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{{Short description|2nd Rugby World Cup}}
{{About|the men's tournament|information about the women's tournament|1991 Women's Rugby World Cup}}
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{{Infobox Rugby World Cup
| logo               = RWC1991logo.svg
| logosize           = 130px
| datefrom           = 3 October
| dateto             = 2 November (31 days)
| other_titles       = {{collapsible list
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|title = {{resize|1.0 em|4 other names}}
|{{Infobox|subbox=yes|bodystyle=font-size:80%;font-weight:normal;
|rowclass1 =mergedrow|label1=[[French language|French]]:|data1='''{{lang|fr|Coupe du monde de rugby 1991}}'''
|rowclass2 = mergedrow|label2=[[Irish language|Irish]]:|data2='''{{lang|ga|Corn an domhain sa rugbaí 1991}}'''
|rowclass3 = mergedrow|label3=[[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]]:|data3='''{{lang|sco| Cupa na cruinne rugbaidh 1991}}'''
|rowclass4 = mergedrow|label4=[[Welsh language|Welsh]]:|data4='''{{lang|cy|Cwpan rygbi'r byd 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]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Campese]]<br/>(6 tries each)
| prev        = [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]]
| next       = [[1995 Rugby World Cup|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 [[Six Nations Championship|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 [[Samoa national rugby union team|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 national rugby union team|Wales]], who finished third in Pool 3. Also notable in pool play was that [[Canada national rugby union team|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 national rugby union team|New Zealand]] or [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/22548/7093447/the-stars-of-1991|title=The stars of 1991|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[England national rugby union team|England]] knocked out 1987 finalist [[France national rugby union team|France]] in a bruising encounter.<ref>{{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 &#124; Martin Pengelly|date=17 March 2020|website=The Guardian}}</ref> [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] pipped [[Ireland national rugby union team|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

The [[1991 Rugby World Cup Final|final]] was played at [[Twickenham Stadium]] in London, and saw Australia triumph 12–6 against England, with a first-half try from prop [[Tony Daly]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>

==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.

{| class="wikitable" width=98%
|-
!width=20%| Africa
!width=26%| Americas
!width=21%| Europe
!width=31%| Oceania/Asia
|-
|
*{{ru|ZIM}} (Africa)
|
*{{ru|ARG}} (Americas 2)
*{{ru|CAN}} (Americas 1)
*{{ru|USA}} (Americas 3)
|
*{{ru|ENG}} 
*{{ru|FRA|1974}} 
*{{Ru|IRE}} 
*{{ru|ITA}} (Europe 1)
*{{ru|ROU}} (Europe 2)
*{{ru|SCO}} 
*{{ru|WAL}} 
|
*{{ru|AUS}}
*{{ru|FIJ}} 
*{{ru|NZL}} (1987 Champions)
*{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}} (Oceania/Asia 1)
*{{ru|JPN|1947}} (Oceania/Asia 2)
|}

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]]
! {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Edinburgh]]
! {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff]]
! {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Dublin]]
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Paris]]
|-
| [[Twickenham Stadium]]
| [[Murrayfield Stadium]]
| [[National Stadium, Cardiff|National Stadium]]
| [[Lansdowne Road]]
| [[Parc des Princes]]
|-
| Capacity: '''75,000'''
| Capacity: '''67,800'''
| Capacity: '''53,000'''
| Capacity: '''49,250'''
| Capacity: '''48,712'''
|-
| [[File:Twickenham rfu.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:A pot of gold... - geograph.org.uk - 718806.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:The National Stadium The Arms Park Cardiff.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Leinster2006.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Paris-Parc-des-Princes.jpg|200px]]
|-
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Toulouse]]
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Grenoble]]
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]]
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Béziers]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester]]
|-
| [[Stade Ernest-Wallon]]
| [[Stade Lesdiguières]]
| [[Stadium Lille-Metropole]]
| [[Stade de la Méditerranée]]
| [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]]
|-
| Capacity: '''19,000'''
| Capacity: '''18,548*'''
| Capacity: '''18,185'''
| Capacity: '''18,000'''
| Capacity: '''16,815'''
|-
| [[File:Stade-ernest-wallon-04.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Tribune lienard.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Stadium Nord (Champions League).png|200px]]
| [[File:BéziersMassy2.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Welford Road, Leicester Tigers.jpg|200px]]
|-
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Brive]]
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Agen]]
! {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Bayonne]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gloucester]]
! {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Belfast]]
|-
| [[Stade Amédée-Domenech|Parc Municipal des Sports]]
| [[Stade Armandie]]
| [[Stade Jean Dauger]]
| [[Kingsholm]]
| [[Ravenhill Stadium|Ravenhill]]
|-
| Capacity: '''16,000'''
| Capacity: '''14,000'''
| Capacity: '''13,500'''
| Capacity: '''12,500'''
| Capacity: '''12,300'''
|-
| [[File:Stade Amédée Domenech.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:Tribuneouest.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:STA 0480.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Kingsholm in 2007.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Ravenhillstadium.jpg|200px]]
|-
! {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Llanelli]]
! {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Pontypool]]
! {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Pontypridd]]
! {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Otley]]
|-
| [[Stradey Park]]
| [[Pontypool Park]]
| [[Sardis Road]]
| [[Cross Green]]
|-
| Capacity: '''10,800'''
| Capacity: '''8,800'''
| Capacity: '''7,200'''
| Capacity: '''5,000'''
|-
| [[File:Stradey Park.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Pontypool Rugby Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1760922.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Sardis Road - Pontypridd.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Cross Green rugby ground, Otley.jpg|200px]]
|}
{{Clear}}

