1995 Rugby World Cup
- This article is about the rugby union event. For the rugby league event see 1995 Rugby League 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.
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 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 24 June, 1995. The victory was not without controversy however, the majority of the New Zealand team was struck down by food poisoning the day before the final and it is alleged that this was done on purpose.[1][2]
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 tounaments were broken up into regional associations - Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Côte d'Ivoire qualified through Africa, Japan through Asia, Argentina and Canada through the Americas, Italy, Romania and Wales through Europe, Tonga through Oceania.
Teams
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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- AQ = Automatically qualified
- Q = Qualified
- H = Host
Venues
The 1995 tournament was the first Rugby World Cup that was being hosted by just the one country, and thus, all the venues are within the one country. In total 10 stadiums were used for the World Cup, a lot of them were owned by the domestic rugby unions, and a lot of the venues were upgraded prior to the tournament. Six of the 10 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 the game were reallocated to other venues. This reduced the number of venues from 14 to 10. The reasons cited for this change were to do with facilities for both the press and spectators, and security. The change in the intinary occurred in January of 1994. Further changes occurred in April, so that evening games were played at stadia with good floodlighting. It is also thought that Potchefstroom was an original venue.
| City | Stadium | Capacity (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | Ellis Park | 60,000 |
| Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld | 50,000 |
| Cape Town | Newlands | 50,000 |
| Durban | Kings Park Stadium | 50,000 |
| Port Elizabeth | Boet Erasmus Stadium | 45,000 |
| Bloemfontein | Free State Stadium | 30,000 |
| 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 commenced on May 25, when the hosts South Africa defeated Australia 27-18 at Newlands in Cape Town. The competition culminated with the final between South Africa and the All Blacks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on June 24, in total, the tournament running 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 are 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 Golden Lions' 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.
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.[3] Mandela's presentation was listed as one of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments on a British television programme.
Results
Pool A
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Template:RSAru 3 0 0 68 26 9 Template:AUSru 2 0 1 87 41 7 Template:CANru 1 0 2 45 50 5 Template:ROMru 0 0 3 14 97 3
| 1995-05-25 |
| RSAru | 27–18 | AUSru |
| Tries: Pieter Hendriks, Joel Stransky Con: Joel Stransky Joel Stransky (4) Joel Stransky | Tries: Phil Kearns, Michael Lynagh Con: Michael Lynagh Pen: Michael Lynagh |
| Newlands |
| 1995-05-26 |
| CANru | 34–3 | ROMru |
| Tries: Alan Charron, Colin McKenzie, Rod Snow Con: Gareth Rees (2) Pen: Gareth Rees (4) |
| Boet Erasmus Stadium |
| 1995-05-30 |
| RSAru | 21–3 | ROMru |
| Tries: Adriaan Richter (2) Con: Gavin Johnson Pen: Gavin Johnhson (3) | Tries: Andrei Guranescu Pen: Ilie Ivancuic |
| Newlands |
| 1995-05-31 |
| AUSru | 27–11 | CANru |
| Tries: Michael Lynagh, Tabua Tamanivalu, Joe Roff Con: Michael Lynagh (3) Pen: Michael Lynagh (2) | Tries: Alan Charron Pen: Gareth Rees (2) |
| Boet Erasmus Stadium |
| 1995-06-03 |
| AUSru | 42–3 | ROMru |
| Tries: Damian Smith, David Wilson, Joe Roff, Michael Foley, Matt Burke Con: John Eales (4) | Tries: Ilie Ivancuic |
| Danie Craven Stadium |
| 1995-06-03 |
