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1991 Rugby World cup

1991 Wallabies The All Blacks arrived in Britain with their chests out & heads held high. They believed that they would retain the trophy and that the 1991 Rugby World Cup was theirs. If the truth must be known, they never looked like winning.

Meanwhile, the Wallabies arrived quietly and looked like winners throughout the tournament except for a brief 6 minutes at Lansdowne Road. Ireland almost had them beat but it wasn't to be.

In the final David Campese was their only defence against what seemed to be a dead cert Rugby World Cup final winning try for England when he knocked forward the ball and took with it England's RWC hopes of glory.

The star of the tournament was David Campese with his flip passes over his shoulder and unique double step. There were times when even Australians despaired of him because he could do silly things that could cost matches. But when he was on song he could lay claim to the title of the greatest rugby player the world has known.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
England	Scotland	Western Samoa	France
New Zealand	Japan	Argentina	Romania
Italy	Ireland	Wales	Canada
USA	Zimbabwe	Australia	Fiji

Date	Country v Country	Score	Venue
03 Oct 1991	England v New Zealand	12-18	Twickenham
04 Oct 1991	France v Romania	30-3	Stade Mediteranee
04 Oct 1991	Australia v Argentina	32-19	Stradey Park
05 Oct 1991	Italy v USA	30-9	Cross Green
05 Oct 1991	Canada v Fiji	13-3	Stade Jean Dauger
05 Oct 1991	Scotland v Japan	47-9	Murrayfield
06 Oct 1991	Ireland v Zimbabwe	55-11	Lansdowne Road
06 Oct 1991	Western Samoa v Wales	16-13	Cardiff Arms Park
08 Oct 1991	England v Italy	36-6	Twickenham
08 Oct 1991	England v Italy	36-6	Twickenham
08 Oct 1991	France v Fiji	33-9	Stade Lesdiguieres
08 Oct 1991	New Zealand v USA	46-6	Kingsholm Rugby Ground
09 Oct 1991	Wales v Argentina	16-7	Cardiff Arms Park
09 Oct 1991	Australia v Western Samoa	9-3	Ponty Pool Park
09 Oct 1991	Canada v Romania	19-11	Stade Municipal
09 Oct 1991	Scotland v Zimbabwe	51-12	Murrayfield
09 Oct 1991	Ireland v Japan	32-16	Lansdowne Road
11 Oct 1991	England v USA	37-9	Twickenham
12 Oct 1991	Scotland v Ireland	24-15	Murrayfield
12 Oct 1991	Wales v Australia	3-38	Cardiff Arms Park
12 Oct 1991	Romania v Fiji	17-15	Parc Municipal des Sports
13 Oct 1991	New Zealand v Italy	31-21	Welford Road
13 Oct 1991	Western Samoa v Argentina	35-12	Ponty Pool Park
13 Oct 1991	France v Canada	19-13	Stade Armandie a Agen
14 Oct 1991	Japan v Zimbabwe	52-8	Ravenhill

Scotland, Western Samoa, France, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia & Canada qualify for the quarter finals.

Quarter Finals

Date	Country v Country	Score	Venue
19 Oct 1991	England v France	19-10	Parc de Princes (Paris)
19 Oct 1991	Scotland v Western Samoa	28-6	Murrayfield
20 Oct 1991	New Zealand v Canada	29- 13	Stadium Lille Metropole
20 Oct 1991	Australia v Ireland	19-18	Lansdowne Road

Semi Finals

Date	Country v Country	Score	Venue
26 Oct 1991	England v Scotland	9-6	Murrayfield
27 Oct 1991	Australia v New Zealand	16-6	Lansdowne Road

Third place play-off.

New Zealand v Scotland ----13-6

Final

England v Australia ---6-12

Venue - Twickenham

Australia's Captain - Nick Farr Jones

Australia's Coach - Bob Dwyer

Final Match Referee - Derrick Beven of Wales.

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