==Squads==
{{Main|1991 Rugby World Cup squads}}

==Referees==
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
||
* {{flagicon|ARG}} Efraim Sklar
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Fitzgerald]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} Sandy MacNeill
* {{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Howard
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ed Morrison (rugby union)|Ed Morrison]]
* {{flagicon|FIJ}} Lakini Colati
* {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} René Hourquet
* {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Patrick Robin
* {{Flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Owen Doyle
||
* {{Flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Stephen Hilditch]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dave Bishop (rugby referee)|Dave Bishop]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} Keith Lawrence
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Brian Anderson
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Fleming (rugby union, born 1951)|Jim Fleming]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} Don Reordan
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Derek Bevan]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} Les Peard
|}

==Format==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%"
|-
!width=20%|Pool 1
!width=20%|Pool 2
!width=20%|Pool 3
!width=20%|Pool 4
|-
|
{{ru|NZL}}<br />
{{ru|ENG}}<br />
{{ru|ITA}}<br />
{{ru|USA}}<br />
|
{{ru|SCO}}<br />
{{ru|IRE}}<br />
{{ru|JPN|1947}}<br />
{{ru|ZIM}}<br />
|
{{ru|AUS}}<br />
{{ru|WAL}}<br />
{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}<br />
{{ru|ARG}}<br />
|
{{ru|FRA|1974}}<br />
{{ru|FIJ}}<br />
{{ru|CAN}}<br />
{{ru|ROU}}<br />
|}
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 Rugby World Cup|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===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=25|P
!width=25|W
!width=25|D
!width=25|L
!width=25|PF
!width=25|PA
!width=25|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|NZL}}
|3||3||0||0||95||39||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|ENG}}
|3||2||0||1||85||33||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|ITA}}
|3||1||0||2||57||76||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|USA}}
|3||0||0||3||24||113||'''0'''
|}

{{rugbybox
|date=3 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ENG}}
|score=12–18
|away={{ru|NZL}}
|pen1=[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (3)
|drop1=[[Rob Andrew|Andrew]]
|try2=[[Michael Jones (rugby union)|Jones]]
|con2=[[Grant Fox|Fox]]
|pen2=[[Grant Fox|Fox]] (4)
|stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], London
|attendance=57,000
|referee=[[Jim Fleming (rugby union, born 1951)|Jim Fleming]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=5 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ITA}}
|score=30–9
|away={{ru|USA}}
|try1=[[Stefano Barba|Barba]]<br />[[Ivan Francescato|Francescato]]<br />[[Paolo Vaccari|Vaccari]]<br />[[Fabio Gaetaniello|Gaetaniello]]
|con1=[[Diego Domínguez (rugby union)|Dominguez]] (4)
|pen1=[[Diego Domínguez (rugby union)|Dominguez]] (2)
|try2=[[Kevin Swords|Swords]]
|con2=[[Mark Williams (rugby union)|Williams]]
|pen2=[[Mark Williams (rugby union)|Williams]]
|stadium=[[Cross Green]], [[Otley]]
|attendance=7,500
|referee=Owen Doyle ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=8 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|NZL}}
|score=46–6
|away={{ru|USA}}
|try1=[[Terry Wright (rugby union)|Wright]] (3)<br />[[Andy Earl (rugby union)|Earl]]<br />[[Graham Purvis|Purvis]]<br />[[John Timu (rugby)|Timu]]<br />[[Va'aiga Tuigamala|Tuigamala]]<br />[[Craig Innes|Innes]]
|con1=[[Jon Preston|Preston]] (4)
|pen1=[[Jon Preston|Preston]] (2)
|pen2=[[Mark Williams (rugby union)|Williams]] (2)
|stadium=[[Kingsholm]], [[Gloucester]]
|attendance=12,000
|referee=[[Efraim Sklar]] ([[Argentine Rugby Union|Argentina]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=8 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ENG}}
|score=36–6
|away={{ru|ITA}}
|try1=[[Jeremy Guscott|Guscott]] (2)<br />[[Rory Underwood|Underwood]]<br />[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]]
|con1=[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (4)
|pen1=[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (4)
|try2=[[Marcello Cuttitta|Cuttitta]]
|con2=[[Diego Domínguez (rugby union)|Dominguez]]
|stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], London
|attendance=30,000
|referee=[[Brian Anderson (referee)|Brian Anderson]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=11 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ENG}}
|score=37–9
|away={{ru|USA}}
|try1=[[Rory Underwood|Underwood]] (2)<br />[[Will Carling|Carling]]<br />[[Mickey Skinner|Skinner]]<br />[[Nigel Heslop|Heslop]]
|con1=[[Simon Hodgkinson|Hodgkinson]] (4)
|pen1=[[Simon Hodgkinson|Hodgkinson]] (3)|
|try2=[[Ray Nelson (rugby union)|Nelson]]
|con2=[[Mark Williams (rugby union)|Williams]]
|pen2=[[Mark Williams (rugby union)|Williams]]
|stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], London
|attendance=45,000
|referee=[[Les Peard]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]])
}}
----
{{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}}
|try1=[[Marcello Cuttitta|Cuttitta]]<br />[[Massimo Bonomi|Bonomi]]
|con1=[[Diego Domínguez (rugby union)|Dominguez]] (2)
|pen1=[[Diego Domínguez (rugby union)|Dominguez]] (3)
|try2=[[Zinzan Brooke|Brooke]]<br />[[Craig Innes|Innes]]<br />[[Va'aiga Tuigamala|Tuigamala]]<br />[[Jason Hewett|Hewett]]
|con2=[[Grant Fox|Fox]] (3)
|pen2=[[Grant Fox|Fox]] (3)
|stadium=[[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]]
|attendance=15,711
|referee=[[Kerry Fitzgerald]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]])
}}

