1991 Rugby World Cup

2nd Rugby World Cup the men's tournament information about the women's tournament 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup June 2026 September 2021 RWC1991logo.svg 130px 3 October 2 November (31 days) French: fr Coupe du monde de rugby 1991 England France 1974 Ireland rugby union Scotland Wales 16 (33 qualifying) 19 (in 19 host cities) Australia 1 England New Zealand 32 1027827 IRE rugby union Ralph Keyes (68) FRA 1974 Jean-Baptiste Lafond AUS David Campese(6 tries each) 1987 1995 The 1991 Rugby World Cup (fr Coupe du monde de rugby 1991) was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the northern hemisphere, with England the hosts of the final. Also for the first time, qualifying competitions were introduced as the number of entrants had increased, from 16 nations four years earlier, to 33 countries. The eight quarter-finalists from 1987 qualified automatically with the remaining eight spots contested through qualifiers by 25 countries. This resulted in only one new side qualifying for the tournament, Western Samoa replacing Tonga. The same 16-team pool/knock-out format was used with just minor changes to the points system. South Africa was again not included because of sanctions imposed on the country by the International Rugby Board (IRB), due to the government's apartheid policies. The pool stages produced a major upset when Western Samoa, who were making their debut in the tournament, defeated the 1987 semi-finalists Wales 16–13 in Cardiff. Along with the other results in the group, this led to the elimination of Wales, who finished third in Pool 3. Also notable in pool play was that Canada finished second in their pool to qualify for the quarter-finals, which remains their best performance in the World Cup. Fiji, as quarter-finalists four years earlier, had expected to occupy that position, but after the upset loss to Canada and a hammering by France, they lost even their final match against the unfancied Romanian team. Earlier, the opening match had pitted the holders New Zealand against the hosts England: New Zealand overturned a narrow half-time deficit to win the match and the pool, both teams qualifying for the quarter-finals with easy victories in their other matches. Scotland beat Ireland to top their pool, again both teams qualifying. In the quarter-finals, neither Canada nor Western Samoa proved a match for New Zealand or Scotland, respectively.https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/22548/7093447/the-stars-of-1991 The stars of 1991 Sky Sports Meanwhile, England knocked out 1987 finalist France in a bruising encounter.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/mar/17/my-favourite-game-france-v-england-rugby-world-cup-1991 My favourite game: France v England, Rugby World Cup 1991 | Martin Pengelly 17 March 2020 The Guardian Australia pipped Ireland 19–18 in a thrilling match at Lansdowne Road, with a last-gasp try from fly-half Michael Lynagh coming after the Irish took an unexpected 18–15 lead. The semi-finals produced two tight matches: England overcame Scotland 9–6, a late drop goal deciding a tryless match in a torrential downpour at Murrayfield Stadium, and Australia defeated the defending champions New Zealand 16–6 at Lansdowne Road.https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0063/page02.shtml BBC - A Sporting Nation - Scotland's Rugby World Cup 1991 www.bbc.co.ukhttps://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/rugby-world-cup-2015/rugby-world-cup-memorable-moment-tim-horan-recalls-the-1991-semi-final-against-the-all-blacks/news-story/f2225a9a6993ce1c41dad05bb311b94e Rugby World Cup Classic Moment: Tim Horan recalls David Campese's amazing pass in 1991 semi-final 17 August 2011 Fox Sports The final was played at Twickenham Stadium in London, and saw Australia win 12–6 against England, with