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'{{About|the men's Rugby World Cup held in 1991|information about the Women's Rugby World Cup also held in 1991|1991 Women's Rugby World Cup}} {{Infobox Rugby World Cup | logo = | datefrom = 3 October | dateto = 2 November 1991 | host = | nations = 16 (33 qualifying) | champion = Australia | runnerup = England | matches = 32 | attendance = | apm = | top scorer = [[Ralph Keyes]] (68) ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) | most tries = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Baptiste Lafond]] (6)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Campese]] (6) | preceded by = [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] | succeeded by = [[1995 Rugby World Cup|1995]] }} 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 that time, the five European countries that participated in the [[Six Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]]. The [[1991 Rugby World Cup Final|World Cup Final]] was played at the [[Twickenham Stadium]] in [[London]], and saw [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] triumph 12-6 against an [[England national rugby union team|England]] side that had suddenly abandoned their forward-based approach to play a running game. ==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 quarterfinalists 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. {| table width=90% | width=50% valign="top" | *'''Africa''' **{{ru|ZIM}} (Africa 1) *'''Americas''' **{{ru|ARG}} (Americas 2) **{{ru|CAN}} (Americas 1) **{{ru|USA}} (Americas 3) *'''Oceania''' **{{ru|AUS}} (1987 Semi-finalist) **{{ru|FIJ}} (1987 Quarter-finalist) **{{ru|NZL}} (1987 Champion) **{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} (Asia 1) | width=50% valign="top" | *'''Asia''' **{{ru|JPN}} (Asia 2) *'''Europe''' **{{ru|ENG}} (Joint Host and 1987 Quarter-finalist) **{{ru|FRA}} (Joint Host and 1987 Runner-up) **{{Ru|IRE}} (Joint Host and 1987 Quarter-finalist) **{{ru|ITA}} (Europe 1) **{{ru|ROM}} (Europe 2) **{{ru|SCO}} (Joint Host and 1987 Quarter-finalist) **{{ru|WAL}} (Joint Host and 1987 Third Place) |} ==Stadia== {|class="wikitable" !City !Stadium !Capacity |- |[[London]] || [[Twickenham Stadium]] ||75,000 |- |[[Edinburgh]] || [[Murrayfield Stadium]] || 67,800 |- |[[Cardiff]] || [[Cardiff Arms Park]] || 53,000 |- |[[Paris]] || [[Parc des Princes]] || 48,712 |- |[[Dublin]] || [[Landsdowne Road]] || 49,250 |- |[[Toulouse]] || [[Stade Ernest-Wallon]] || 19,000 |- |[[Villeneuve d'Ascq]] || [[Stadium Lille-Metropole]] || 18,185 |- |[[Béziers]] || [[Stade de la Méditerranée]] || 18,000 |- |[[Leicester]] || [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]] || 16,815 |- |[[Brive]] || [[Parc Municipal des Sports]] || 16,000 |- |[[Grenoble]] || [[Stade Lesdiguières]] || 14,000 |- |[[Agen]] || [[Stade Armandie]] || 14,000 |- |[[Bayonne]] || [[Stade Jean Dauger]] || 13,500 |- |[[Gloucester]] || [[Kingsholm]] || 12,500 |- |[[Belfast]] || [[Ravenhill Stadium|Ravenhill]] || 12,300 |- |[[Llanelli]] || [[Stradey Park]] || 10,800 |- |[[Pontypool]] || [[Pontypool Park]] || 8,800 |- |[[Pontypridd]] || [[Sardis Road ground|Sardis Road]] || 7,200 |- |[[Otley R.U.F.C.|Otley]] || [[Cross Green]] || 5,000 |} ==Squads== {{main|1991 Rugby World Cup squads}} hfvghvghvvbvgytvhbfggvvghvcgcfgcrtfchgcgfxdcfcguhyhhjkhtgrfedswaehgfyhujik,l.;/..ljmnhgbyyyyyy' /;llllllllllllllllllloikujty7u8i9o0lp-;[=] p-7uy6uo\ ==Pool stage== ===Pool A=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{ru|NZL}} |3||0||0||95||39||'''9''' |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{ru|ENG}} |2||0||1||85||33||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{ru|ITA}} |1||0||2||57||76||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{ru|USA}} |0||0||3||24||113||'''3''' |} {{rugbybox |date=3 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|ENG}} |score=12 &ndash; 18 |away={{ru|NZL}} |homescore='''Pen:''' [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (3)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Rob Andrew|Andrew]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Michael Jones (rugby union player)|Jones]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Grant Fox|Fox]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Grant Fox|Fox]] (4) |stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], [[London]] |attendance= |referee=[[Jim Fleming]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=5 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|ITA}} |score=30 &ndash; 9 |away={{ru|USA}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Stefano Barba|Barba]], [[Ivan Francescato|Francescato]], [[Paolo Vaccari|Vaccari]], [[Fabio Gaetaniello|Gaetaniello]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Diego