1995 Rugby World Cup Results

The 1995 Rugby World Cup gave sport a moment that will be  remembered forever. Nelson Mandela with Francois Pienaar's Number 6 Rugby Jersey standing on the podium next to Francois Pienaar who held the trophy high above his head.  It will always be known as the Rainbow World Cup and will be remembered by those who were present as one of the best organized and happiest occasions in sporting history.

It was in this tournament that a rugby legend was born. Jonah Lomu had played for the All Blacks before on two occasions against France. Questions were raised about his fitness, commitment & tactical awareness. There were even doubts as to whether or not he would be chosen for Rugby World Cup 1995.

Coach Laurie Mains, spent hours drilling him in All Black tactical disciplines to use his power and speed to the fullest. He was already the talk of the tournament, after playing against Wales & Scotland but he made his mark against England scoring four tries in the Semi-Final.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Australia	England	New Zealand	France
Canada	Western Samoa	Ireland	Scotland
South Africa	Argentina	Wales	Tonga
Romania	Italy	Japan	Ivory Coast

 

Date	Country	Country	Score	Tries scored	Venue
25 May 1995	South Africa	Australia	27 - 18	2-2	Newlands
26 May 1995	France	Tonga	38-10	4-1	Loftus Versfeld
26 May 1995	Scotland	Ivory Coast	89-0	13-0	Olympia Park
26 May 1995	Canada	Romania	34-3	3-0	Boet Erasmus Stadium
27 May 1995	Western Samoa	Italy	42-18	6-2	Basil Kenyon Stadium
27 May 1995	Wales	Japan	57-10	6-2	Free State Stadium
27 May 1995	England	Argentina	24-18	0-2	Kings Park
27 May 1995	New Zealand	Ireland	43-19	5-3	Ellis Park
30 May 1995	Western Samoa	Argentina	32-26	3-2	Basil Kenyon Stadium
30 May 1995	South Africa	Romania	21-8	2-1	Newlands
30 May 1995	France	Ivory Coast	54-18	8-2	Olympia Park
30 May 1995	Scotland	Tonga	41-5	3-1	Loftus Versfeld
31 May 1995	Australia	Canada	27-11	3-1	Boet Erasmus Stadium
31 May 1995	Ireland	Japan	50-28	7-4	Free State Stadium
31 May 1995	England	Italy	27-20	2-2	Kings Park
31 May 1995	New Zealand	Wales	34-9	3-0	Ellis Park
03 June 1995	Tonga	Ivory Coast	29-11	4-1	Olympia Park
03 June 1995	Australia	Romania	42-3	6-0	Danie Craven Stadium
03 June 1995	France	Scotland	22-19	1-1	Loftus Versfeld
03 June 1995	South Africa	Canada	20-0	2-0	Boet Erasmus Stadium
04 June 1995	Italy	Argentina	31-25	3-4	Basil Kenyon Stadium
04 June 1995	New Zealand	Japan	145-17	21-2	Free State Stadium
04 June 1995	Ireland	Wales	24-23	3-2	Ellis Park
04 June 1995	England	Western Samoa	44-22	4-3	Kings Park

South Africa, Australia, England, Western Samoa, New Zealand, Ireland, 

France and Scotland all qualify for quarter finals.

Quarter finals

Date	Country	Score	Tries scored	Venue
10 Jun 1995	France v Ireland	36-12	2-0	Kings Park
10 Jun 1995	South Africa v Western Samoa	42-14	6-2	Ellis Park
10 Jun 1995	England v Australia	25-22	1-1	Newlands
11 Jun 1995	New Zealand v Scotland	48-30	6-3	Loftus Versfeld

Semi-Final Results

Date	Country	Score	Tries Scored	Venue
17 June 1995	South Africa v France	19-15	1-0	Kings Park
18 June 1995	New Zealand v England	45-29	6-4	Newlands

3rd Place Play-off

Date	Country	Score	Tries Scored	Venue
22 June 1995	France v England	19-9	2-0	Loftus Versfeld

Final

Country	Score	Tries Scored	Venue
South Africa v New Zealand	15-12	0-0	Ellis Park

 

South Africa's Captain - Francois Pienaar

South Africa's Coach  - Kitch Christie

Final Match Referee - Ed Morrison of England

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