a first-half try from prop Tony Daly.https://www.theroar.com.au/rugby-union/longform/were-taking-bill-back-home-how-the-wallabies-won-the-1991-rugby-world-cup-814770 "We're taking Bill back home!" How the Wallabies won the 1991 Rugby World Cuphttps://wwos.nine.com.au/rugby/wallabies-1991-rugby-world-cup-memories-30-years-on-nick-farr-jones-john-eales-tim-horan-bob-dwyer/173abffd-2df0-467a-b17a-4783a251b6d3 Incredible impact of iconic Australian triumph wwos.nine.com.au 5 November 2021 Qualification 1991 Rugby World Cup qualifying The following 16 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Of the 16 teams, eight of those places were automatically filled by quarter-finalists from the 1987 World Cup and did not have to play any qualification matches. 25 nations competed in a qualification process designed to fill the remaining eight spots, bringing the total participation to 33 nations. In the event, there was only one change from the 1987 tournament, with Western Samoa appearing in place of Tonga. Africa Americas Europe Oceania/AsiaZIM (Africa)ARG (Americas 2) CAN (Americas 1) USA (Americas 3)ENG FRA 1974 IRE ITA (Europe 1) ROU (Europe 2) SCO WAL AUS FIJ NZL (1987 champions) SAM Western Samoa (Oceania/Asia 1) JPN 1947 (Oceania/Asia 2) Venues Britain and Ireland 1 450 400 right 53.7 -3 6 circle 8 11,background,outline west Locations of the 1991 Rugby World Cup host cities (Britain and Ireland) Gloucester 51.864445 -2.244444 #A47DAB Gloucester northeast Leicester 52.6333 -1.1333 #A47DAB Leicester northeast London 51.5074 -0.1278 #A47DAB London northeast Otley 53.905667 -1.694387 #A47DAB Otley northeast Belfast 54.6079 -5.9264 #006946 Belfast northwest Dublin 53.350140 -6.266155 #006946 Dublin northwest Edinburgh 55.953251 -3.188267 #002D69 Edinburgh southeast Cardiff 51.481583 -3.179090 #CF1E17 Cardiff southeast Llanelli 51.681625 -4.16144 #CF1E17 Llanelli northwest Pontypool 51.7014 -3.0415 #CF1E17 Pontypool southeast Pontypridd 51.6008 -3.34231 #CF1E17 Pontypridd southwest Agen 44.204899 0.621200 #0055A4 Agen northwest Bayonne 43.490002 -1.480000 #0055A4 Bayonne northwest Béziers 43.3475 3.2189 #0055A4 Béziers southeast Brive 45.1583 1.5321 #0055A4 Brive northwest Grenoble 45.171547 5.722387 #0055A4 Grenoble southwest Paris 48.864716 2.349014 #0055A4 Paris southwest Toulouse 43.6045 1.4440 #0055A4 Toulouse northeast Villeneuve-d'Ascq 50.623299 3.145000 #0055A4 Villeneuve-d'Ascq southwest Country Location Stadium CapacityAs of 1991 EnglandGloucesterKingsholm Stadium12,500LeicesterWelford Road16,815LondonTwickenham Stadium60,000OtleyCross Green7,500Ireland rugby unionBelfastRavenhill Stadium12,300DublinLansdowne Road49,250ScotlandEdinburghMurrayfield Stadium67,800WalesCardiffCardiff Stadium53,000LlanelliStradey Park10,800PontypoolPontypool Park8,800PontypriddSardis Road7,200 France 1 350 310 right 46.65 2 5 circle 8 11,background,outline west Locations of the 1991 Rugby World Cup host cities (France) Gloucester 51.864445 -2.244444 #A47DAB Gloucester northeast Leicester 52.6333 -1.1333 #A47DAB Leicester northeast London 51.5074 -0.1278 #A47DAB London northeast Otley 53.905667 -1.694387 #A47DAB Otley northeast Belfast 54.6079 -5.9264 #006946 Belfast northwest Dublin 53.350140 -6.266155 #006946 Dublin northwest Edinburgh 55.953251 -3.188267 #002D69 Edinburgh southeast Cardiff 51.481583 -3.179090 #CF1E17 Cardiff southeast Llanelli 51.681625 -4.16144 #CF1E17 Llanelli northwest Pontypool 51.7014 -3.0415 #CF1E17 Pontypool southeast Pontypridd 51.6008 -3.34231 #CF1E17 Pontypridd southwest Agen 44.204899 0.621200 #0055A4 Agen northwest Bayonne 43.490002 -1.480000 #0055A4 Bayonne northwest Béziers 43.3475 3.2189 #0055A4 Béziers southeast Brive 45.1583 1.5321 #0055A4 Brive northwest Grenoble 45.171547 5.722387 #0055A4 Grenoble southwest Paris 48.864716 2.349014 #0055A4 Paris southwest Toulouse 43.6045 1.4440 #0055A4 Toulouse northeast Villeneuve-d'Ascq 50.623299 3.145000 #0055A4 Villeneuve-d'Ascq southwest Country Location Stadium CapacityAs of 1991 France 1974AgenStade Armandie14,000BayonneParc des Sports de Saint Léon13,500BéziersStade de la Méditerranée18,000BriveStadium Parc Municipal Des Sports16,000GrenobleStade Lesdiguières18,548ParisParc des Princes48,712ToulouseStade Ernest-Wallon19,000Villeneuve-d'AscqStadium Nord de Villeneuve-d'Ascq18,185 Squads 1991 Rugby World Cup squads Referees ARG Efraim Sklar AUS Kerry Fitzgerald AUS Sandy MacNeill ENG Fred Howard ENG Ed Morrison FIJ Lakini Colati FRA 1974 René Hourquet FRA 1974 Patrick Robin IRE rugby union Owen Doyle IRE rugby union Stephen Hilditch NZL Dave Bishop NZL Keith Lawrence SCO Brian Anderson SCO Jim Fleming USA Don Reordan WAL Derek Bevan WAL Les Peard Format Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4NZL ENG ITA USASCO IRE JPN 1947 ZIMAUS WAL SAM Western Samoa ARGFRA 1974 FIJ CAN ROU As in the 1987 Rugby World Cup the 16 nations were divided into four pools of four nations, with each nation playing their other pool opponents once, every nation playing three times during the pool stages. Nations were awarded 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and zero for a loss, the top two nations of every pool advanced to the quarter-finals. The runners-up of each pool faced the winners of a different pool in the quarter-finals. The winners moved on to the semi-finals, with the winners then moving onto the final, and the losers of the semi-finals contesting a third/fourth place play off. Pool 1 was played in England Pool 2 was played in both Scotland and Ireland, with matches played in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Pool 3 was played in Wales Pool 4 was played in France Points system The points system that was used in the pool stage was which was changed from 1987 was as follows: 3 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 point for playing A total of 32 matches (24 in the pool stage and eight in the knock-out stage) were played throughout the tournament over 30 days from 3 October 1991 to 2 November 1991. Pool stage Pool 1 Team Second Tournament: 1991 in Britain, Ireland & France 18 IRB World Rugby Yearbook 2009 2008 Paul Morgan Vision Sports Publishing 9781905326419 archive.org PWDLPFPAPtsNZL330095399ENG320185337ITA310257765USA3003241133 3 October 1991 ENG 12–18 NZL Webb (3) Andrew Jones Fox Fox (4) Twickenham Stadium, London 57,000 Jim Fleming (Scotland) 5 October 1991 ITA 30–9 USA BarbaFrancescatoVaccariGaetaniello Dominguez (4) Dominguez (2) Swords Williams Williams Cross Green, Otley 7,500 Owen Doyle (Ireland) 8 October 1991 NZL 46–6 USA Wright (3)EarlPurvisTimuTuigamalaInnes Preston (4) Preston (2) Williams (2) Kingsholm, Gloucester 12,000 Efraim Sklar (Argentina) 8 October 1991 ENG 36–6 ITA Guscott (2)UnderwoodWebb Webb (4) Webb (4) Cuttitta Dominguez Twickenham Stadium, London 30,000 Brian Anderson (Scotland) 11 October 1991 ENG 37–9 USA Underwood (2)CarlingSkinnerHeslop Hodgkinson (4) Hodgkinson (3) Nelson Williams Williams Twickenham Stadium, London 45,000 Les Peard (Wales) 13 October 1991 ITA 21–31 Report NZL CuttittaBonomi Dominguez (2) Dominguez (3) BrookeInnesTuigamalaHewett Fox (3) Fox (3) Welford Road, Leicester 15,711 Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) Pool 2 TeamPWDLPFPAPtsSCO3300122369IRE3201102517JPN 1947310277875ZIM3003311583 5 October 1991 SCO 47–9 JPN 1947 Report S. HastingsStangerChalmersWhitePenalty tryTukaloG. Hastings G. Hastings (5) G. Hastings (2)Chalmers Hosokawa Hosokawa Hosokawa Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 40,000 Ed Morrison (England) 6 October 1991 IRE 55–11 ZIM Report Robinson (4)Popplewell (2)GeogheganCurtis Keyes (4) Keyes (5) DawsonSchultz Ferreira Lansdowne Road, Dublin 40,000 Keith Lawrence (New Zealand) 9 October 