1991 Rugby World Cup


















































1991 Rugby World Cup

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Tournament details
Host nations
 England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Dates
3 October – 2 November 1991
No. of nations
16 (33 qualifying)
Final positions

Champions Gold medal blank.svg

 Australia
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg

 England
Third-place Bronze medal blank.svg

 New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played
32
Top scorer(s)
Ireland Ralph Keyes (68)
Most tries
France Jean-Baptiste Lafond
Australia David Campese
(6 tries each)

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The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the northern hemisphere, with England as the host of the championship game. Following on from the success of the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup, the 1991 World Cup received increased attention and was seen as a major global sporting event for the first time.[citation needed] Also for the first time qualifying competitions were introduced as the number of entrants had increased from 16 nations four years before to a total of 33 countries, the eight quarter-finalists from 1987 qualified automatically with the remaining 25 countries having to qualify for the remaining eight spots. This however 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.


The Pool stage of the tournament was nothing like four years earlier,[citation needed] with fewer one-sided matches and the early stages produced a major shock when Western Samoa, who were making their debut in the tournament, defeated 1987 semi-finalist Wales 16–13 in Cardiff, resulting in the elimination of Wales, who finished third in Pool 3, making it the first time that a host or co-host nation was knocked out of the competition in the pool stages. Also notable in pool play was that Canada finished second in their pool to qualify for the quarter-finals in what remains Canada's best performance in the Rugby World Cup. Fiji, as quarter-finalists four years ago, had expected to occupy that position, but after the upset loss to Canada and a hammering by France, they were to lose 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. Meanwhile, England knocked out 1987 finalist France in a bruising encounter. Australia, in what was seen as the match of the tournament,[citation needed] 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 when loose-forward Hamilton outpaced winger David Campese over half the length of the pitch for a try. The semi-finals produced two tight matches: England overcame their Scottish rivals 9–6, a late drop goal deciding a tryless match in a torrential downpour at Murrayfield Stadium, and Australia defeated the defending world champions New Zealand 16–6 at Lansdowne Road.


The World Cup Final was played at Twickenham Stadium in London, and saw Australia triumph 12–6 against England, thanks to a first-half try from prop Tony Daly.




Contents






  • 1 Qualification


  • 2 Venues


  • 3 Squads


  • 4 Pools & Format


  • 5 Pool stage


    • 5.1 Pool 1


    • 5.2 Pool 2


    • 5.3 Pool 3


    • 5.4 Pool 4




  • 6 Knock-out stage


    • 6.1 Quarter-finals


    • 6.2 Semi-finals


    • 6.3 Third-place play-off


    • 6.4 Final




  • 7 Broadcasters


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Qualification



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/Asia


  •  Zimbabwe (Africa)




  •  Argentina (Americas 2)


  •  Canada (Americas 1)


  •  United States (Americas 3)





  •  England


  •  France


  •  Ireland


  •  Italy (Europe 1)


  •  Romania (Europe 2)


  •  Scotland


  •  Wales





  •  Australia


  •  Fiji


  •  New Zealand (1987 Champions)


  •  Western Samoa (Oceania/Asia 1)


  •  Japan (Oceania/Asia 2)




Venues
















































































































England London

Scotland Edinburgh

Wales Cardiff

Republic of Ireland Dublin

France Paris

Twickenham Stadium

Murrayfield Stadium

Cardiff Arms Park

Lansdowne Road

Parc des Princes
Capacity: 75,000
Capacity: 67,800
Capacity: 53,000
Capacity: 49,250
Capacity: 48,712

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France Toulouse

France Grenoble

France Villeneuve d'Ascq

France Béziers

England Leicester

Stade Ernest-Wallon

Stade Lesdiguières

Stadium Lille-Metropole

Stade de la Méditerranée

Welford Road
Capacity: 19,000
Capacity: 18,548*
Capacity: 18,185
Capacity: 18,000
Capacity: 16,815

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France Brive

France Agen

France Bayonne

England Gloucester

Northern Ireland Belfast

Parc Municipal des Sports

Stade Armandie

Stade Jean Dauger

Kingsholm

Ravenhill
Capacity: 16,000
Capacity: 14,000
Capacity: 13,500
Capacity: 12,500
Capacity: 12,300

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Wales Llanelli

Wales Pontypool

Wales Pontypridd

England Otley

Stradey Park

Pontypool Park

Sardis Road

Cross Green
Capacity: 10,800
Capacity: 14,000
Capacity: 7,200
Capacity: 5,000

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Squads




Pools & Format















Pool 1
Pool 2
Pool 3
Pool 4

 New Zealand
 England
 Italy
 United States



 Scotland
 Ireland
 Japan
 Zimbabwe



 Australia
 Wales
 Western Samoa
 Argentina



 France
 Fiji
 Canada
 Romania



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 & Ireland with matches played in both Republic of Ireland & 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 Thursday 3 October 1991 to Saturday 2 November 1991.



