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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  South Africa |
| Dates | 25 May – 24 June 1995 |
| No. of nations | 16 (52 qualifying) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
South Africa |
Runner-up  |
 New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Attendance | 1,100,000 (34,375 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Thierry Lacroix (112) |
| Most Try(ies) | Jonah Lomu (7) Marc Ellis (7) |
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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.
After South Africa defeated New Zealand in the final, 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.
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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
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Squads
Venues
The 1995 tournament was the first Rugby World Cup to be hosted by just the 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 the domestic rugby unions, 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.
For the Pools, 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
| City | Stadium | Capacity (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | Ellis Park | 62,000 |
| Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | 50,000 |
| Cape Town | Newlands | 50,000 |
| Durban | Kings Park Stadium | 50,000 |
| Port Elizabeth | Boet Erasmus Stadium | 38,950 |
| Bloemfontein | Free State Stadium | 40,000 |
| Rustenburg | Olympia Park | 30,000 |
| East London | Basil Kenyon Stadium | 22,000 |
| Stellenbosch | Danie Craven Stadium | 16,000 |
Format
The tournament was contested by 16 different nations, and in total 32 matches were played. The competition began on May 25, when the hosts South Africa defeated Australia 27-18 at Newlands in Cape Town. The tourney culminated with the final between South Africa and the All Blacks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on June 24. In total, the tournament ran for around one month. 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. Pool winners were drawn against opposite pool runners-up in the semi-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 the day before the final.
Final
The final was contested by the hosts, South Africa, and the All Blacks of New Zealand. Both nations finished at the top of their respective pools, both 3-0 undefeated in the pool stages. South Africa defeated Western Samoa in the quarter finals, and then France in the semi-finals to reach the final; the All Blacks defeated Scotland in the quarter-finals, and England in the semi-finals, a game in which Jonah Lomu famously scored four tries. The final was played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg and refereed by Ed Morrison of England.
South Africa led 9-6 at half time, but the All Blacks levelled the scores at 9-all with a penalty goal in the second half. Though Andrew Mehrtens almost kicked a late drop goal, the score remained unchanged at full time, forcing the game into extra time. Both teams scored penalty goals in the first half of extra time, but it was Joel Stransky who landed a drop goal to win the final for South Africa.
What happened after the match would go onto become an iconic moment in the history of the sport. Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok rugby shirt and baseball cap, presented the William Webb Ellis Cup to South African captain Francois 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.[1] Mandela's presentation was listed as one of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments on a British television programme.
After the defeat, it was revealed that many of the New Zealand players had been suffering from food poisoning 48 hours prior to the game, which affected their performance in the final. New Zealand coach Laurie Mains alleged a mysterious waitress known as "Suzie" had deliberately poisoned the All Blacks' water in the week before the final. No evidence has ever been found to support the claims of deliberate foul play.[2]
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 26 | 9 |
 Australia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 41 | 7 |
 Canada |
1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 50 | 5 |
 Romania |
0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 97 | 3 |
| 25 May 1995 |
South Africa |
27 – 18 | Australia |
Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Hendriks, Stransky Con: Stransky Pen: Stransky (4) Drop: Stransky |
Tries: Kearns, Lynagh Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (2) |
| 26 May 1995 |
Canada |
34 – 3 | Romania |
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Charron, McKenzie, Snow Con: Rees (2) Pen: Rees (4) |
Pen: Nichitean |
| 30 May 1995 |
South Africa |
21 – 8 | Romania |
Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ken McCartney (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Richter (2) Con: Johnson Pen: Johnson (3) |