1991 IRE 32–16 JPN 1947 Report Mannion (2)O'HaraStaples Keyes (2) Keyes (4) HayashiKajiharaYoshida Hosokawa (2) Lansdowne Road, Dublin 30,000 Laikini Colati (Fiji) 9 October 1991 SCO 51–12 ZIM Report Tukalo (3)TurnbullS. HastingsStangerWeirWhite Dods (5) Dods (2) Wylie Garvey (2) Currin (2) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 35,000 Don Reordan (United States) 12 October 1991 SCO 24–15 IRE Report ShielArmstrong G. Hastings (2) G. Hastings (3) Chalmers Keyes (4) Keyes Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 60,000 Fred Howard (England) 14 October 1991 JPN 1947 52–8 ZIM Report Yoshida (2)Mashuho (2)Kutsuki (2)HorikoshiLuaiufiMatsuo Hosokawa (2) Hosokawa (4) TsimbaNguruve Ravenhill, Belfast 9,500 René Hourquet (France) Pool 3 TeamPWDLPFPAPtsAUS330079259SAM Western Samoa320154347WAL310232615ARG300338833 4 October 1991 ARG 19–32 AUS Terán (2) Del Castillo Del Castillo Arbizu (2) Campese (2)Horan (2)Kearns Lynagh (3) Lynagh (2) Stradey Park, Llanelli 11,000 Dave Bishop (New Zealand) 6 October 1991 WAL 13–16 Report SAM Western Samoa EmyrEvans Ring Ring VaegaVaifale Vaea Vaea (2) National Stadium, Cardiff 45,000 Patrick Robin (France) 9 October 1991 AUS 9–3 SAM Western Samoa Lynagh (3) Vaea Pontypool Park, Pontypool 15,000 Ed Morrison (England) 9 October 1991 WAL 16–7 ARG Arnold Ring (3)Rayer García Simón Del Castillo National Stadium, Cardiff 35,000 René Hourquet (France) 12 October 1991 WAL 3–38 AUS Ring Roebuck (2)SlatteryCampeseHoranLynagh Lynagh (4) Lynagh (2) National Stadium, Cardiff 54,000 Keith Lawrence (New Zealand) 13 October 1991 ARG 12–35 SAM Western Samoa Terán Arbizu LabordeArbizu Tagaloa (2)Lima (2)BunceBachop Vaea (4) Vaea Sardis Road, Pontypridd 8,500 Brian Anderson (Scotland)Replaced by Jim Fleming (Scotland) at halftime Pool 4 TeamPWDLPFPAPtsFRA 1974330082259CAN320145337ROU310231645FIJ300327633 4 October 1991 FRA 1974 30–3 ROU RoumatLafondPenalty trySaint-André Camberabero Camberabero (4) Nichitean Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 22,000 Les Peard (Wales) 5 October 1991 CAN 13–3 FIJ Stewart Rees (3) Serevi Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne 5,000 Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) 8 October 1991 FRA 1974 33–9 FIJ Lafond (3)Sella (2)Camberabero Camberabero (3) Camberabero Naruma Koroduadua Koroduadua Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble 18,548 Derek Bevan (Wales) 9 October 1991 CAN 19–11 ROU McKinnonEnnis Wyatt Wyatt (2) Rees LunguSasu Nichitean Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse 10,000 Sandy MacNeill (Australia) 12 October 1991 FIJ 15–17 ROU Turuva (2) Rabaka (2)Turuva IonDumitrasSasu Racean Nichitean Parc Municipal des Sports, Brive 8,500 Owen Doyle (Ireland) 13 October 1991 FRA 1974 19–13 CAN LafondSaint-André Camberabero Lacroix (2)Camberabero Wyatt WyattRees Rees Stade Armandie, Agen 15,000 Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) Knockout stage yes 19 October – Edinburgh SCO 28 SAM Western Samoa 6 19 October – Paris FRA 1974 10 ENG 19 20 October – Lille NZL 29 CAN 13 20 October – Dublin AUS 19 IRE 18 26 October – Edinburgh SCO 6 ENG 9 27 October – Dublin NZL 6 AUS 16 2 November – London ENG 6 AUS 12 30 October – Cardiff SCO 6 NZL 13 Quarter-finals 19 October 1991 FRA 1974 10–19 Report ENG Lafond Lacroix (2) UnderwoodCarling Webb Webb (3) Parc des Princes, Paris 48,500 Dave Bishop (New Zealand) 19 October 1991 SCO 28–6 SAM Western Samoa Report Jeffrey (2)Stanger Hastings (2) Hastings (4) Vaea Bachop Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 54,000 Derek Bevan (Wales) 20 October 1991 IRE 18–19 Report AUS Hamilton Keyes Keyes (3) Keyes Campese (2)Lynagh Lynagh (2) Lynagh Lansdowne Road, Dublin 54,500Lynagh silences Lansdowne Road http://en.espn.co.uk/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/171646.html espnscrum 5 September 2023 