1995 Rugby World Cup

Men's rugby union event in South Africa the rugby union event the rugby league event 1995 Rugby League World Cup June 2026 April 2021 RWC1995logo.svg 130px af Rugbywêreldbeker 1995 25 May 24 June (31 days) South Africa 1994 16 (52 qualifying) 9 (in 9 host cities) South Africa 1994 1 New Zealand France 1974 32 938486 FRA 1974 Thierry Lacroix (112) NZL Jonah Lomu NZL Marc Ellis(7 tries each) 1991 1999 The 1995 Rugby World Cup (af Rugbywêreldbeker 1995) 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 was also 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. Qualifying 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifying AfricaAmericasEuropeOceania/AsiaCIV (Africa) RSA 1994 ARG (Americas) CAN ENG FRA 1974 IRE ITA 1946 (Europe 2) ROU (Europe 3) SCO WAL (Europe 1)AUS NZL TGA (Oceania) SAM Western Samoa JPN 1947 (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 1995 Rugby World Cup squads Referees AUS Sean Coms AUS Wayne Erickson CAN George Gadjovich ENG Ed Morrison ENG Steve Lander FRA 1974 Joël Dumé FRA 1974 Patrick Robin IRE rugby union David McHugh IRE rugby union Stephen Hilditch JPN 1947 Naoki Saito KOR 1984 Han Moon-soo NZL Colin Hawke NZL Dave Bishop RSA Stef Neethling RSA Ian Rogers SAM Felise Vito SCO Jim Fleming SCO Ken McCartney USA Don Reordan WAL Derek Bevan WAL Clayton Thomas 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. South Africa were given the rights to host the tournament in 1993, after a meeting between the IRB and both the government led by F. W. de Klerk and the African National Congress.Carlin John Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation 14 August 2008 Penguin Press 978-1594201745 113 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 South Africa center 520 Location of the 9 stadium hosting rugby matches at the 1995 World Rugby World Cup South Africa -26.1975 28.060833 Ellis Park Stadium right 6 South Africa -25.753333 28.222778 Loftus Versfeld Stadium top 6 South Africa -33.970556 18.468333 Newlands Stadium left 6 South Africa -29.825 31.029722 Kings Park Stadium bottom 6 South Africa -29.117222 26.208889 Free State Stadium bottom 6 South Africa -33.981944 25.639444 Boet Erasmus Stadium top 6 South Africa -25.6625 27.221944 Olympia Park left 6 South Africa -33.006667 27.905278 Basil Kenyon Stadium top 6 South Africa -33.94 18.873611 Danie Craven Stadium top 6 JohannesburgPretoriaCape TownEllis ParkLoftus VersfeldNewlandsCapacity: 60,000Capacity: 50,000Capacity: 50,000200px200px200pxDurbanBloemfonteinPort ElizabethKings Park StadiumFree State StadiumBoet Erasmus StadiumCapacity: 50,000Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 38,950200px200px200pxRustenburgEast LondonStellenboschOlympia ParkBasil Kenyon StadiumDanie Craven StadiumCapacity: 30,000Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 16,000 Pools & format Pool APool BPool CPool DRSA AUS ROM CANENG SAM Western Samoa ITA ARGNZL IRE WAL JPN 1947FRA 1974 SCO TGA CIV The tournament was contested by 16 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 Knockout 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 25 May to 24 June 1995. Pool stage Pool A main WDL Q points 3 2 1 RSA RSA AUS AUS CAN CAN ROU ROU 3 0 0 68 26 2 0 1 87 41 1 0 2 45 50 0 0 3 14 97 #cfc A A complete 2003-09-25 1995 (South Africa) en-GB http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2964547.stm 2023-10-16 25 May 1995 Report RSA 27–18 AUS Hendriks 37' mStransky 63' c Stransky (1/2) 64' Stransky (4/4) 5', 21', 29', 45' Stransky (1/3) 49' Lynagh 33' cKearns 78' m Lynagh (1/2) 34' Lynagh (2/3) 3', 17' Newlands, Cape Town 44,778 Derek Bevan (Wales) 26 May 1995 CAN 34–3 ROU CharronMcKenzieSnow Rees (2) Rees (4) Rees Nichitean Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 8,000 Colin Hawke (New Zealand) 30 May 1995 RSA 21–8 ROU Richter (2) Johnson Johnson (3) Gurănescu Ivanciuc Newlands, Cape Town 45,000 Ken McCartney (Scotland) 31 May 1995 AUS 27–11 CAN LynaghTabuaRoff Lynagh (3) Lynagh (2) Charron Rees (2) Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 16,000 Patrick Robin (France) 3 June 1995 AUS 42–3 ROU SmithWilsonRoff (2)FoleyBurke Burke (2)Eales (4) Ivanciuc Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch 15,542 Naoki Saito (Japan) 3 June 1995 RSA 20–0 CAN Richter (2) Stransky (2) Stransky (2) Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 31,000 David McHugh (Ireland) Pool B main WDL Q points 3 2 1 ENG ENG SAM SAM Western Samoa ITA ITA ARG ARG 3 0 0 95 60 2 0 1 96 88 1 0 2 69 94 0 0 3 69 87 #cfc A A complete 27 May 1995 ITA 18–42 Report SAM Western Samoa VaccariCuttitta Dominguez Dominguez Dominguez Lima (2)Harder (2)KellettTatupu Kellett (3) Kellett (2) Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 7,868 Joël Dume (France) 27 May 1995 ARG 18–24 ENG ArbizuNoriega Arbizu Arbizu (2) Andrew (6) Andrew (2) Kings Park Stadium, Durban 35,000 Jim Fleming (Scotland) 30 May 1995 SAM Western Samoa 32–26 ARG LamLeaupepeHarder Kellett Kellett (5) Penalty tryCrexell Cilley (2) Cilley (4) Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 7,960 Dave Bishop (New Zealand) 31 May 1995 ENG 27–20 ITA R. UnderwoodT. Underwood Andrew Andrew (5) CuttittaVaccari Dominguez (2) Dominguez (2) Kings Park Stadium, Durban 45,093 Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) 4 June 1995 ARG 25–31 ITA MartínPenalty tryCorralCilley Cilley Cilley VaccariGerosaDominguez Dominguez (2) Dominguez (4) Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London 7,571 Clayton Thomas (Wales) 4 June 1995 ENG 44–22 SAM Western Samoa R. Underwood (2)BackPenalty try Callard (3) Callard(5) Catt Sini (2)Umaga Fa'amasino (2) Fa'amasino Kings Park Stadium, Durban 35,000 Patrick Robin (France) Pool C main WDL Q points 3 2 1 NZL NZL IRE IRE WAL WAL JPN JPN 1947 3 0 0 222 45 2 0 1 93 94 1 0 2 89 68 0 0 3 55 252 #cfc A A complete 27 May 1995 JPN 1947 10–57 WAL Lopeti Oto (2) G. Thomas (3)I. Evans (2)MooreTaylor N. Jenkins (5) N. Jenkins (4) Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 15,000 Efrahim Sklar (Argentina) 27 May 1995 IRE 19–43 NZL CorkeryMcBrideHalpin Elwood (2) Lomu (2)KronfeldBunceOsborne Mehrtens (3) Mehrtens (4) Ellis Park, Johannesburg 38,000 Wayne Erickson (Australia) 31 May 1995 IRE 50–28 JPN 1947 FrancisGeogheganCorkeryHalveyHoganPenalty try (2) Burke (6) Burke LatuIzawaHiraoTakura Yoshida (4) Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 15,000 Stef Neethling (South Africa) 31 May 1995 NZL 34–9 WAL EllisLittleKronfeld Mehrtens (2) Mehrtens (4) Mehrtens N. Jenkins (2) N. Jenkins Ellis Park, Johannesburg 45,000 Ed Morrison (England) 4 June 1995 JPN 1947 17–145 Report NZL Kajihara (2) Hirose (2) Hirose Ellis (6)Rush (3)Wilson (3)R. Brooke (2)Osborne (2)LoeCulhaneHendersonDowdIeremia Culhane (20) Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 25,000 George Gadjovic (Canada) 4 June 1995 IRE 24–23 WAL HalveyPopplewellMcBride Elwood (3) Elwood HumphreysTaylor N. Jenkins (2) N. Jenkins (2) A. Davies Ellis Park, Johannesburg 40,000 Ian Rogers (South Africa) Pool D main WDL Q points 3 2 1 FRA FRA 1974 SCO SCO TGA TGA CIV CIV 3 0 0 114 47 2 0 1 149 27 1 0 2 44 90 0 0 3 29 172 #cfc A A complete 26 May 1995 CIV 0–89 SCO G. Hastings (4)Logan (2)Walton (2)WrightChalmersStangerBurnellShiel G. Hastings (9) G. Hastings (2) Olympia Park, Rustenburg 20,000 Felise Vito (Western Samoa) 26 May 1995 FRA 1974 38–10 TGA Lacroix (2)HueberSaint-André Lacroix (3) Lacroix (3) Delaigue Vaʻenuku Tu'ipulotu Tu'ipulotu Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 22,000 Steve Lander (England) 29 May 1995 FRA 1974 54–18 CIV Lacroix (2)BenazziTéchoueyresViarsAccoceberrySaint-AndréCostes Deylaud (2)Lacroix (2) Lacroix (2) SoulamaCamara Kouassi Kouassi (2) Olympia Park, Rustenburg 10,000 Han Moon-Soo (South Korea) 29 May 1995 SCO 41–5 TGA S. HastingsPetersG. Hastings G. Hastings G. Hastings (8) Fenukitau Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 21,000 Barry Leask (Australia) 3 June 1995 CIV 11–29 TGA Okou Dali (2) Penalty tryLatukefuOtaiTu'ipulotu Tu'ipulotu (3) Tu'ipulotu Olympia Park, Rustenburg 15,000 Don Reordan (United States) Three minutes into the match between Ivory Coast and Tonga, the Ivorian winger Max Brito was crushed beneath several other players, leaving him paralysed