1991 Rugby World Cup was inaugurated with sixteen participating teams , out of which eight teams were from the 1987 World Cup quarter final and eight teams were selected from qualifying matches.
1991 Rugby World Cup became a huge success with rugby-lovers. The standard of the matches were better than the previous Rugby World Cup matches. Australia was the champion of the 1991 Rugby World Cup defeating England on 2 nd November, 1991 at Twickenham in London.
Participation in 1991 Rugby World Cup came from all over the world. Countries from all the major continents participated in the 1991 World Cup . Countries from the African continent, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania formed the participating teams . The only team to represent the African continent was Zimbabwe. Argentina, Canada and United States represented the Americas. Japan was the only rugby playing team participating from the Asian continent in the 1991 Rugby World Cup . Oceania had a new team in the 1991 Rugby World Cup . The countries that represented Oceania were Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Western Samoa. The largest participation came from the European continent as rugby is one of the most loved games in the European continent. The countries from Europe were England, France, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Scotland and Wales. The final game was played between Australia and England at Twickenham in London.
