1991 Rugby World Cup#Pool 2
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{{Infobox Rugby World Cup
| logo = RWC1991logo.svg
| logosize = 130px
| datefrom = 3 October
| dateto = 2 November (31 days)
| other_titles = French: {{lang|fr|Coupe du monde de rugby 1991}}
| host = England
| jointhost1 = France
| jointhost1-flagvar = 1974
| jointhost2 = Ireland
| jointhost2-flagvar = rugby union
| jointhost3 = Scotland
| jointhost4 = Wales
| nations = 16 (33 qualifying)
| champion = {{ru|Australia}}
| count = 1
| runnerup = {{ru|England}}
| third = {{ru|New Zealand}}
| matches = 32
| attendance = 1021827
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ralph Keyes (68)
| most_tries = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Jean-Baptiste Lafond
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Campese
(6 tries each)
| prev = 1987
| next = 1995
}}
The 1991 Rugby World Cup ({{langx|fr|Coupe du monde de rugby 1991}}) 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 earlier, to 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 International Rugby Board (IRB), due to the government's apartheid policies.
The pool stages produced a major upset when Western Samoa, who were making their debut in the tournament, defeated the 1987 semi-finalists Wales 16–13 in Cardiff. Along with the other results in the group, this led to the elimination of Wales, who finished third in Pool 3. Also notable in pool play was that Canada finished second in their pool to qualify for the quarter-finals, which remains their best performance in the World Cup. Fiji, as quarter-finalists four years earlier, had expected to occupy that position, but after the upset loss to Canada and a hammering by France, they lost 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/22548/7093447/the-stars-of-1991|title=The stars of 1991|website=Sky Sports}} Meanwhile, England knocked out 1987 finalist France in a bruising encounter.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/mar/17/my-favourite-game-france-v-england-rugby-world-cup-1991|title=My favourite game: France v England, Rugby World Cup 1991 | Martin Pengelly|date=17 March 2020|website=The Guardian}} Australia 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. The semi-finals produced two tight matches: England overcame Scotland 9–6, a late drop goal deciding a tryless match in a torrential downpour at Murrayfield Stadium, and Australia defeated the defending champions New Zealand 16–6 at Lansdowne Road.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0063/page02.shtml|title=BBC - A Sporting Nation - Scotland's Rugby World Cup 1991|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/rugby-world-cup-2015/rugby-world-cup-memorable-moment-tim-horan-recalls-the-1991-semi-final-against-the-all-blacks/news-story/f2225a9a6993ce1c41dad05bb311b94e|title=Rugby World Cup Classic Moment: Tim Horan recalls David Campese's amazing pass in 1991 semi-final|date=17 August 2011|website=Fox Sports}}
The final was played at Twickenham Stadium in London, and saw Australia win 12–6 against England, with a first-half try from prop Tony Daly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/rugby-union/longform/were-taking-bill-back-home-how-the-wallabies-won-the-1991-rugby-world-cup-814770|title="We're taking Bill back home!" How the Wallabies won the 1991 Rugby World Cup}}{{Cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/rugby/wallabies-1991-rugby-world-cup-memories-30-years-on-nick-farr-jones-john-eales-tim-horan-bob-dwyer/173abffd-2df0-467a-b17a-4783a251b6d3|title=Incredible impact of iconic Australian triumph|website=wwos.nine.com.au|date=5 November 2021 }}
Qualification
{{Main|1991 Rugby World Cup qualifying}}
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.