Dominguez|Dominguez]] (4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Diego Dominguez|Dominguez]] (2)| |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Kevin Swords|Swords]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Mark Williams (rugby player)|Williams]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Mark Williams (rugby player)|Williams]] |stadium=[[Cross Green]], [[Otley]] |attendance= |referee=[[Owen Doyle]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=8 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|NZL}} |score=46 &ndash; 6 |away={{ru|USA}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Terry Wright|Wright]] (3), [[Andy Earl (rugby union)|Earl]], [[Graham Purvis|Purvis]], [[John Timu|Timu]], [[Va'aiga Tuigamala|Tuigamala]], [[Craig Innes|Innes]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Jon Preston|Preston]] (4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Jon Preston|Preston]] (2) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Mark Williams (rugby player)|Williams]] (2) |stadium=[[Kingsholm]], [[Gloucester]] |attendance= |referee=[[Efraim Sklar]] ([[Argentine Rugby Union|Argentina]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=8 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|ENG}} |score=36 &ndash; 6 |away={{ru|ITA}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Jeremy Guscott|Guscott]] (2), [[Rory Underwood|Underwood]], [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (4) |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Marcello Cuttitta|Cuttitta]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Diego Dominguez|Dominguez]] |stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], [[London]] |attendance= |referee=[[Brian Anderson (referee)|Brian Anderson]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=11 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|ENG}} |score=37 &ndash; 9 |away={{ru|USA}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Rory Underwood|Underwood]] (2), [[Will Carling|Carling]], [[Mickey Skinner|Skinner]], [[Nigel Heslop|Heslop]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Simon Hodgkinson|Hodgkinson]] (4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Simon Hodgkinson|Hodgkinson]] (3)| |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Ray Nelson (rugby player)|Nelson]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Mark Williams (rugby player)|Williams]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Mark Williams (rugby player)|Williams]] |stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], [[London]] |attendance= |referee=[[Les Peard]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=13 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|ITA}} |score=21 &ndash; 31 |away={{ru|NZL}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Marcello Cuttitta|Cuttitta]], [[Massimo Bonomi|Bonomi]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Diego Dominguez|Dominguez]] (2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Diego Dominguez|Dominguez]] (3) |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Zinzan Brooke|Brooke]], [[Craig Innes|Innes]], [[Va'aiga Tuigamala|Tuigamala]], [[Jason Hewett|Hewett]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Grant Fox|Fox]] (3)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Grant Fox|Fox]] (3) |stadium=[[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] |attendance= |referee=[[Kerry Fitzgerald]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) }} ===Pool B=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{ru|SCO}} |3||0||0||122||36||'''9''' |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{Ru|IRE}} |2||0||1||102||51||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{ru|JPN}} |1||0||2||77||87||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{ru|ZIM}} |0||0||3||31||158||'''3''' |} {{rugbybox |date=5 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|SCO}} |score=47 &ndash; 9 |away={{ru|JPN}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Scott Hastings (rugby player)|S. Hastings]], [[Tony Stanger|Stanger]], [[Craig Chalmers|Chalmers]], [[Derek White (rugby player)|White]], Penalty Try, [[Iwan Tukalo|Tukalo]], [[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (5)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2), [[Craig Chalmers|Chalmers]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]]<br />'''Drop:''' [[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]] |stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]] |attendance= |referee=[[Ed Morrison]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=6 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|IRE}} |score=55 &ndash; 11 |away={{ru|ZIM}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Brian