below the neck.Max Brito at end of tether after 12-year struggle Pirate Irwin Mail & Guardian 4 October 2007 https://www.mg.co.za/article/2007-10-04-max-brito-at-end-of-tether-after-12year-struggle 9 January 2010 3 June 1995 FRA 1974 22–19 SCO Ntamack Lacroix Lacroix (5) Wainwright G. Hastings G. Hastings (4) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 39,000 Wayne Erickson (Australia) Knockout stage 10 June – Johannesburg RSA 42 SAM Western Samoa 14 10 June – Durban FRA 1974 36 IRE 12 11 June – Cape Town ENG 25 AUS 22 11 June – Pretoria NZL 48 SCO 30 17 June – Durban RSA 19 FRA 1974 15 18 June – Cape Town ENG 29 NZL 45 24 June – Johannesburg RSA (a.e.t.) 15 NZL 12 22 June – Pretoria FRA 1974 19 ENG 9 Quarter-finals 10 June 1995 FRA 1974 36–12 Report IRE Saint-André 79' cNtamack 80' m Lacroix (1/2) 80' Lacroix (8) 7', 19', 30', 40', 49', 51', 71', 73' Elwood (4) 4', 15', 23', 39' Kings Park Stadium, Durban 20,000 Ed Morrison (England) 10 June 1995 RSA 42–14 SAM Western Samoa Williams (4)RossouwAndrews Johnson (3) Johnson (2) TatupuNu'uali'itia Fa'amasino (2) Ellis Park, Johannesburg 54,169 Jim Fleming (Scotland) 11 June 1995 ENG 25–22 Report AUS T. Underwood Andrew Andrew (5) Andrew Smith Lynagh Lynagh (5) Newlands, Cape Town 35,448 Dave Bishop (New Zealand) 11 June 1995 NZL 48–30 SCO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq-6-w2EBLs Rugby World Cup 1995: Quarter Final - New Zealand v Scotland World Rugby YouTube.com 17 April 2020 19 January 2022 Little (2)LomuMehrtensBunceFitzpatrick Mehrtens (6) Mehrtens (2) Weir (2)S. Hastings G. Hastings (3) G. Hastings (3) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 28,000 Derek Bevan (Wales) Semi-finals 17 June 1995 RSA 19–15 FRA 1974 Kruger Stransky Stransky (4) Lacroix (5) Kings Park Stadium, Durban 49,773 Derek Bevan (Wales) 18 June 1995 ENG 29–45 Report NZL Carling (2)R. Underwood (2) Andrew (3) Andrew Lomu (4)KronfeldBachop Mehrtens (3) Mehrtens Z. BrookeMehrtens Newlands, Cape Town 43,414 Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) Third-place play-off 22 June 1995 FRA 1974 19–9 ENG Olivier RoumatNtamack Lacroix (3) Andrew (3) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 44,000 Dave Bishop (New Zealand) Final 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 their 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 seven 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. An iconic moment occurred after the game when Nelson Mandela, wearing a Springbok rugby jersey and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to South African captain François Pienaar. The moment is thought by some to be one of the most famous finals of any sport.Rugby World Cup history BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/sport/rugby_world_cup_history/newsid_3171000/3171522.stm 7 October 2006 7 October 2003 24 June 1995 RSA 15–12 (a.e.t.) Report NZL Stransky (3) Stransky (2) Mehrtens (3) Mehrtens Ellis Park, Johannesburg 59,870 Ed Morrison (England) Statistics 1995 Rugby World Cup statistics The tournament's top point scorer was France's Thierry Lacroix, who scored 112 points. Marc Ellis and Jonah Lomu, both of New Zealand, scored the most tries, with seven each. +Top 10 point scorersPlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsThierry LacroixFRA 1974Fly-half647260112Gavin HastingsSCOFull-back4514170104Andrew MehrtensNZLFirst five-eighth511414384Rob AndrewENGFly-half50520379Joel StranskyRSAFly-half51413361Michael LynaghAUSFly-half3259047Simon CulhaneNZLFirst five-eighth11200045Neil JenkinsWALFly-half3078141Diego DomínguezITAFly-half3157139Marc EllisNZLWing5700035Jonah LomuNZLWing5700035 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 External links 1990s pojLR5Pq8xY Rugby World Cup 1995: Pool A - Australia v South Africa Official Rugby World Cup Site 1995 Rugby World Cup at ESPN Full Results and Statistics at ESPN Category:1995 rugby union tournaments for national teams 1995 Category:1995 in South African rugby union Category:1995 in rugby union Category:Rugby union and apartheid Category:May 1995 sports events in Africa Category:June 1995 sports events in Africa