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| width=20%| Africa
!width=26%| Americas !width=21%| Europe !width=31%| Oceania/Asia |
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| *{{ru|ZIM}} (Africa)
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Venues
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} London
! {{flagicon|SCO}} Edinburgh ! {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff ! {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Dublin ! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris |
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| Twickenham Stadium |
| Capacity: 60,000
| Capacity: 67,800 | Capacity: 53,000 | Capacity: 49,250 | Capacity: 48,712 |
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| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Toulouse
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Grenoble ! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Villeneuve d'Ascq ! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Béziers ! {{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| Capacity: 19,000
| Capacity: 18,548* | Capacity: 18,185 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 16,815 |
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| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Brive
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Agen ! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Bayonne ! {{flagicon|ENG}} Gloucester ! {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Belfast |
| Parc Municipal des Sports |
| Capacity: 16,000
| Capacity: 14,000 | Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 12,300 |
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| {{flagicon|WAL}} Llanelli
! {{flagicon|WAL}} Pontypool ! {{flagicon|WAL}} Pontypridd ! {{flagicon|ENG}} Otley |
| Stradey Park |
| Capacity: 10,800
| Capacity: 8,800 | Capacity: 7,200 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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{{Clear}}
Squads
{{Main|1991 Rugby World Cup squads}}
Referees
| style="vertical-align:top" | * {{flagicon|ARG}} Efraim Sklar
| * {{Flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Stephen Hilditch
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Format
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| width=20%|Pool 1
!width=20%|Pool 2 !width=20%|Pool 3 !width=20%|Pool 4 |
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| {{ru|NZL}} {{ru|ENG}} {{ru|ITA}} {{ru|USA}} | {{ru|SCO}} {{ru|IRE}} {{ru|JPN|1947}} {{ru|ZIM}} | {{ru|AUS}} {{ru|WAL}} {{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} {{ru|ARG}} | {{ru|FRA|1974}} {{ru|FIJ}} {{ru|CAN}} {{ru|ROU}} |
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 and Ireland, with matches played in both the Republic of Ireland and 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 3 October 1991 to 2 November 1991.
Pool stage
=Pool 1=
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| width=165|Team{{cite book | chapter = Second Tournament: 1991 in Britain, Ireland & France | page = [https://archive.org/details/irbworldrugbyyea0000paul/page/18/mode/2up 18] | title = IRB World Rugby Yearbook 2009 | date = 2008 | editor-first = Paul | editor-last = Morgan | publisher = Vision Sports Publishing | isbn = 9781905326419 | via = archive.org }}
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| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|NZL}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 39 | 9 |
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|ENG}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 33 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru|ITA}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 76 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru|USA}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 113 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date=3 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ENG}}
|score=12–18
|away={{ru|NZL}}
|pen1=Webb (3)
|drop1=Andrew
|try2=Jones
|con2=Fox
|pen2=Fox (4)
|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London
|attendance=57,000
|referee=Jim Fleming (Scotland)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=5 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ITA}}
|score=30–9
|away={{ru|USA}}
|try1=Barba
Francescato
Vaccari
Gaetaniello
|con1=Dominguez (4)
|pen1=Dominguez (2)
|try2=Swords
|con2=Williams
|pen2=Williams
|stadium=Cross Green, Otley
|attendance=7,500
|referee=Owen Doyle (Ireland)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=8 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|NZL}}
|score=46–6
|away={{ru|USA}}
|try1=Wright (3)
Earl
Purvis
Timu
Tuigamala
Innes
|con1=Preston (4)
|pen1=Preston (2)
|pen2=Williams (2)
|stadium=Kingsholm, Gloucester
|attendance=12,000
|referee=Efraim Sklar (Argentina)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=8 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ENG}}
|score=36–6
|away={{ru|ITA}}
|try1=Guscott (2)
Underwood
Webb
|con1=Webb (4)
|pen1=Webb (4)
|try2=Cuttitta
|con2=Dominguez
|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London
|attendance=30,000
|referee=Brian Anderson (Scotland)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=11 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ENG}}
|score=37–9
|away={{ru|USA}}
|try1=Underwood (2)