Robinson (rugby player)|Robinson]] (4), [[Nick Popplewell|Popplewell]] (2), [[Simon Geoghegan|Geoghegan]], [[David Curtis|Curtis]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (5) |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Brendon Dawson|Dawson]], [[William Schultz|Schultz]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Andrew Ferreira|Ferreira]] |stadium=[[Landsdowne Road]], [[Dublin]] |attendance= |referee=[[Keith Lawrence]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=9 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|IRE}} |score=32 &ndash; 16 |away={{ru|JPN}} |homescore='''Tries: ''' [[Noel Mannion|Mannion]] (2), [[Pat O'Hara (rugby player)|O’Hara]], [[Jim Staples (rugby player)|Staples]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (4) |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Toshiyuki Hayashi|Hayashi]], [[Hiroyuki Kajihara|Kajihara]], [[Yoshihito Yoshida|Yoshida]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]] (2) |stadium=[[Landsdowne Road]], [[Dublin]] |attendance= |referee=[[Laikini Colati]] ([[Fiji Rugby Union|Fiji]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=9 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|SCO}} |score=51 &ndash; 12 |away={{ru|ZIM}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Iwan Tukalo|Tukalo]] (3), [[Derek Turnbull (rugby union)|Turnbull]], [[Scott Hastings (rugby union)|S. Hastings]], [[Tony Stanger|Stanger]], [[Doddie Weir|Weir]], [[Derek White (rugby player)|White]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Peter Dods|Dods]] (5)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Peter Dods|Dods]] (2)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Doug Wyllie|Wylie]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Adrian Garvey|Garvey]] (2)<br />'''Con:''' [[Brian Currin|Currin]] (2) |stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]] |attendance= |referee=[[Don Reordan]] ([[USA Rugby|United States]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=12 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|SCO}} |score=24 &ndash; 15 |away={{Ru|IRE}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Graham Shiel|Shiel]], [[Gary Armstrong|Armstrong]] <br />'''Con:''' [[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (3)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Craig Chalmers|Chalmers]] |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (4)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] |stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]] |attendance= |referee=[[Fred Howard]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=14 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|JPN}} |score=52 &ndash; 8 |away={{ru|ZIM}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Yoshihito Yoshida|Yoshida]] (2), [[Terunori Masuho|Mashuho]] (2), [[Eiji Kutsuki|Kutsuki]] (2), [[Masami Horikoshi|Horikoshi]], [[Ekeroma Luaiufi|Luaiufi]], [[Katsuhiro Matsuo|Matsuo]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]] (2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]] (4) |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Richard Tsimba|Tsimba]], [[Honeywell Nguruve|Nguruve]] |stadium=[[Ravenhill Stadium]], [[Belfast]] |attendance= |referee=[[René Hourquet]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }} ===Pool C=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{ru|AUS}} |3||0||0||79||25||'''9''' |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} |2||0||1||54||34||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{ru|WAL}} |1||0||2||32||61||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{ru|ARG}} |0||0||3||38||83||'''3''' |} {{rugbybox |date=4 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|ARG}} |score=19 &ndash; 32 |away={{ru|AUS}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Martin Teran|Teran]] (2)<br />'''Con:''' [[Guillermo Del Castillo|Del Castillo]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Guillermo Del Castillo|Del Castillo]]<br />'''Drop:''' [[Lisandro Arbizu|Arbizu]] (2) |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[David Campese|Campese]] (2), [[Tim Horan|Horan]] (2), [[Phil Kearns|Kearns]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (3)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2) |stadium=[[Stradey Park]], [[Llanelli]] |attendance= |referee=[[David Bishop]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=6 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|WAL}} |score=13 &ndash; 16 |report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2998154.stm Report] |away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Arthur Emyr|Emyr]], [[Ieuan Evans|Evans]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Mark