Pool stage



Pool 1





















































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 New Zealand
3 3 0 0 95 39
6

 England
3 2 0 1 85 33
4

 Italy
3 1 0 2 57 76
2

 United States
3 0 0 3 24 113
0



3 October 1991















England 
12–18

 New Zealand

Pen: Webb (3)
Drop: Andrew



Try: Jones
Con: Fox
Pen: Fox (4)




Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)








5 October 1991















Italy 
30–9

 United States

Try: Barba
Francescato
Vaccari
Gaetaniello
Con: Dominguez (4)
Pen: Dominguez (2)



Try: Swords
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams




Cross Green, Otley
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)








8 October 1991















New Zealand 
46–6

 United States

Try: Wright (3)
Earl
Purvis
Timu
Tuigamala
Innes
Con: Preston (4)
Pen: Preston (2)



Pen: Williams (2)




Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Efraim Sklar (Argentina)








8 October 1991















England 
36–6

 Italy

Try: Guscott (2)
Underwood
Webb
Con: Webb (4)
Pen: Webb (4)



Try: Cuttitta
Con: Dominguez




Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)








11 October 1991















England 
37–9

 United States

Try: Underwood (2)
Carling
Skinner
Heslop
Con: Hodgkinson (4)
Pen: Hodgkinson (3)



Try: Nelson
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams




Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Les Peard (Wales)








13 October 1991















Italy 
21–31

 New Zealand

Try: Cuttitta
Bonomi
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Dominguez (3)


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Try: Brooke
Innes
Tuigamala
Hewett
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox (3)




Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 15,711
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)





Pool 2





















































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 Scotland
3 3 0 0 122 36
6

 Ireland
3 2 0 1 102 51
4

 Japan
3 1 0 2 77 87
2

 Zimbabwe
3 0 0 3 31 158
0



5 October 1991















Scotland 
47–9

 Japan

Try: S. Hastings
Stanger
Chalmers
White
Penalty try
Tukalo
G. Hastings
Con: G. Hastings (5)
Pen: G. Hastings (2)
Chalmers


Report

Try: Hosokawa
Con: Hosokawa
Drop: Hosokawa




Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)








6 October 1991















Ireland 
55–11

 Zimbabwe

Try: Robinson (4)
Popplewell (2)
Geoghegan
Curtis
Con: Keyes (4)
Pen: Keyes (5)


Report

Try: Dawson
Schultz
Pen: Ferreira




Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)








9 October 1991















Ireland 
32–16

 Japan

Try: Mannion (2)
O’Hara
Staples
Con: Keyes (2)
Pen: Keyes (4)


Report

Try: Hayashi
Kajihara
Yoshida
Con: Hosokawa (2)




Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Laikini Colati (Fiji)








9 October 1991















Scotland 
51–12

 Zimbabwe

Try: Tukalo (3)
Turnbull
S. Hastings
Stanger
Weir
White
Con: Dods (5)
Pen: Dods (2)
Drop: Wylie


Report

Try: Garvey (2)
Con: Currin (2)




Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Don Reordan (United States)








12 October 1991















Scotland 
24–15

 Ireland

Try: Shiel
Armstrong
Con: G. Hastings (2)
Pen: G. Hastings (3)
Drop: Chalmers


Report

Pen: Keyes (4)
Drop: Keyes




Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Fred Howard (England)








14 October 1991















Japan 
52–8

 Zimbabwe

Try: Yoshida (2)
Mashuho (2)
Kutsuki (2)
Horikoshi
Luaiufi
Matsuo
Con: Hosokawa (2)
Pen: Hosokawa (4)


Report

Try: Tsimba
Nguruve




Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: René Hourquet (France)





Pool 3





















































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 Australia
3 3 0 0 79 25
6

 Western Samoa
3 2 0 1 54 34
4

 Wales
3 1 0 2 32 61
2

 Argentina
3 0 0 3 38 83
0



4 October 1991















Argentina 
19–32

 Australia

Try: Terán (2)
Con: Del Castillo
Pen: Del Castillo
Drop: Arbizu (2)



Try: Campese (2)
Horan (2)
Kearns
Con: Lynagh (3)
Pen: Lynagh (2)




Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand)








6 October 1991















Wales 
13–16

 Western Samoa

Try: Emyr
Evans
Con: Ring
Pen: Ring


Report

Try: Vaega
Vaifale
Con: Vaea
Pen: Vaea (2)




Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Patrick Robin (France)








9 October 1991















Australia 
9–3

 Western Samoa

Pen: Lynagh (3)



Pen: Vaea




Pontypool Park, Pontypool
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)








