1991 Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup extravaganza that had begun in 1987 was carried forward with full glory and enthusiasm to the 1991 Rugby World Cup .

The Rugby World Cup of 1991 was hosted by England along with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France.

New Zealand, the former Rugby World champions participated with a determination of retaining the cup. In the 1991 Rugby World Cup , qualifications were made on the basis of qualification matches . The quarter finalists of 1987 Rugby World Cup were automatically selected leaving place for eight other teams. The event began from 3 rd October, 1991 and ended on 2 nd November, 1991. There were total of sixteen teams who were divided into four pools and each pool had four members under it. Top two members from each team progressed to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were a knock-out game and the four top-scoring teams reached the semi-finals. The final match was played between Australia and England, with Australia clinching the winners’ tag.

Participating National Teams

Pool 1	Pool 2	Pool 3	Pool 4
New Zealand	Scotland	Australia	France
England	Ireland	Wales	Fiji
Italy	Japan	Western Samoa	Canada
United States	Zimbabwe	Argentina	Romania

Stadium Venues

Stadium Name	Capacity	City Name
Twickenham Stadium	75000	London	England, UK
Murrayfield Stadium	67800	Edinburgh	Scotland, UK
National Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park)	53000	Cardiff	Wales, UK
Parc des Princes	48712	Paris	France
Lansdowne Road	49250	Dublin	Ireland
Stade Ernest-Wallon	19000	Toulouse	France
Stadium Lille-Metropole	18185	Villeneuve d’Ascq	France
Stade de la Méditerranée	18000	Béziers	France
Welford Road	16815	Leicester	England, UK
Parc Municipal des Sports	16000	Brive	France
Stade Lesdiguières	14000	Grenoble	France
Stade Armandie	14000	Agen	France
Stade Jean Dauger	13500	Bayonne	France
Kingsholm	12500	Gloucester	England, UK
Ravenhill	12300	Belfast	England, UK
Stradey Park	10800	Llanelli	Wales, UK
Pontypool Park	8800	Pontypool	Wales, UK
Sardis Road	7200	Pontypridd	Wales, UK
Cross Green	5000	Otley	England, UK

1991 Rugby World Cup Results

Scheduled Date	Team 1	Match Result	Team 2	Stadium Venue	Country
Pool 1
Oct 3, 1991	England	41261	New Zealand	London	England, UK
Oct 5, 1991	Italy	30 – 9	USA	Otley	England, UK
Oct 8, 1991	New Zealand	46 – 6	USA	Gloucester	England, UK
Oct 8, 1991	England	36 – 6	Italy	London	England, UK
Oct 11, 1991	England	37 – 9	USA	London	England, UK
Oct 13, 1991	Italy	21 – 31	New Zealand	Leicester	England, UK
Pool 2
Oct 5, 1991	Scotland	47 – 9	Japan	Edinburgh	Scotland, UK
Oct 6, 1991	Ireland	55 – 11	Zimbabwe	Dublin	Ireland
Oct 9, 1991	Ireland	32 – 16	Japan	Dublin	Ireland
Oct 9, 1991	Scotland	51 – 12	Zimbabwe	Edinburgh	Scotland, UK
Oct 12, 1991	Scotland	24 – 15	Ireland	Edinburgh	Scotland, UK
Oct 14, 1991	Japan	52 – 8	Zimbabwe	Belfast	Ireland
Pool 3
Oct 4, 1991	Argentina	19 – 32	Australia	Llanelli	Wales, UK
Oct 6, 1991	Wales	13 – 16	Samoa	Cardiff	Wales, UK
Oct 9, 1991	Australia	41155	Samoa	Pontypool	Wales, UK
Oct 9, 1991	Wales	16 – 7	Argentina	Cardiff	Wales, UK
Oct 12, 1991	Wales	13940	Australia	Cardiff	Wales, UK
Oct 13, 1991	Argentina	13119	Samoa	Pontypridd	Wales, UK
Pool 4
Oct 4, 1991	France	30 – 3	Romania	Béziers	France
Oct 5, 1991	Canada	13 – 3	Fiji	Bayonne	France
Oct 8, 1991	France	33 – 9	Fiji	Grenoble	France
Oct 9, 1991	Canada	19 – 11	Romania	Toulouse	France
Oct 12, 1991	Fiji	15 – 17	Romania	Brive	France
Oct 13, 1991	France	19 – 13	Canada	Agen	France
Quarter Finals
Oct 19, 1991	Scotland	28 – 6	Samoa	Edinburgh	Scotland, UK
Oct 19, 1991	France	41201	England	Paris	France
Oct 20, 1991	Ireland	18 – 19	Australia	Dublin	Ireland
Oct 20, 1991	Canada	13 – 29	New Zealand	Villeneuve-d’Ascq	France
Semi Finals
Oct 26, 1991	Scotland	41069	England	Edinburgh	Scotland, UK
Oct 27, 1991	Australia	16 – 6	New Zealand	Dublin	Ireland
3rd Place Play-Off
Oct 30, 1991	New Zealand	13 – 6	Scotland	Cardiff	Wales, UK
Final
Nov 2, 1991	England	41072	Australia	London	England, UK