| RSAru | 20–0 | CANru |
| Tries: Adriaan Richter (2) Con: Joel Stransky (2) Pen: Joel Stransky (2) |
| Boet Erasmus Stadium |
Pool B
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Template:ENGru 3 0 0 95 60 9 Template:WSAMru 2 0 1 96 88 7 Template:ITAru 1 0 2 69 94 5 Template:ARGru 0 0 3 69 87 3
| 1995-05-27 |
| WSAMru | 42–18 | ITAru |
| Tries: Brian Lima (2), George Harder (2), Darren Kellet, Shem Tatupu Con: Darren Kellet (3) Pen: Darren Kellet (2) | Tries: Paolo Vaccari, Massimo Cuttitta Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez Drop goals: Diego Dominguez |
| Basil Kenyon Stadium |
| ENGru | 24–18 | ARGru |
| Pen: Rob Andrew (6) Drop goals: Rob Andrew (2) | Tries: Lisandro Arbizu, Patricio Noriega Con: Lisandro Arbizu Pen: Lisandro Arbizu (2) |
| Kings Park Stadium |
| 1995-05-30 |
| WSAMru | 32–26 | ARGru |
| Tries: Pat Lam, George Leaupepe, George Harder Con: Darren Kellet Pen: Darren Kellet (5) | Tries: Rodrigo Crexwell Con: Jose Cilley (2) Pen: Jose Cilley (4) |
| Basil Kenyon Stadium |
| 1995-05-31 |
| ENGru | 27–20 | ITAru |
| Tries: Rory Underwood, Tony Underwood Con: Rob Andrew Pen: Rob Andrew (5) | Tries: Massimo Cuttitta, Paolo Vaccari Con: Diego Dominguez (2) Pen: Diego Dominguez (2) |
| Kings Park Stadium |
| 1995-06-04 |
| ITAru | 31–25 | ARGru |
| Tries: Paolo Vaccari, Mario Gerosa, Diego Dominguez Con: Diego Dominguez (2) Pen: Diego Dominguez (4) | Tries: Matias Corral, Rolando Martin, Jose Cilley Con: Jose Cilley Pen: Jose Cilley |
| East London |
| ENGru | 44–22 | WSAMru |
| Tries: Rory Underwood (2), Neil Back Con: Jon Callard Pen: Jon Callard Drop goals: Mike Catt | Tries: Fata Sini (2), Mike Umaga Con: Tupo Fa'amasino (2) Pen: Tupo Fa'amasino |
| Kings Park Stadium |
Pool C
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Template:NZru 3 0 0 225 45 9 Template:IRLru 2 0 1 93 94 7 Template:WALru 1 0 2 89 68 5 Template:JAPru 0 0 3 55 252 3
| 1995-05-27 |
| WALru | 57–10 | JAPru |
| Tries: Gareth Thomas (3), Ieuan Evans (2), Andrew Moore, Hemi Taylor Co: Neil Jenkins (5) Pen:Neil Jenkins (4) | Tries: Osamu Ota (2) |
| Free State Stadium |
| NZru | 43–19 | IRLru |
| Tries: Jonah Lomu (2), Josh Kronfeld, Frank Bunce, Glen Osborne Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4) | Tries: Sean Corkery, Walter McBride, Garrett Halpin Con: Eric Elwood (2) |
| Ellis Park |
| 1995-05-31 |
| IRLru | 50–28 | JAPru |
| Tries: Neil Franis, Simon Geoghean, Sean Corkery, Eddie Halvey, Niall Hogan Con: Paul Burke (6) Pen: Paul Burke | Tries: Sinali-Tui Latu, Ko Izawa, Seiji Hirao, Masanori Takura Con: Yoshihito Yoshida (4) |
| Free State Stadium |
| NZru | 34–9 | WALru |
| Tries: Marc Ellis, Walter Little, Josh Kronfeld Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4) Drop goals: Andrew Mehrtens | Pen: Neil Jenkins (2) Drop goals: Neil Jenkins |
| Ellis Park |
| 1995-06-04 |
| NZru | 145–17 | JAPru |
| Tries: Marc Ellis (6), Eric Rush (3), Jeff Wilson (3), Robin Brooke (2), Glen Osborne (2), Richard Loe, Simon Culhane, Paul Henderson, Craig Dowd, IAlama Ieremia Con: Simon Culhane (20) | Tries: Hiroyuki Kajihara (2) Con: Keiji Hirose (2) Pen: Keiji Hirose |
| Free State Stadium |
| IRLru | 24–23 | WALru |
| Tries: Eddie Halvey, Nick Popplewell, Denis McBride Con: Eric Elwood (3) Pen: Eric Elwood | Tries: Jonathan Humphreys, Hemi Taylor Con: Neil Jenkins (2) Pen: Neil Jenkins (2) Drop goals: Adrian Davies |
| Ellis Park |
Pool D
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Template:FRAru 3 0 0 114 47 9 Template:SCOru 2 0 1 149 27 7 Template:TONru 1 0 2 44 90 5 Template:CDIru 0 0 3 29 172 3
| 1995-05-26 |
| FRAru | 38–10 | TONru |
| Tries: Thierry Lacroix (2), Aubin Hueber, Philippe Saint-Andre Con: Thierry Lacroix (3) Pen: Thierrry Lacroix (3) Drop goals: Yann Delaigue | Tries: Tevita Va'enuku Con: Sateki Tuipulotu Pen: Sateki Tuipulotu |
| Loftus Versfeld |
| SCOru | 89–0 | CDIru |
| 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) |
| Olympia Park |
| 1995-05-30 |
| FRAru | 54–18 | CDIru |
