1995 Rugby World Cup - wikipedia 1995 Rugby World Cup This article is about the rugby union event. For the rugby league event, see 1995 Rugby League World Cup. 1995 Rugby World Cup Tournament details 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 Third - place France Tournament statistics Matches played 32 Top scorer ( s ) Thierry Lacroix ( 112 ) Most tries Jonah Lomu Marc Ellis ( 7 tries each ) ← 1991 1999 → 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 Main article : 1995 Rugby World Cup 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 Main article : 1995 Rugby World Cup 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 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 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 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 PF PA Pts South Africa 0 0 68 26 9 Australia 0 87 41 7 Canada 0 45 50 5 Romania 0 0 14 97 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 PF PA Pts England 0 0 95 60 9 Western Samoa 0 96 88 7 Italy 0 69 94 5 Argentina 0 0 69 87 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 PF PA Pts New Zealand 0 0 222 45 9 Ireland 0 93 94 7 Wales 0 89 68 5 Japan 0 0 55 252 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 PF PA Pts France 0 0 114 47 9 Scotland 0 149 27 7 Tonga 0 44 90 5 Ivory Coast 0 0 29 172 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. 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 Ireland 12 South Africa ( a.e.t. ) 15 11 June -- Newlands, Cape Town New Zealand 12 England 25 18 June -- Newlands, Cape Town Australia 22 England 29 11 June -- Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria New Zealand 45 Third place New Zealand 48 22 June -- Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Scotland 30 France 19 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 Main article : 1995 Rugby World Cup 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. 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 Jump up ^ Pirate Irwin ( 4 October 2007 ). `` Max Brito at end of tether after 12 - year struggle ''. Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2010. Jump up ^ `` 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 1990s portal Rugby World Cup Tournaments Australia / New Zealand 1987 England / France / Ireland / Scotland / Wales 1991 South Africa 1995 Wales 1999 Australia 2003 France 2007 New Zealand 2011 England 2015 Japan 2019 France 2023 2027 2031 Qualifying 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Finals 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Squads 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Statistics 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Overview History Hosts Qualification Final Trophy Theme song Overall Records Records and statistics Hat - tricks Try scorers Red cards Team appearances Overall record Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1995_Rugby_World_Cup&oldid=845323274 '' Categories : 1995 Rugby World Cup 1995 rugby union tournaments for national teams Rugby World Cup tournaments 1995 in South African rugby union 1995 in rugby union Rugby union and apartheid May 1995 sports events June 1995 sports events Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Català Deutsch Español Euskara Français Gaeilge Galego Italiano ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska 12 more Edit links This page was last edited on 11 June 2018, at 01 : 23 ( UTC ). 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Question: who did south africa play in 1995 rugby world cup
Answer: New Zealand