Tries: Guranescu Pen: Ivancuic |
| 31 May 1995 |
Australia |
27 – 11 | Canada |
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Patrick Robin (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lynagh, Tamanivalu, Roff Con: Lynagh (3) Pen: Lynagh (2) |
Tries: Charron Pen: Rees (2) |
| 3 June 1995 |
Australia |
42 – 3 | Romania |
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Naoki Saito (Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Smith, Wilson, Roff, Foley, Burke Con: Burke (2), Eales (4) |
Pen: Ivancuic |
| 3 June 1995 |
South Africa |
20 – 0 | Canada |
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 31,000 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Richter (2) Con: Stransky (2) Pen: Stransky (2) |
Pool B
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 60 | 9 |
 Western Samoa |
2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 88 | 7 |
 Italy |
1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 94 | 5 |
 Argentina |
0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | 3 |
| 27 May 1995 |
Italy |
18 – 42 | Western Samoa |
Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Joel Dume (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Vaccari, Cuttitta Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez Drop: Dominguez |
Tries: Lima (2), Harder (3), Kellet, Tatupu Con: Kellet (2) Pen: Kellet (1) |
| 27 May 1995 |
Argentina |
18 – 24 | England |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Arbizu, Noriega Con: Arbizu Pen: Arbizu (2) |
Pen: Andrew (6) Drop: Andrew (2) |
| 30 May 1995 |
Western Samoa |
32 – 26 | Argentina |
Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Attendance: 11,000 Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lam, Leaupepe, Harder Con: Kellet Pen: Kellet (5) |
Tries: Penalty try, Crexwell Con: Cilley (2) Pen: Cilley (4) |
| 31 May 1995 |
England |
27 – 20 | Italy |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: R. Underwood, T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) |
Tries: Cuttitta, Vaccari Con: Dominguez (2) Pen: Dominguez (2) |
| 4 June 1995 |
Argentina |
25 – 31 | Italy |
Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Corral, Martin, Cilley Con: Cilley Pen: Cilley |
Tries: Vaccari, Gerosa, Dominguez Con: Dominguez (2) Pen: Dominguez (4) |
| 4 June 1995 |
England |
44 – 22 | Western Samoa |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Patrick Robin (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: R. Underwood (2), Back Con: Callard Pen: Callard Drop: Catt |
Tries: Sini (2), Umaga Con: Fa'amasino (2) Pen: Fa'amasino |
Pool C
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 45 | 9 |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 94 | 7 |
 Wales |
1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 68 | 5 |
 Japan |
0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 252 | 3 |
| 27 May 1995 |
Japan |
10 – 57 | Wales |
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Efrahim Sklar (Argentina) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Ota (2) | Tries: G. Thomas (3), I. Evans (2), Moore, Taylor Con: N. Jenkins (5) Pen: N. Jenkins (4) |
| 27 May 1995 |
Ireland | 19 – 43 | New Zealand |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Corkery, McBride, Halpin Con: Elwood (2) |
Tries: Lomu (2), Kronfeld, Bunce, Osborne Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens (4) |
| 31 May 1995 |
Ireland | 50 – 28 | Japan |
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stef Neethling (South Africa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Francis, Geoghegan, Corkery, Halvey, Hogan Con: Burke (6) Pen: Burke |
Tries: Latu, Izawa, Hirao, Takura Con: Yoshida (4) |
| 31 May 1995 |
New Zealand |
34 – 9 | Wales |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Ellis, Little, Kronfeld Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (4) Drop: Mehrtens |
Pen: N. Jenkins (2) Drop: N. Jenkins |
| 4 June 1995 |
Japan |
17 – 145 | New Zealand |
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 17,000 Referee: George Gadjovic (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 4 June 1995 |
Ireland | 24 – 23 | Wales |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ian Rogers (South Africa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Halvey, Popplewell, McBride Con: Elwood (3) Pen: Elwood |
Tries: Humphreys, Taylor Con: N. Jenkins (2) Pen: N. Jenkins (2) Drop: A. Davies |
Pool D
| Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 47 | 9 |
 Scotland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 27 | 7 |
 Tonga |
1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 90 | 5 |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 172 | 3 |
| 26 May 1995 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
0 – 89 | Scotland |