9 October 1991















Wales 
16–7

 Argentina

Try: Arnold
Pen: Ring (3)
Rayer



Try: García Simón
Pen: Del Castillo




Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: René Hourquet (France)








12 October 1991















Wales 
3–38

 Australia

Pen: Ring



Try: Roebuck (2)
Slattery
Campese
Horan
Lynagh
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (2)




Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)








13 October 1991















Argentina 
12–35

 Western Samoa

Try: Terán
Con: Arbizu
Pen: Laborde
Arbizu



Try: Tagaola (2)
Lima (2)
Bunce
Bachop
Con: Vaea (4)
Pen: Vaea




Sardis Road, Pontypridd
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
Replaced by Jim Fleming (Scotland)






Pool 4





















































Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Pts

 France
3 3 0 0 82 25
6

 Canada
3 2 0 1 45 33
4

 Romania
3 1 0 2 31 64
2

 Fiji
3 0 0 3 27 63
0



4 October 1991















France 
30–3

 Romania

Try: Roumat
Lafond
Penalty try
Saint-André
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Camberabero (4)



Pen: Nichitean




Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Les Peard (Wales)








5 October 1991















Canada 
13–3

 Fiji

Try: Stewart
Pen: Rees (3)



Drop: Serevi




Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)








8 October 1991















France 
33–9

 Fiji

Try: Lafond (3)
Sella (2)
Camberabero
Con: Camberabero (3)
Pen: Camberabero



Try: Naruma
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua




Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
Attendance: 18,548
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)








9 October 1991















Canada 
19–11

 Romania

Try: McKinnon
Ennis
Con: Mark Wyatt
Pen: Wyatt (2)
Drop: Rees



Try: Lungu
Sasu
Pen: Nichitean




Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sandy MacNeill (Australia)








12 October 1991















Fiji 
15–17

 Romania

Pen: Turuva (2)
Drop: Rabaka (2)
Turuva



Try: Ion
Dumitras
Sasu
Con: Racean
Pen: Nichitean




Parc Municipal des Sports, Brive
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)








13 October 1991















France 
19–13

 Canada

Try: Lafond
Saint-André
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Lacroix (2)
Camberabero



Try: Wyatt
Pen: Wyatt
Rees
Drop: Rees




Stade Armandie, Agen
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)





Knock-out stage
































































































































































 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                   
 
19 October – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
 
 
 Scotland 28
 
26 October – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
 

 Western Samoa
6
 

 Scotland
6
 
19 October – Parc des Princes, Paris
 
 England
9
 

 France
10
 
2 November – Twickenham Stadium, London
 
 England
19
 

 England
6
 
20 October – Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
 
 Australia
12
 
 New Zealand 29
 
27 October – Lansdowne Road, Dublin
 

 Canada
13
 

 New Zealand
6
 
20 October – Lansdowne Road, Dublin
 
 Australia
16
Third place
 
 Australia 19
 
30 October – Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
 

 Ireland
18
 

 Scotland
6
 
 
 New Zealand
13
 


Quarter-finals




19 October 1991















France 
10–19

 England

Try: Lafond
Pen: Lacroix (2)


Report

Try: Underwood
Carling
Con: Webb
Pen: Webb (3)




Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand)








19 October 1991















Scotland 
28–6

 Western Samoa

Try: Jeffrey (2)
Stanger
Con: Hastings (2)
Pen: Hastings (4)


Report

Pen: Vaea
Drop: Bachop




Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)








20 October 1991















Ireland 
18–19

 Australia

Try: Hamilton
Con: Keyes
Pen: Keyes (3)
Drop: Keyes


Report

Try: Campese (2)
Lynagh
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh




Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 54,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)








20 October 1991















Canada 
13–29

 New Zealand

Try: Tynan
Charron
Con: Rees
Pen: Wyatt


Report

Try: Timu (2)
McCahill
Brooke
Kirwan
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox




Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Attendance: 30,360
Referee: Fred Howard (England)





Semi-finals




26 October 1991















Scotland 
6–9

 England

Pen: G. Hastings (2)


Report

Pen: Webb (2)
Drop: Andrew




Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)








27 October 1991















Australia 
16–6

 New Zealand

Try: Campese
Horan
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2)


Report

Pen: Fox (2)




Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)





Third-place play-off




30 October 1991















New Zealand 
13–6

 Scotland

Try: Little
Pen: Preston (3)


Report

Pen: G. Hastings (2)




Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)





Final





2 November 1991















Australia 
12–6

 England

Try: Daly
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (2)


Report

Pen: Webb (2)




Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 56,208
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)





Broadcasters


The event was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV who took over the rights from the BBC.



References





External links



  • Official Rugby World Cup Site


  • Full Results and Statistics at ESPN


  • World Cup Referees on RugbyRefs.com










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