1995 rugby World Cup final - wikipedia 1995 rugby World Cup final 1995 Rugby World Cup Final Event 1995 Rugby World Cup South Africa New Zealand 15 12 After extra time Date 24 June 1995 Venue Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Referee Ed Morrison ( England ) Attendance 63,000 ← 1991 1999 → The 1995 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, played in South Africa. The match was played at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg on 24 June 1995 between the host nation, South Africa, and New Zealand. South Africa won the encounter by three points in their first Rugby World Cup Final, which was also the first to require extra time. Unusually, the points were scored by only one player from each team, with Andrew Mehrtens of New Zealand scoring all 12 of the All Blacks ' points ( three penalties and one drop goal ) and Joel Stransky tallying all 15 points ( three penalties and two drop goals ) for the Springboks, including his famous dramatic drop goal in extra time, which sealed the victory and their first Rugby World Cup title. They would go on to collect a second, in 2007, with a team that featured only one player from the 1995 squad, loosehead prop Os du Randt. At the end of the match, South African President Nelson Mandela, famously wearing a No. 6 Springbok rugby shirt and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to South African captain François Pienaar. Mandela and Pienaar 's involvement in the 1995 World Cup became the subject of Clint Eastwood 's Oscar - nominated 2009 film Invictus, featuring Morgan Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon as Pienaar ( and including Chester Williams, a member of the 1995 champions, as a technical consultant ), with the final as the climactic scene and filmed on location at Ellis Park. Contents 1 Path to the final 2 Match summary 2.1 First half 2.2 Second half 2.3 Extra time 3 Inspiration 4 Match details 5 References Path to the final The final was contested by the hosts, South Africa, and New Zealand. Both teams finished at the top of their pools, both 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. Going into the final, New Zealand had led the tournament in production, outscoring their opponents 315 -- 104, while South Africa had outscored its opponents 129 -- 55. The high scoring All Blacks had been led by a then World Cup record 7 tries each by Lomu and Marc Ellis. Match summary First half No tries were scored during the match but this did not diminish the tense atmosphere and climactic finish. The South Africans played a largely defensive game. Due to the strength from flankers Ruben Kruger and Mark Andrews plus scrum - half Joost van der Westhuizen, the expansive attacks from New Zealand were repeatedly closed down. Andrew Mehrtens opened the scoring with a penalty after six minutes to give New Zealand a 3 -- 0 lead. A Joel Stransky penalty put South Africa on the scoreboard after 11 minutes. Mehrtens and Stransky swapped successful penalty kicks. Following a period of pressure, Stransky landed a 32nd minute drop goal to give South Africa a 9 -- 6 lead at half time. Second half The All Blacks levelled the scores at 9 -- 9 with a Mehrtens drop goal after 55 minutes. Though All Blacks fly - half Andrew Mehrtens almost kicked a late drop goal, the score remained unchanged at full time, forcing the game into extra time for the first time in a Rugby World Cup final. Extra time Mehrtens made amends for his miss by striking a long - range penalty in the first period. As the minutes slowly passed, Stransky levelled for the South Africans. Seven minutes from time it was Stransky who scored the final points of the match. From thirty metres out he struck the drop goal, securing South Africa 's victory and the Rugby World Championship crown. Inspiration What happened after the match would go on to become an iconic moment in the history of sport. Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok rugby shirt and cricket cap, presented the William 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 sporting event in recent years. Mandela 's presentation was listed at number 70 in a list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments on a British television programme. However, the after match mood soured considerably during the end of tournament banquet when South Africa 's rugby president, Louis Luyt said in his speech that `` There were no true world champions in the 1987 and 1991 World Cups because South Africa were not there. '' This claim that South Africa were the first `` true world champions '' led the New Zealand team to walk out of the dinner. Match details 24 June 1995 13 : 30 UTC + 2 South Africa 15 -- 12 New Zealand Pen : Stransky ( 3 ) Drop : Stransky ( 2 ) Report Pen : Mehrtens ( 3 ) Drop : Mehrtens ( 1 ) Ellis Park, Johannesburg Attendance : 63,000 Referee : Ed Morrison ( England ) South Africa New Zealand FB 15 André Joubert RW 14 James Small 97 ' OC 13 Japie Mulder IC 12 Hennie le Roux LW 11 Chester Williams FH 10 Joel Stransky SH 9 Joost van der Westhuizen N8 8 Mark Andrews 90 ' BF 7 Ruben Kruger OF 6 Francois Pienaar ( c ) RL 5 Hannes Strydom LL Kobus Wiese TP Balie Swart 68 ' HK Chris Rossouw LP Os du Randt Replacements : HK 16 Naka Drotské PR 17 Garry Pagel 68 ' FL 18 Rudolf Straeuli 90 ' SH 19 Johan Roux WG 20 Brendan Venter 97 ' FB 21 Gavin Johnson Coach : Kitch Christie FB 15 Glen Osborne RW 14 Jeff Wilson 55 ' OC 13 Frank Bunce IC 12 Walter Little LW 11 Jonah Lomu FH 10 Andrew Mehrtens SH 9 Graeme Bachop 67 ' to 70 ' N8 8 Zinzan Brooke OF 7 Josh Kronfeld BF 6 Mike Brewer 40 ' RL 5 Robin Brooke LL Ian Jones TP Olo Brown HK Sean Fitzpatrick ( c ) LP Craig Dowd 83 ' Replacements : WG 16 Marc Ellis 55 ' FH 17 Simon Culhane SH 18 Ant Strachan 67 ' 70 ' CE 19 Jamie Joseph 40 ' PR 20 Richard Loe 83 ' HK 21 Norm Hewitt Coach : Laurie Mains References Jump up ^ `` Rugby World Cup history ''. BBC. 7 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2010. Jump up ^ 100 Greatest Sporting Moments Jump up ^ Donegan, Lawrence ( 26 June 1995 ). `` Afrikaans arrogance sours Springboks ' taste of victory ''. The Guardian. London : Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 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Question: who won the 1995 rugby world cup final
Answer: South Africa