Ring|Ring]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Mark Ring|Ring]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[To'o Vaega|Vaega]], [[Sila Vaifale|Vaifale]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Matthew Vaea|Vaea]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Matthew Vaea|Vaea]] (2) |stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]] |attendance= |referee=[[Patrick Robin]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=9 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|AUS}} |score=9 &ndash; 3 |away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} |homescore='''Pen:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (3) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Matthew Vaea|Vaea]] |stadium=[[Pontypool Park]], [[Pontypool]] |attendance= |referee=[[Ed Morrison]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=9 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|WAL}} |score=16 &ndash; 7 |away={{ru|ARG}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Paul Arnold|Arnold]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Mark Ring|Ring]] (3), [[Mike Rayer|Rayer]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Hernan Simon|Simon]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Guillermo Del Castillo|Del Castillo]] |stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]] |attendance= |referee=[[René Hourquet]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=12 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|WAL}} |score=3 &ndash; 38 |away={{ru|AUS}} |homescore='''Pen:''' [[Mark Ring|Ring]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Marty Roebuck|Roebuck]] (2), [[Peter Slattery|Slattery]], [[David Campese|Campese]], [[Tim Horan|Horan]], [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2) |stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]] |attendance= |referee=[[Keith Lawrence]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=13 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|ARG}} |score=12 &ndash; 35 |away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Martin Teran|Teran]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Lisandro Arbizu|Arbizu]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Eduardo Laborde|Laborde]], [[Lisandro Arbizu|Arbizu]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Timo Tagaloa|Tagaola]] (2), [[Brian Lima|Lima]] (2), [[Frank Bunce|Bunce]], [[Steve Bachop|Bachop]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Matthew Vaea|Vaea]] (4)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Matthew Vaea|Vaea]] |stadium=[[Sardis Road]], [[Pontypridd]] |attendance= |referee=[[Brian Anderson (referee)|Brian Anderson]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]]) }} ===Pool D=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{ru|FRA}} |3||0||0||82||25||'''9''' |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |align=left|{{ru|CAN}} |2||0||1||45||33||'''7''' |- |align=left|{{ru|ROU}} |1||0||2||31||64||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{ru|FIJ}} |0||0||3||27||63||'''3''' |} {{rugbybox |date=4 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|FRA}} |score=30 &ndash; 3 |away={{ru|ROU}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Olivier Roumat|Roumat]], [[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]], Penalty Try, [[Philippe Saint-André|Saint-André]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]] (4) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Neculai Nichitean|Nichitean]] |stadium=[[Stade de la Méditerranée]], [[Béziers]] |attendance= |referee=[[Les Peard]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=5 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|CAN}} |score=13 &ndash; 3 |away={{ru|FIJ}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Scott Stewart (rugby player)|Stewart]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Gareth Rees (rugby player)|Rees]] (3) |awayscore='''Drop:''' [[Waisale Serevi|Serevi]] |stadium=[[Stade Jean Dauger]], [[Bayonne]] |attendance= |referee=[[Kerry Fitzgerald]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=8 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|FRA}} |score=33 &ndash; 9 |away={{ru|FIJ}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]] (3), [[Philippe Sella|Sella]] (2), [[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]] (3)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Pita Naruma|Naruma]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Severo Koroduadua|Koroduadua]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Severo Koroduadua|Koroduadua]] |stadium=[[Stade Lesdiguières]], [[Grenoble]] |attendance= |referee=[[Derek Bevan]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=9 