Jim Fleming (Scotland) 20 October 1991 CAN 13–29 NZL Report TynanCharron Rees Wyatt Timu (2)McCahillBrookeKirwan Fox (3) Fox Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq 30,360 Fred Howard (England) Semi-finals 26 October 1991 SCO 6–9 ENG Report G. Hastings (2) Webb (2) Andrew Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 54,000 Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) 27 October 1991 AUS 16–6 NZL Report CampeseHoran Lynagh Lynagh (2) Fox (2) Lansdowne Road, Dublin 54,000 Jim Fleming (Scotland) Third-place play-off 30 October 1991 NZL 13–6 SCO Report Little Preston (3) G. Hastings (2) National Stadium, Cardiff 47,000 Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) Final 1991 Rugby World Cup final 2 November 1991 AUS 12–6 Report ENG Daly Lynagh Lynagh (2) Webb (2) Twickenham Stadium, London 56,208https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/02/07/1991-rugby-world-cup-how-the-wallabies-won-the-cup 1991 Rugby World Cup: how the Wallabies won the cup | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au 29 October 2015 www.rugby.com.au Derek Bevan (Wales) Statistics 1991 Rugby World Cup statistics The tournament's top point scorer was Ireland's Ralph Keyes, who scored 68 points. David Campese and Jean-Baptiste Lafond scored the most tries, six in total. +Top 10 point scorersPlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsRalph KeyesIREFly-half40716268Michael LynaghAUSFly-half621112066Gavin HastingsSCOFullback51913061Jonathan WebbENGFullback51514056Grant FoxNZLFly-half40710044Didier CamberaberoFRA 1974Fly-half3156032Diego DominguezITAFly-half3075029Takahiro HosokawaJPN 1947Fullback3182129Mathew VaeaSAM Western SamoaScrum-half4055025David CampeseAUSWing6600024Jean-Baptiste LafondFRA 1974Centre66000 Broadcasters The event was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV who took over the rights from the BBC.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10793015 ITV retains Rugby World Cup rights 28 July 2010 BBC News 13 million people in the United Kingdom watched the final.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-world-cup-pundits-primed-for-the-onscreen-ruck-and-maul-1122568.html Rugby World Cup: Pundits primed for the on-screen ruck and maul 26 September 1999 The Independent In Australia it was the second and the last (as of the 2023 tournament) Rugby World Cup to be broadcast on ABC television as, from 1995, the commercial networks 7, 9 and 10 would all take over the broadcast rights sometimes in partnership with pay and streaming broadcasters Fox and Stan.January 2024 In New Zealand, it was broadcast by TVNZ.January 2024 In France, it was broadcast by TF1 instead of France's traditional Rugby broadcasters Antenne2.January 2024 In Ireland it was broadcast by RTÉ.January 2024 ITV, TF1 and RTE were the host broadcasters broadcasting the pictures around the world as well to their own countries.January 2024 References External links _TkY6SViUkI Rugby World Cup 1991 Quarter-final France v England Official Rugby World Cup Site Full Results and Statistics at ESPN (archived 2020) World Cup Referees https://web.archive.org/web/20150401160106/http://www.rugbyrefs.com/wiki/index.php/Rugby_World_Cup_Referees 1 April 2015 on RugbyRefs.com 1991 Category:1991 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1991–92 in English rugby union Category:1991–92 in French rugby union Category:1991–92 in Scottish rugby union Category:1991–92 in Irish rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Ireland Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by England Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Wales Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by France Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Scotland Category:October 1991 sports events in Europe Category:November 1991 sports events in Europe