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1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was preceded by a qualifying campaign in which forty-five nations were entered. 16 teams participated in the finals tournament in South Africa, seven of which came through qualifying matches. Eight were granted automatic entry as they were quarter-finalists at the 1991 Rugby World Cup 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 the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was ..., and South Africa qualified automatically as hosts. Tournaments * Africa qualification * European qualification * Americas qualification * Asia qualification * Oceania qualification Qualified teams References {{Rugby Union World Cup 1992 rugby union tournaments for national teams 1993 rugby union tournaments for national teams 1994 rugby union tournaments for national teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
For the 1991 Rugby World Cup, 16 nations participated in the finals tournament, half of which came through qualifying matches, and the other were granted automatic entry as they were quarter-finalists at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. The 25 teams taking part in regional qualifiers together with the 8 teams which qualified automatically brings to 33 the total number of teams participating in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Qualified teams Automatic qualifiers The five tournament hosts, as well as all quarter-finalists from the previous (1987) Rugby World Cup, automatically qualified for the final tournament. * (quarter-finalist and host) * (quarter-finalist) * (quarter-finalist and host) * (quarter-finalist and host) * (semi-finalist) * (semi-finalist and host) * (finalist and host) * (champions) Regional qualifiers Africa * (Africa 1) Europe * (Europe 1) * (Europe 2) Asia and Oceania In qualification for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, Asia and Oceania were combined. The qualifyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
The 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying was held in several continental zones. Four countries qualified automatically— as tournament hosts, as reigning champions, as runners-up in the previous tournament, and as winners of the third-place playoff in the previous tournament. Repechage was first introduced for the 1999 competition qualifying. Tournaments * Africa Qualification * European Qualification * Americas qualification * Asia qualification * Oceania qualification * Repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ... Qualified teams Automatic qualifiers Only the tournament hosts, as well as the two finalists and the third-place winner from the previous Rugby World Cup, were automatically qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. * (Third place) * (Runner-up) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup 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, prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Rugby World Cup
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 the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the northern hemisphere, with England the hosts of the final. 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 eight spots contested through qualifiers by 25 countries. This 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. South Africa was again not included because of sanctions imposed on the country by the IRB, due to the government's apartheid policies. The pool sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Rugby World Cup – Africa Qualification
For the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, the Confederation of African Rugby was allocated one direct qualifying place (Africa 1) in addition to the automatic qualifying place granted to as host of tournament. Seven teams participated in the qualification tournament. The teams were split into two pools for the first stage held in 1993, with the matches in Pool A taking place in Nairobi and the matches in Pool B being played in Tunis. the two top teams in each pool progressed to the second stage which was another round robin held at Casablanca in 1994. was the first placed team after the second stage and secured qualification for the 1995 tournament. Africa Round 1 Group A and Qualified for the Round 2 Group B and Qualified for the Round 2 Round 2 Final Qualifying Group qualified for the 1995 Rugby World Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup 1995 Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Rugby World Cup – European Qualification
For the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, the European Federation was allocated three places in the final tournament. This was in addition to the four places granted to England, France, Ireland and Scotland based on their results from 1991. Twenty two teams played in the European qualifiers that were held over three stages in 1993 and 1994. , and were the top three sides and secured their places as Europe 1, Europe 2 and Europe 3, respectively, for RWC 95. Preliminary round West Group ''Switzerland qualify for Round 1.'' Luxembourg withdrew from the group. ;Match Schedule ---- ---- ---- Central Group ''Israel qualify for Round 1.'' Yugoslavia was banned from qualification process due to the political situation in the country at the time. ;Match Schedule ---- Round 1 ''Spain and Portugal qualify for Round 2.'' West Group ;Match Schedule ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Central Group ''Netherlands and Czech Republic qualify for Round 2.'' ;Match Schedul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Rugby World Cup – Americas Qualification
For the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, the Americas were allocated one direct qualifying place (Americas 1) in addition to the automatic qualification of which was granted a place due to reaching the quarter-final stages of the 1991 tournament. The regional bodies, CONSUR representing South America and NAWIRA representing North America, conducted their own qualification matches in the first round determine their respective top teams. A home and away play-off between those two teams then decided the World Cup qualification place. won both matches over the to secure qualification for the 1995 tournament. Round 1 South America Standings Matches North America One-off match Round 2: Qualifying play-off Home and away References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup 1995 Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Rugby World Cup – Asia Qualification
The 1994 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament, and was played in Kuala Lumpur. It also doubled up as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The eight teams were divided in two pools with a round robin played in each. The top teams in each pool then played off in the final to decide the tournament winner. Japan won the competition, defeating South Korea by 26–11 in the final, and subsequently represented Asia in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. ARFU. Tournament Pool 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Pool 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Finals Play-off for 3rd ----Final ----References {{DEFAULTSORT:ARFU |
1995 Rugby World Cup – Oceania Qualification
For the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, the Oceania teams from , and were granted automatic entry due to reaching the quarter-final stages of the 1991 tournament. Oceania was granted one further qualifying place, which was decided by a simple home and away play-off between and in 1993. Each team lost their home match, but Tonga won the play-off on aggregate score. Match results Tonga qualified as Oceania 1 for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, winning 34–26 on aggregate. ---- ---- ---- References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup 1993 in Oceanian rugby union 1995 Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ... 1995 rugby union tournaments for national teams 1993 in Tongan sport 1993 in Fijian rugby union Fiji national rugby union team matches Tonga national rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Rugby World Cup Qualification
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1992 Rugby Union Tournaments For National Teams
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1993 Rugby Union Tournaments For National Teams
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