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|CAN}} |score=19 &ndash; 11 |away={{ru|ROU}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Gordon MacKinnon|McKinnon]], [[Glen Ennis|Ennis]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Mark Wyatt]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Mark Wyatt|Wyatt]] (2)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Gareth Rees (rugby player)|Rees]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Adrian Lungu|Lungu]], [[Catalin Sasu|Sasu]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Neculai Nichitean|Nichitean]]| stadium=[[Stade Ernest-Wallon]], [[Toulouse]] |attendance= |referee=[[Sandy MacNeill]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=12 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|FIJ}} |score=15 &ndash; 17 |away={{ru|ROU}} |homescore='''Pen:''' [[Opeti Turuva|Turuva]] (2)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Tomasi Rabaka|Rabaka]] (2), [[Opeti Turuva|Turuva]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Gheorghe Ion|Ion]], [[Haralambie Dumitras|Dumitras]], [[Catalin Sasu|Sasu]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Nicolae Racean|Racean]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Neculai Nichitean|Nichitean]] |stadium=[[Parc Municipal des Sports]], [[Brive]] |attendance= |referee=[[Owen Doyle]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=13 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|FRA}} |score=19 &ndash; 13 |away={{ru|CAN}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]], [[Philippe Saint-André|Saint-André]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Thierry Lacroix|Lacroix]] (2), [[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Mark Wyatt|Wyatt]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Mark Wyatt|Wyatt]], [[Gareth Rees (rugby player)|Rees]]<br />'''Drop:''' [[Gareth Rees (rugby player)|Rees]] |stadium=[[Stade Armandie]], [[Agen]] |attendance= |referee=[[Stephen Hilditch]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }} ==Knock-out stage== {{Round8-with third <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--quarter finals --> |19 October – [[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]]|'''{{ru|SCO}}'''|'''28'''|{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}|6 |19 October – [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]]|{{ru|FRA}}|10|'''{{ru|ENG}}'''|'''19''' |20 October – [[Stadium Lille-Metropole]], [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]]|'''{{ru|NZL}}'''|'''29'''|{{ru|CAN}}|13 |20 October – [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]]|'''{{ru|AUS}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru|IRE}}|18 <!--semi finals --> |26 October – [[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]]|{{ru|SCO}}|6|'''{{ru|ENG}}'''|'''9''' |27 October – [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]]|{{ru|NZL}}|6|'''{{ru|AUS}}'''|'''16''' <!--final --> |2 November – [[Twickenham Stadium]], [[London]]|{{ru|ENG}}|6|'''{{ru|AUS}}'''|'''12''' <!--third place --> |30 October – [[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]]|{{ru|SCO}}|6|'''{{ru|NZL}}'''|'''13''' }} ===Quarter-finals=== {{rugbybox |date=19 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|FRA}} |score=10 &ndash; 19 |report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2965890.stm Report] |away={{ru|ENG}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Thierry Lacroix|Lacroix]] (2) |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[Rory Underwood|Underwood]], [[Will Carling|Carling]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (3) |stadium=[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]] |attendance= |referee=[[David Bishop]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=19 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|SCO}} |score=28 &ndash; 6 |away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[John Jeffrey|Jeffrey]] (2), [[Tony Stanger|Stanger]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Gavin Hastings|Hastings]] (2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Gavin Hastings|Hastings]] (4) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Matthew Vaea|Vaea]]<br />'''Drop goals:''' [[Steve Bachop|Bachop]] |stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]] |attendance= |referee=[[Derek Bevan]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=20 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|IRE}} |score=18 &ndash; 19 |report=[http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/aug/20/rugbyunion.rugbyworldcup20079 Report] |away={{ru|AUS}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Gordon Hamilton (rugby