Olympia Park, Rustenburg Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Felise Vito (Western Samoa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: G. Hastings (4), Logan (2), Walton (2), Wright, Chalmers, Stanger, Burnell, Shiel Con: G. Hastings (9) Pen: G. Hastings (2) |
| 26 May 1995 |
France |
38 – 10 | Tonga |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Steve Lander (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lacroix (2), Hueber, Saint-André Con: Lacroix (3) Pen: Lacroix (3) Drop: Delaigue |
Tries: Va'enuku Con: Tu'ipulotu Pen: Tu'ipulotu |
| 30 May 1995 |
France |
54 – 18 | Côte d'Ivoire |
Olympia Park, Rustenburg Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Han Moon-Soo (South Korea) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 30 May 1995 |
Scotland |
41 – 5 | Tonga |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Barry Leask (Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: S. Hastings, Peters, G. Hastings Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings (8) |
Tries: Fenukitau |
| 3 June 1995 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
11 – 29 | Tonga |
Olympia Park, Rustenburg Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Don Reordan (United States) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Okou Pen: Dali (2) |
Tries: 'Otai, Tu'ipulotu, Latukefu Con: Tu'ipulotu (3) Pen: Tu'ipulotu |
| 3 June 1995 |
France |
22 – 19 | Scotland |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Ntamack Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix (5) |
Tries: Wainwright Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings (4) |
Knock-out stage
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 June – Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
42 | |||||||||
| 17 June – Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Western Samoa |
14 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
19 | |||||||||
| 10 June – Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| France |
15 | |||||||||
| France |
36 | |||||||||
| 24 June – Ellis Park, Johannesburg (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
15 | |||||||||
| 11 June – Newlands, Cape Town | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
12 | |||||||||
| England |
25 | |||||||||
| 18 June – Newlands, Cape Town | ||||||||||
| Australia |
22 | |||||||||
| England |
29 | Third place | ||||||||
| 11 June – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
45 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
48 | France |
19 | |||||||
| Scotland |
30 | England |
9 | |||||||
| 22 June – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 10 June 1995 |
France |
36 – 12 | Ireland | Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
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| Tries: Saint-André, Ntamack Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix (8) |
Pen: Elwood (4) |
| 10 June 1995 |
South Africa |
42 – 14 | Western Samoa |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Williams (4), Rossouw, Andrews Con: Johnson (3) Pen: Johnson (2) |
Tries: Tatupu, Nu'uali'itia Con: Fa'amasin (2) |
| 11 June 1995 |
England |
25 – 22 | Australia |
Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 30,000 Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) Drop: Andrew |
Report | Tries: Smith Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (5) |
| 11 June 1995 |
New Zealand |
48 – 30 | Scotland |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Semi-finals
| 17 June 1995 |
South Africa |
19 – 15 | France |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Kruger Con: Stransky Pen: Stransky (4) |
Pen: Lacroix (5) |
| 18 June 1995 |
England |
29 – 45 | New Zealand |
Newlands, Cape Town Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Carling (2), R. Underwood Con: Andrew (3) Pen: Andrew |
Report | Tries: Lomu (4), Kronfeld, Bachop Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens Drop: Z. Brooke, Mehrtens |
Third-place play-off
| 22 June 1995 |
France |
19 – 9 | England |
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Attendance: 45,000 Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Olivier Roumat, Ntamack Pen: Lacroix (3) |
Pen: Andrew (3) |
Final
| 24 June 1995 |
South Africa |
15 – 12 (a.e.t.) | New Zealand |
Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
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| Pen: Stransky (3) Drop: Stransky (2) |
Report | Pen: Mehrtens (3) Drop: Mehrtens |
| 1995 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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 South Africa First title |
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
- ^ "Rugby World Cup history". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/sport/rugby_world_cup_history/newsid_3171000/3171522.stm. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
- ^ "OSMs sporting plaques". Guardian. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1251765,00.html. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
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