Carling
Skinner
Heslop
|con1=Hodgkinson (4)
|pen1=Hodgkinson (3)|
|try2=Nelson
|con2=Williams
|pen2=Williams
|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London
|attendance=45,000
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=13 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ITA}}
|score=21–31
|report=[http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/22450.html Report]
|away={{ru|NZL}}
|con1=Dominguez (2)
|pen1=Dominguez (3)
|try2=Brooke
Innes
Tuigamala
Hewett
|con2=Fox (3)
|pen2=Fox (3)
|stadium=Welford Road, Leicester
|attendance=15,711
|referee=Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
}}
=Pool 2=
{{rugbybox
|date=5 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|SCO}}
|score=47–9
|away={{ru|JPN|1947}}
|report=[http://en.espn.co.uk/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/match/22432.html Report]
|try1=S. Hastings
Stanger
Chalmers
White
Penalty try
Tukalo
G. Hastings
|con1=G. Hastings (5)
|pen1=G. Hastings (2)
Chalmers
|try2=Hosokawa
|con2=Hosokawa
|drop2=Hosokawa
|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
|attendance=40,000
|referee=Ed Morrison (England)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=6 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|IRE}}
|score=55–11
|away={{ru|ZIM}}
|report=[http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/22435.html Report]
|try1=Robinson (4)
Popplewell (2)
Geoghegan
Curtis
|con1=Keyes (4)
|pen1=Keyes (5)
|pen2=Ferreira
|stadium=Lansdowne Road, Dublin
|attendance=40,000
|referee=Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|IRE}}
|score=32–16
|away={{ru|JPN|1947}}
|report=[http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/22440.html Report]
|try1=Mannion (2)
O’Hara
Staples
|con1=Keyes (2)
|pen1=Keyes (4)
|con2=Hosokawa (2)
|stadium=Lansdowne Road, Dublin
|attendance=30,000
|referee=Laikini Colati (Fiji)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|SCO}}
|score=51–12
|away={{ru|ZIM}}
|report=[http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/22441.html Report]
|try1=Tukalo (3)
Turnbull
S. Hastings
Stanger
Weir
White
|con1=Dods (5)
|pen1=Dods (2)
|drop1=Wylie
|try2=Garvey (2)
|con2=Currin (2)
|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
|attendance=35,000
|referee=Don Reordan (United States)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=12 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|SCO}}
|score=24–15
|away={{Ru|IRE}}
|report=[http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/22447.html Report]
|con1=G. Hastings (2)
|pen1=G. Hastings (3)
|drop1=Chalmers
|pen2=Keyes (4)
|drop2=Keyes
|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
|attendance=60,000
|referee=Fred Howard (England)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=14 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|JPN|1947}}
|score=52–8
|away={{ru|ZIM}}
|report=[http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/22452.html Report]
|try1=Yoshida (2)
Mashuho (2)
Kutsuki (2)
Horikoshi
Luaiufi
Matsuo
|con1=Hosokawa (2)
|pen1=Hosokawa (4)
|attendance=9,500
|referee=René Hourquet (France)
}}
=Pool 3=
{{rugbybox
|date=4 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ARG}}
|score=19–32
|away={{ru|AUS}}
|try1=Terán (2)
|con1=Del Castillo
|pen1=Del Castillo
|drop1=Arbizu (2)
|try2=Campese (2)
Horan (2)
Kearns
|con2=Lynagh (3)
|pen2=Lynagh (2)
|stadium=Stradey Park, Llanelli
|attendance=11,000
|referee=Dave Bishop (New Zealand)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=6 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|WAL}}
|score=13–16
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2998154.stm Report]
|away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|con1=Ring
|pen1=Ring
|con2=Vaea
|pen2=Vaea (2)
|stadium=Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
|attendance=45,000
|referee=Patrick Robin (France)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|AUS}}
|score=9–3
|away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|pen1=Lynagh (3)
|pen2=Vaea
|stadium=Pontypool Park, Pontypool
|attendance=15,000
|referee=Ed Morrison (England)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|WAL}}
|score=16–7
|away={{ru|ARG}}
|try1=Arnold
|try2=García Simón
|pen2=Del Castillo
|stadium=Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
|attendance=35,000
|referee=René Hourquet (France)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=12 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|WAL}}
|score=3–38
|away={{ru|AUS}}
|pen1=Ring
|try2=Roebuck (2)
Slattery
Campese
Horan
Lynagh
|con2=Lynagh (4)
|pen2=Lynagh (2)
|stadium=Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
|attendance=54,000
|referee=Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=13 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ARG}}
|score=12–35
|away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|try1=Terán
|con1=Arbizu
|try2=Tagaloa (2)
Lima (2)
Bunce
Bachop
|con2=Vaea (4)
|pen2=Vaea
|stadium=Sardis Road, Pontypridd
|attendance=8,500
|referee=Brian Anderson (Scotland)
Replaced by Jim Fleming (Scotland) at halftime
}}
=Pool 4=
{{rugbybox
|date=4 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score=30–3
|away={{ru|ROU}}
|try1=Roumat
Lafond
Penalty try
Saint-André
|con1=Camberabero
|pen1=Camberabero (4)
|pen2=Nichitean
|stadium=Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers
|attendance=22,000
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=5 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=13–3
|away={{ru|FIJ}}
|try1=Stewart
|pen1=Rees (3)
|drop2=Serevi
|stadium=Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=8 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score=33–9
|away={{ru|FIJ}}
|try1=Lafond (3)
Sella (2)
Camberabero
|con1=Camberabero (3)
|pen1=Camberabero
|try2=Naruma
|con2=Koroduadua
|pen2=Koroduadua
|stadium=Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
|attendance=18,548
|referee=Derek Bevan (Wales)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=19–11
|away={{ru|ROU}}
|con1=Wyatt
|pen1=Wyatt (2)
|drop1=Rees
|pen2=Nichitean
|stadium=Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
|attendance=10,000
|referee=Sandy MacNeill (Australia)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=12 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FIJ}}
|score=15–17
|away={{ru|ROU}}
|pen1=Turuva (2)
|con2=Racean
|pen2=Nichitean
|stadium=Parc Municipal des Sports, Brive
|attendance=8,500
|referee=Owen Doyle (Ireland)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=13 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score=19–13
|away={{ru|CAN}}
|try1=Lafond
Saint-André
|con1=Camberabero
|pen1=Lacroix (2)
Camberabero
|try2=Wyatt
|drop2=Rees
|stadium=Stade Armandie, Agen
|attendance=15,000
|referee=Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
}}
Knockout stage
{{Round8|3rdplace=yes
|19 October – Edinburgh|{{ru|SCO}}|28|{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}|6
|19 October – Paris|{{ru|FRA|1974}}|10|{{ru|ENG}}|19
|20 October – Lille|{{ru|NZL}}|29|{{ru|CAN}}|13
|20 October – Dublin|{{ru|AUS}}|19|{{Ru|IRE}}|18
|26 October – Edinburgh|{{ru|SCO}}|6|{{ru|ENG}}|9
|27 October – Dublin|{{ru|NZL}}|6|{{ru|AUS}}|16
|2 November – London|{{ru|ENG}}|6|{{ru|AUS}}|12
|30 October – Cardiff|{{ru|SCO}}|6|{{ru|NZL}}|13
}}
=Quarter-finals=
{{rugbybox
|date=19 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score=10–19
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2965890.stm Report]
|away={{ru|ENG}}
|try1=Lafond
|pen1=Lacroix (2)
|con2=Webb
|pen2=Webb (3)
|stadium=Parc des Princes, Paris
|attendance=48,500
|referee=Dave Bishop (New Zealand)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=19 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|SCO}}
|score=28–6
|away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|report=[https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/archive-scotland-28-6-western-samoa-21-oct-1991-1-2960032 Report]
|con1=Hastings (2)
|pen1=Hastings (4)
|pen2=Vaea
|drop2=Bachop
|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
|attendance=54,000
|referee=Derek Bevan (Wales)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=20 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|IRE}}
|score=18–19
|report=[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/aug/20/rugbyunion.rugbyworldcup20079 Report]
|away={{ru|AUS}}
|try1=Hamilton
|con1=Keyes
|pen1=Keyes (3)
|drop1=Keyes
|con2=Lynagh (2)
|pen2=Lynagh
|stadium=Lansdowne Road, Dublin
|referee=Jim Fleming (Scotland)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=20 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=13–29
|away={{ru|NZL}}
|report=[http://en.espn.co.uk/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/match/22456.html Report]
|con1=Rees
|pen1=Wyatt
|try2=Timu (2)
McCahill
Brooke
Kirwan
|con2=Fox (3)
|pen2=Fox
|stadium=Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
|attendance=30,360
|referee=Fred Howard (England)
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{rugbybox
|date=26 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|SCO}}
|score=6–9
|away={{ru|ENG}}
|report=[http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/22457.html Report]
|pen1=G. Hastings (2)
|pen2=Webb (2)
|drop2=Andrew
|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
|attendance=54,000
|referee=Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
}}
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{{rugbybox
|date=27 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|AUS}}
|score=16–6
|away={{ru|NZL}}
|report=[http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/22458.html Report]
|con1=Lynagh
|pen1=Lynagh (2)
|pen2=Fox (2)
|stadium=Lansdowne Road, Dublin
|attendance=54,000
|referee=Jim Fleming (Scotland)
}}
=Third-place play-off=
{{rugbybox
|date=30 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|NZL}}
|score=13–6
|away={{ru|SCO}}
|report=[http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/22459.html Report]
|try1=Little
|pen1=Preston (3)
|pen2=G. Hastings (2)
|stadium=Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
|attendance=47,000
|referee=Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
}}
=Final=
{{Main|1991 Rugby World Cup Final}}
{{rugbybox
|date=2 November 1991
|home={{ru-rt|AUS}}
|score=12–6
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2960338.stm Report]
|away={{ru|ENG}}
|try1=Daly
|con1=Lynagh
|pen1=Lynagh (2)
|pen2=Webb (2)
|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London
|referee=Derek Bevan (Wales)
}}
Statistics
{{Main|1991 Rugby World Cup statistics}}
The tournament's top point scorer was Ireland's Ralph Keyes, who scored 68 points. David Campese and Jean-Baptiste Lafond scored the most tries, six in total.
