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

Last Updated On : September 24, 2015