union)|Hamilton]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (3)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[David Campese|Campese]] (2), [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] |stadium=[[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]] |attendance= |referee=[[Jim Fleming]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=20 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|CAN}} |score=13 &ndash; 29 |away={{ru|NZL}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Chris Tynan|Tynan]], [[Al Charron|Charron]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Gareth Rees (rugby player)|Rees]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Mark Wyatt|Wyatt]] |awayscore='''Tries:''' [[John Timu|Timu]] (2), [[Bernie McCahill|McCahill]], [[Zinzan Brooke|Brooke]], [[John Kirwan (rugby)|Kirwan]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Grant Fox|Fox]] (3)<br />'''Pen:''' [[Grant Fox|Fox]] |stadium=[[Stadium Lille-Metropole]], [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]] |attendance= |referee=[[Fred Howard]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }} ===Semi-finals=== {{rugbybox |date=26 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|SCO}} |score=6 &ndash; 9 |away={{ru|ENG}} |homescore='''Pen:''' [[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (2)<br />'''Drop:''' [[Rob Andrew|Andrew]] |stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]] |attendance= |referee=[[Kerry Fitzgerald]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) }} ---- {{rugbybox |date=27 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|AUS}} |score=16 &ndash; 6 |away={{ru|NZL}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[David Campese|Campese]], [[Tim Horan|Horan]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Grant Fox|Fox]] (2) |stadium=[[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]] |attendance= |referee=[[Jim Fleming]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]]) }} ===Third-place play-off=== {{rugbybox |date=30 October 1991 |home={{ru-rt|NZL}} |score=13 &ndash; 6 |away={{ru|SCO}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Walter Little (rugby player)|Little]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Jon Preston|Preston]] (3) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2) |stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]] |attendance= |referee=[[Stephen Hilditch]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }} ===Final=== {{main|1991 Rugby World Cup Final}} {{rugbybox |date=2 November 1991 |home={{ru-rt|AUS}} |score=12 &ndash; 6 |report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2960338.stm Report] |away={{ru|ENG}} |homescore='''Tries:''' [[Tony Daly|Daly]]<br />'''Con:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]<br />'''Pen:''' [[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2) |awayscore='''Pen:''' [[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (2) |stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], [[London]] |attendance= |referee = [[Derek Bevan]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]]) }} {{winners|ru|1991 Rugby World Cup Champions|AUS|First}} ==External links== * [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/ Rugbyworldcup.com] * [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/season=1991/history/matchlist.html 1991 results] * [http://www.worldcupweb.com/WCrugby/1991.asp 1991 Rugby World Cup] on Worldcupweb.com {{Rugby Union World Cup}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2011}} [[Category:1991 in rugby union|World Cup]] [[Category:1991 in England|Rugby World Cup]] [[Category:1991 in France|Rugby World Cup]] [[Category:1991 in the United Kingdom|Rugby World Cup]] [[Category:1991 Rugby World Cup| ]] [[Category:Rugby World Cup tournaments]] [[Category:Multi-sport events in the United Kingdom|Rugby]] [[Category:Sports festivals in Ireland]] [[Category:Sports festivals in Wales]] [[Category:Sports festivals in France|Rugby]] [[Category:Sports festivals in Scotland]] [[Category:Rugby union competitions in England]] [[Category:Rugby union in Ireland]] [[Category:Rugby union competitions in Wales]] [[Category:Rugby union in France]] [[Category:Rugby union in Scotland]] [[af:Rugbywêreldbeker 1991]] [[de:Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft 1991]] [[es:Copa Mundial de Rugby de 1991]] [[fr:Coupe du monde de rugby à XV 1991]] [[gl:Copa do Mundo de Rugby 1991]] [[it:Coppa del Mondo di rugby 1991]] [[ka:რაგბის მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატი 1991]] [[nl:Wereldkampioenschap rugby 1991]] [[ja:1991 ラグビーワールドカップ]] [[no:Verdensmesterskapet i rugby union 1991]] [[pl:Puchar Świata w Rugby 1991]] [[pt:Copa do Mundo de Rugby de 1991]] [[ru:Чемпионат мира по регби 1991]] [[sv:Världsmästerskapet i rugby 1991]]'