| Tries: Thierry Lacroix (2), Abdelatif Benazzi, William Techoueyres, Sebastien Viars, Guy Accoceberry, Philippe Saint-Andre, Arnaud Costes Con: Christophe Deylaud (2), Thierry Lacroix (2) Pen: Thierry Lacroix (2) | Tries: Aboubacar Soulama, Abubacar Camara Con: Victor Kouassi Pen: Victor Kouassi (2) |
| Olympia Park |
| SCOru | 41–5 | TONru |
| Tries: Scott Hastings, Eric Peters, Gavin Hastings Con: Gavin HastingsPen: Gavin Hastings (8) | Tries: 'Ipolito Fenukitau |
| Loftus Versfeld |
| 1995-06-03 |
| TONru | 29–11 | CDIru |
| Tries: Mana 'Otai, Sateki Tuipulotu, Pouvalu Latukefu Con: Sateki Tuipulotu (3) Pen: Sateki Tuipulotu | Tries: Alfred Okou Pen: Athanase Dali (2) |
| Olympia Park |
| FRAru | 22–19 | SCOru |
| Tries: Emile Ntamack Con: Thierry Lacroix Pen: Thierry Lacroix (5) | Tries: Rob Wainwright Con: Gavin Hastings Pen: Gavin Hastings (4) |
| Loftus Versfeld |
Knock-out stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 June - Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Template:FRAru | 36 | |||||||||
| 17 June - Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||||||||||
| Template:IRLru | 12 | |||||||||
| Template:RSAru | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 June - Ellis Park, Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Template:FRAru | 15 | |||||||||
| Template:RSAru | 42 | |||||||||
| 24 June - Ellis Park, Johannesburg(a.e.t.) | ||||||||||
| Template:WSAMru | 14 | |||||||||
| Template:RSAru | 15 | |||||||||
| 11 June - Newlands, Cape Town | ||||||||||
| Template:NZru | 12 | |||||||||
| Template:ENGru | 25 | |||||||||
| 18 June - Newlands, Cape Town | ||||||||||
| Template:AUSru | 22 | |||||||||
| Template:NZru | 45 | |||||||||
| 11 June - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||||||||||
| Template:ENGru | 29 | Third place | ||||||||
| Template:NZru | 48 | |||||||||
| 22 June - Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||||||||||
| Template:SCOru | 30 | |||||||||
| Template:FRAru | 19 | |||||||||
| Template:ENGru | 9 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 1995-06-10 |
| FRAru | 36–12 | IRLru |
| Tries: Philippe Saint-Andre, Emile Ntamack Con: Thierry Lacroix Pen: Thierry Lacroix (8) | Pen: Eric Elwood (4) |
| Kings Park Stadium |
| RSAru | 42–14 | SAMru |
| Tries: Chester Williams (4), Chris Rossouw, Mark Andrews Con: Gavin Johnson (3) Pen: Gavin Johnson (2) | Tries: Shem Tatupu, Toetu Nu'uali'itia Con: Tupo Fa'amasin (2) |
| Ellis Park |
| 1995-06-11 |
| ENGru | 25–22 | AUSru |
| Tries: Tony Underwood Con: Rob Andrew Pen: Rob Andrew (5) Drop goals: Rob Andrew | Tries: Damian Smith Con: Michael Lynagh Pen: Michael Lynagh (5) |
| Newlands |
| NZru | 48–30 | SCOru |
| Tries: Walter Little (2), Jonah Lomu, Andrew Mehrtens, Frank Bunce, Sean Fitzpatrick Con: Andrew Mehrtens (6) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (2) | Tries: Doddie Weir (2), Scott Hastings Con: Gavin Hastings (3) Pen: Gavin Hastings (3) |
| Loftus Versfeld |
Semi-finals
| 1995-06-17 |
| RSAru | 19–15 | FRAru |
| Tries: Ruben Kruger Con: Joel Stransky Pen: Joel Stransky (4) | Pen: Thierry Lacroix (5) |
| Kings Park Stadium |
| 1995-06-18 |
| NZru | 45–29 | ENGru |
| Tries: Jonah Lomu (4), Josh Kronfeld, Graeme Bachop Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens Drop goals: Zinzan Brooke, Andrew Mehrtens | Tries: Will Carling (2), Rory Underwood Con: Rob Andrew (3) Pen: Rob Andrew |
| Newlands |
Third/fourth place play-off
| 1995-06-22 |
| FRAru | 19–9 | ENGru |
| Tries: Olivier Roumat, Emile Ntamack Pen: Thierry Lacroix (3) | Pen: Rob Andrew (3) |
| Kings Park Stadium |
Final
| 1995-06-24 |
| RSAru | 15–12 | NZru |
| Pen: Joel Stransky (3) Dop goals: Joel Stransky (2) | Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3) Drop goals: Andrew Mehrtens |
| Ellis Park |
References
- ^ "Monkey business". Rugby Heaven.
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External links
- Rugbyworldcup.com
- Results and statistics on 334notout.com