Oceania)


  •  Western Samoa


  •  Japan (Asia)

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.



Squads




Venues


The 1995 tournament was the first Rugby World Cup to be hosted by just one country, and thus, all the venues are within the one country. In total, nine stadiums were used for the World Cup, most being owned by local municipalities, and the majority of the venues were upgraded prior to the tournament. Six of the nine stadiums were South African Test grounds. The four largest stadiums were used for the finals, with the final taking place at Johannesburg's Ellis Park.


There were games originally scheduled to have been played in Brakpan, Germiston, Pietermaritzburg and Witbank, but these games were reallocated to other venues. This reduced the number of venues from 14 to 9. The reasons cited for this change had to do with facilities for both the press and spectators, as well as the security. The change in the itinerary occurred in January 1994. Further changes occurred in April, so that evening games were played at stadiums with good floodlighting. It is also thought that Potchefstroom was an original venue.


Venues

Venues were paired:


  • Pool 1: Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Stellenbosch

  • Pool 2: Durban and East London

  • Pool 3: Johannesburg and Bloemfontein

  • Pool 4: Pretoria and Rustenburg






































Johannesburg

Pretoria

Cape Town

Durban

Bloemfontein

Ellis Park

Loftus Versfeld

Newlands

Kings Park Stadium

Free State Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Capacity: 50,000
Capacity: 50,000
Capacity: 50,000
Capacity: 40,000

Ellis Park Stadium.jpg

Loftus Versfeld Stadium.jpg

Stormers rugby.jpg

King's Park Stadium, Durban.jpg

Free State Stadium2.jpg

Port Elizabeth

Rustenburg

East London

Stellenbosch

Boet Erasmus Stadium

Olympia Park

Basil Kenyon Stadium

Danie Craven Stadium
Capacity: 38,950
Capacity: 30,000
Capacity: 22,000
Capacity: 16,000

Boet Erasmus Stadium.jpg





Pools & format










Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

 South Africa
 Australia
 Romania
 Canada



 England
 Western Samoa
 Italy
 Argentina



 New Zealand
 Ireland
 Wales
 Japan



 France
 Scotland
 Tonga
 Ivory Coast


The tournament was contested by 16 different nations using the same format that was used in 1987 and 1991 and in total 32 matches were played. The competition began on 25 May, when the hosts South Africa defeated Australia 27–18 at Newlands in Cape Town. The tournament culminated with the final between South Africa and the All Blacks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 24 June. In total, the tournament ran for thirty days. The nations were broken up into four pools of four, with each pool consisting of two teams that were automatically qualified and two that went through the qualifying tournaments.


Points System


The points system that was used in the pool stage was unchanged from 1991:


  • 3 points for a win

  • 2 points for a draw

  • 1 point for playing

Knock-out Stage


Pool winners were drawn against opposite pool runners-up in the quarter-finals. For example, the winner of A faces the runner up of B, and the winner of B face the runner-up of A. The whole finals stage adopts a knock-out format, and the winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals, where winner 1 faces winner 2, and winner 3 faces winner 4. The winners advance to the final, and the losers contest a third/fourth place play-off two days before the final.


A total of 32 matches (24 Pool Stage & 8 Knock-out) were played throughout the tournament over 30 days from Thursday 25 May 1995 to Saturday 24 June 1995.



Pool stage



Pool A










































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 South Africa
33006826
9

 Australia
32018741
7

 Canada
31024550
5

 Romania
30031497
3


25 May 1995








South Africa 
27–18

 Australia

Try: Hendriks
Stransky
Con: Stransky
Pen: Stransky (4)
Drop: Stransky


Try: Kearns
Lynagh
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2)


Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 44,778
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)






26 May 1995








Canada 
34–3

 Romania

Try: Charron
McKenzie
Snow
Con: Rees (2)
Pen: Rees (4)
Drop: Rees


Pen: Nichitean


Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)






30 May 1995








South Africa 
21–8

 Romania

Tries: Richter (2)
Con: Johnson
Pen: Johnson (3)


Tries: Guranescu
Pen: Ivanciuc


Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ken McCartney (Scotland)






31 May 1995








Australia 
27–11

 Canada

Tries: Lynagh, Tamanivalu, Roff
Con: Lynagh (3)
Pen: Lynagh (2)


Tries: Charron
Pen: Rees (2)


Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Patrick Robin (France)






3 June 1995








Australia 
42–3

 Romania

Tries: Smith, Wilson, Roff (2), Foley, Burke
Con: Burke (2), Eales (4)


Pen: Ivanciuc


Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Naoki Saito (Japan)






3 June 1995








South Africa 
20–0

 Canada

Tries: Richter (2)
Con: Stransky (2)
Pen: Stransky (2)




Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)




Pool B










































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 England
33009560
9

 Western Samoa
32019688
7

 Italy
31026994
5

 Argentina
30036987
3


27 May 1995








Italy 
18–42

 Western Samoa

Tries: Vaccari, Cuttitta
Con: Dominguez
Pen: Dominguez
Drop: Dominguez


Tries: Lima (2), Harder (3), Kellett, Tatupu
Con: Kellett (2)
Pen: Kellett (1)


Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Joël Dume (France)






27 May 1995








Argentina 
18–24

 England

Tries: Arbizu, Noriega
Con: Arbizu
Pen: Arbizu (2)


Pen: Andrew (6)
Drop: Andrew (2)


Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)






30 May 1995








Western Samoa 
32–26

 Argentina

Tries: Lam, Leaupepe, Harder
Con: Kellett
Pen: Kellett (5)


Tries: Penalty try, Crexell
Con: Cilley (2)
Pen: Cilley (4)


Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand)






31 May 1995








England 
27–20

 Italy

Tries: R. Underwood, T. Underwood
Con: Andrew
Pen: Andrew (5)


Tries: Cuttitta, Vaccari
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Dominguez (2)


Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 45,093
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)






4 June 1995








Argentina 
25–31

 Italy

Tries: Martin, Penalty try, Corral, Cilley
Con: Cilley
Pen: Cilley


Tries: Vaccari, Gerosa, Dominguez
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Dominguez (4)


Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
Attendance: 7,571
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)






4 June 1995








England 
44–22

 Western Samoa

Tries: R. Underwood (2), Back, Penalty try
Con: Callard (3)
Pen: Callard(5)
Drop: Catt


Tries: Sini (2), Umaga
Con: Fa'amasino (2)
Pen: Fa'amasino


Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Patrick Robin (France)




Pool C










































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 New Zealand
330022245
9

 Ireland
32019394
7

 Wales
31028968
5

 Japan
300355252
3


27 May 1995








Japan 
10–57

 Wales

Tries: Ota (2)


Tries: G. Thomas (3), I. Evans (2), Moore, Taylor
Con: N. Jenkins (5)
Pen: N. Jenkins (4)


Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Efrahim Sklar (Argentina)






27 May 1995








Ireland 
19–43

 New Zealand

Tries: Corkery, McBride, Halpin
Con: Elwood (2)


Tries: Lomu (2), Kronfeld, Bunce, Osborne
Con: Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Mehrtens (4)


Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)






31 May 1995








Ireland 
50–28

 Japan

Tries: Francis, Geoghegan, Corkery, Halvey, Hogan, 2 Penalty Tries
Con: Burke (6)
Pen: Burke


Tries: Latu, Izawa, Hirao, Takura
Con: Yoshida (4)


Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stef Neethling (South Africa)






31 May 1995








New Zealand 
34–9

 Wales

Tries: Ellis, Little, Kronfeld
Con: Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Mehrtens (4)
Drop: Mehrtens


Pen: N. Jenkins (2)
Drop: N. Jenkins


Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)






4 June 1995








Japan 
17–145

 New Zealand

Tries: Kajihara (2)
Con: Hirose (2)
Pen: Hirose


Tries: Ellis (6), Rush (3), Wilson (3), R. Brooke (2), Osborne (2), Loe, Culhane, Henderson, Dowd, Ieremia
Con: Culhane (20)


Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: George Gadjovic (Canada)






4 June 1995








Ireland 
24–23

 Wales

Tries: Halvey, Popplewell, McBride
Con: Elwood (3)
Pen: Elwood


Tries: Humphreys, Taylor
Con: N. Jenkins (2)
Pen: N. Jenkins (2)
Drop: A. Davies


Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa)




Pool D










































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 France
330011447
9

 Scotland
320114927
7

 Tonga
31024490
5

 Ivory Coast
300329172
3


26 May 1995








Ivory Coast 
0–89

 Scotland



Tries: G. Hastings (4), Logan (2), Walton (2), Wright, Chalmers, Stanger, Burnell, Shiel
Con: G. Hastings (9)
Pen: G. Hastings (2)


Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Felise Vito (Western Samoa)






26 May 1995








France 
38–10

 Tonga

Tries: Lacroix (2), Hueber, Saint-André
Con: Lacroix (3)
Pen: Lacroix (3)
Drop: Delaigue


Tries: Va'enuku
Con: Tu'ipulotu
Pen: Tu'ipulotu


Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Steve Lander (England)






29 May 1995








France 
54–18

 Ivory Coast

Tries: Lacroix (2), Benazzi, Téchoueyres, Viars, Accoceberry, Saint-André, Costes
Con: Deylaud (2), Lacroix (2)
Pen: Lacroix (2)


Tries: Soulama, Camara
Con: Kouassi
Pen: Kouassi (2)


Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Han Moon-Soo (South Korea)






29 May 1995








Scotland 
41–5

 Tonga

Tries: S. Hastings, Peters, G. Hastings
Con: G. Hastings
Pen: G. Hastings (8)


Tries: Fenukitau


Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Barry Leask (Australia)






3 June 1995








Ivory Coast 
11–29

 Tonga

Tries: Okou
Pen: Dali (2)


Tries: Penalty try, Latukefu, Otai, Tu'ipulotu
Con: Tu'ipulotu (3)
Pen: Tu'ipulotu


Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Don Reordan (United States)






3 June 1995








France 
22–19

 Scotland

Tries: Ntamack
Con: Lacroix
Pen: Lacroix (5)


Tries: Wainwright
Con: G. Hastings
Pen: G. Hastings (4)


Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)



  • Three minutes into the match between Ivory Coast and Tonga, the Ivorian winger Max Brito was crushed beneath several other players, leaving him paralyzed below the neck.[1]


Knock-out stage







































































































 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 June – Ellis Park, Johannesburg
 
 
 South Africa42
 
17 June – Kings Park Stadium, Durban
 

 Western Samoa
14
 
 South Africa19
 
10 June – Kings Park Stadium, Durban
 

 France
15
 
 France36
 
24 June – Ellis Park, Johannesburg
 

 Ireland
12
 

 South Africa (a.e.t.)
15
 
11 June – Newlands, Cape Town
 

 New Zealand
12
 
 England25
 
18 June – Newlands, Cape Town
 

 Australia
22
 

 England
29
 
11 June – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
 
 New Zealand
45
Third place
 
 New Zealand48
 
22 June – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
 

 Scotland
30
 
 France19
 
 

 England
9
 


Quarter-finals




10 June 1995








France 
36–12

 Ireland

Tries: Saint-André, Ntamack
Con: Lacroix
Pen: Lacroix (8)


Pen: Elwood (4)


Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)






10 June 1995








South Africa 
42–14

 Western Samoa

Tries: Williams (4), Rossouw, Andrews
Con: Johnson (3)
Pen: Johnson (2)


Tries: Tatupu, Nu'uali'itia
Con: Fa'amasinp (2)


Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 54,169
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)






11 June 1995








England 
25–22

 Australia

Tries: T. Underwood
Con: Andrew
Pen: Andrew (5)
Drop: Andrew

Report

Tries: Smith
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (5)


Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 35,448
Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand)






11 June 1995








New Zealand 
48–30

 Scotland

Tries: Little (2), Lomu, Mehrtens, Bunce, Fitzpatrick
Con: Mehrtens (6)
Pen: Mehrtens (2)


Tries: Weir (2), S. Hastings
Con: G. Hastings (3)
Pen: G. Hastings (3)


Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)




Semi-finals




17 June 1995








South Africa 
19–15

 France

Tries: Kruger
Con: Stransky
Pen: Stransky (4)


Pen: Lacroix (5)


Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 49,773
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)






18 June 1995








England 
29–45

 New Zealand

Tries: Carling (2), R. Underwood (2),
Con: Andrew (3)
Pen: Andrew

Report

Tries: Lomu (4), Kronfeld, Bachop
Con: Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Mehrtens
Drop: Z. Brooke, Mehrtens


Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 43,414
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)




Third-place play-off




22 June 1995








France 
19–9

 England

Tries: Olivier Roumat, Ntamack
Pen: Lacroix (3)


Pen: Andrew (3)


Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand)




Final



The final was contested by New Zealand and hosts South Africa. Both nations finished undefeated at the top of their pools. South Africa defeated Western Samoa in the quarter finals, and then France in the semi-finals to reach the final; New Zealand defeated Scotland in the quarter-finals, and England in the semi-finals, a game in which Jonah Lomu famously scored four tries for the All Blacks. The final was played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg and refereed by Ed Morrison of England. To this point, New Zealand had led the tournament in production, outscoring their opponents 315–104, while South Africa had outscored its opponents 129–55. The tight Springbok defence would keep the high scoring All Blacks in check – particularly Jonah Lomu and Marc Ellis, who had already scored a then World Cup record 7 tries each in the tournament – with neither team scoring a try in the match.


South Africa led 9–6 at half time, and New Zealand levelled the scores at 9–9 with a drop goal in the second half. Though Andrew Mehrtens almost kicked a late drop goal for the All Blacks, the score remained tied at full-time, forcing the game into extra time. Both teams scored penalty goals in the first half of extra time, but Joel Stransky then scored a drop goal to win the final for South Africa.


What happened after the match has become an iconic moment in the history of the sport. Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok rugby jersey and baseball cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to South African captain François Pienaar to the delight of the capacity crowd. The moment is thought by some to be one of the most famous finals of any sport.[2]




24 June 1995








South Africa 
15–12 (a.e.t.)

 New Zealand

Pen: Stransky (3)
Drop: Stransky (2)

Report

Pen: Mehrtens (3)
Drop: Mehrtens


Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 59,870
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)




Broadcasters


The event was broadcast in Australia by Network Ten and in the United Kingdom by ITV.



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.



Popular culture


Mandela and Pienaar's involvement in the World Cup is the subject of the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, its 2009 film adaptation Invictus, and the ESPN TV documentary The 16th Man in 2010.



References




  1. ^ Pirate Irwin (4 October 2007). "Max Brito at end of tether after 12-year struggle". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup history". BBC. 7 October 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2006.




External links


  • Official Rugby World Cup Site


  • 1995 Rugby World Cup at ESPN


  • Full Results and Statistics at ESPN









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