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|+Top 10 point scorers | |||||
| width=145|Player
!width=145|Team !width=100|Position !width=40|Played !width=40|Tries !width=40|Conv{{shy}}ersions !width=40|Penal{{shy}}ties !width=40|Drop goals !width=40|Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|Ralph Keyes
|align="left"|{{Ru|IRE}} |4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 2 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|68 |
| align="left"|Michael Lynagh
|align="left"|{{Ru|AUS}} |6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|66 |
| align="left"|Gavin Hastings
|align="left"|{{Ru|SCO}} |5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|61 |
| align="left"|Jonathan Webb
|align="left"|{{Ru|ENG}} |5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|56 |
| align="left"|Grant Fox
|align="left"|{{Ru|NZL}} |4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|44 |
| align="left"|Didier Camberabero
|align="left"|{{Ru|FRA|1974}} |3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|32 |
| align="left"|Diego Dominguez
|align="left"|{{Ru|ITA}} |3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|29 |
| align="left"|Takahiro Hosokawa
|align="left"|{{Ru|JPN|1947}} |3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|29 |
| align="left"|Mathew Vaea
|align="left"|{{Ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} |4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|25 |
| align="left"|David Campese
|align="left"|{{Ru|AUS}} |Wing |6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ! scope=row style="background:#ccc" rowspan=2|24 |
| align="left"|Jean-Baptiste Lafond
|align="left"|{{Ru|FRA|1974}} |6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broadcasters
The event was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV who took over the rights from the BBC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10793015|title=ITV retains Rugby World Cup rights|date=28 July 2010|website=BBC News}} 13 million people in the United Kingdom watched the final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-world-cup-pundits-primed-for-the-onscreen-ruck-and-maul-1122568.html|title=Rugby World Cup: Pundits primed for the on-screen ruck and maul|date=26 September 1999|website=The Independent}} In Australia it was the second and the last (as of the 2023 tournament) Rugby World Cup to be broadcast on ABC television as, from 1995, the commercial networks 7, 9 and 10 would all take over the broadcast rights sometimes in partnership with pay and streaming broadcasters Fox and Stan.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In New Zealand, it was broadcast by TVNZ.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In France, it was broadcast by TF1 instead of France's traditional Rugby broadcasters Antenne2.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In Ireland it was broadcast by RTÉ.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} ITV, TF1 and RTE were the host broadcasters broadcasting the pictures around the world as well to their own countries.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{external media|video1={{youTube|_TkY6SViUkI|Rugby World Cup 1991 Quarter-final France v England}}}}
- [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/ Official Rugby World Cup Site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200831005905/http://en.espn.co.uk/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/series/18171.html?template=results Full Results and Statistics] at ESPN (archived 2020)
- [http://www.rugbyrefs.com/wiki/index.php/Rugby_World_Cup_Referees World Cup Referees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401160106/http://www.rugbyrefs.com/wiki/index.php/Rugby_World_Cup_Referees |date=1 April 2015 }} on RugbyRefs.com
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