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The 1995 Rugby World Cup (Afrikaans: 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.
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.
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition established in 1987. It is contested by the men's national teams of the member unions of the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and takes place every four years. The winners of the first final were New Zealand, who beat France. South Africa never competed in the first two world ...
27 May 1995: 3 Marc Ellis T6 New Zealand Japan: Pool: 145–17: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein: 4 June 1995: 4 Eric Rush New Zealand Japan: Pool: 145–17: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein: 4 June 1995: 5 Jeff Wilson New Zealand Japan: Pool: 145–17: Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein: 4 June 1995: 6 Chester Williams T4 South Africa Samoa ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. International men's rugby union competition Not to be confused with Rugby League World Cup. This article is about the men's rugby union tournament. For the women's World Cup in union, see Women's Rugby World Cup. For other world cups for rugby, see World cup of rugby. "RWC" redirects ...
Rugby World Cup record; Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Head coach 1987: Barred from competing at tournament due to international sporting boycott during Apartheid: 1991: 1995 (home venue) Champions: 6 6 0 0 144 67 1995 squad: K. Christie: 1999: Third Place 6 5 0 1 219 101 1999 squad: N. Mallett: 2003: Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 193 89 2003 squad ...
This all-time table compares national teams that have participated in the Rugby World Cup by a number of criteria including matches, wins, losses, draws, total points for, total points against, etc. The table also shows – among other things – the accumulated points for every team that has ever participated in the tournament.
Australia won the final, defeating England 12–6, and became the first nation to win the cup away from home. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was hosted by South Africa, and was the first time that all matches would be played in just a single country. It was the first time that South Africa participated in the tournament following the end of their ...