===Pool 2===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=25|P
!width=25|W
!width=25|D
!width=25|L
!width=25|PF
!width=25|PA
!width=25|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|SCO}}
|3||3||0||0||122||36||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru|IRE}}
|3||2||0||1||102||51||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|JPN|1947}}
|3||1||0||2||77||87||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|ZIM}}
|3||0||0||3||31||158||'''0'''
|}

{{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=[[Scott Hastings (rugby union)|S. Hastings]]<br />[[Tony Stanger|Stanger]]<br />[[Craig Chalmers|Chalmers]]<br />[[Derek White (rugby union)|White]]<br />[[Try (rugby)|Penalty try]]<br />[[Iwan Tukalo|Tukalo]]<br />[[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]]
|con1=[[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (5)
|pen1=[[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2)<br />[[Craig Chalmers|Chalmers]]
|try2=[[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]]
|con2=[[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]]
|drop2=[[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]]
|stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], Edinburgh
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Ed Morrison (referee)|Ed Morrison]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]])
}}
----
{{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=[[Brian Robinson (rugby union)|Robinson]] (4)<br />[[Nick Popplewell|Popplewell]] (2)<br />[[Simon Geoghegan|Geoghegan]]<br />[[David Curtis (rugby union)|Curtis]]
|con1=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (4)
|pen1=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (5)
|try2=[[Brendon Dawson|Dawson]]<br />[[William Schultz (rugby union)|Schultz]]
|pen2=[[Andy Ferreira|Ferreira]]
|stadium=[[Lansdowne Road]], Dublin
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Keith Lawrence (rugby)|Keith Lawrence]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]])
}}
----
{{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=[[Noel Mannion|Mannion]] (2)<br />[[Pat O'Hara (rugby union)|O’Hara]]<br />[[Jim Staples (rugby union)|Staples]]
|con1=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (2)
|pen1=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (4)
|try2=[[Toshiyuki Hayashi|Hayashi]]<br />[[Hiroyuki Kajihara|Kajihara]]<br />[[Yoshihito Yoshida|Yoshida]]
|con2=[[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]] (2)
|stadium=[[Lansdowne Road]], Dublin
|attendance=30,000
|referee=[[Laikini Colati]] ([[Fiji Rugby Union|Fiji]])
}}
----
{{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=[[Iwan Tukalo|Tukalo]] (3)<br />[[Derek Turnbull (rugby union)|Turnbull]]<br />[[Scott Hastings (rugby union)|S. Hastings]]<br />[[Tony Stanger|Stanger]]<br />[[Doddie Weir|Weir]]<br />[[Derek White (rugby union)|White]]
|con1=[[Peter Dods|Dods]] (5)
|pen1=[[Peter Dods|Dods]] (2)
|drop1=[[Douglas Wyllie|Wylie]]
|try2=[[Adrian Garvey|Garvey]] (2)
|con2=[[Brian Currin (rugby union)|Currin]] (2)
|stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], Edinburgh
|attendance=35,000
|referee=[[Don Reordan]] ([[USA Rugby|United States]])
}}
----
{{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]
|try1=[[Graham Shiel|Shiel]]<br />[[Gary Armstrong (rugby)|Armstrong]]
|con1=[[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2)
|pen1=[[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (3)
|drop1=[[Craig Chalmers|Chalmers]]
|pen2=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (4)
|drop2=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]]
|stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], Edinburgh
|attendance=60,000
|referee=Fred Howard ([[Rugby Football Union|England]])
}}
----
{{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=[[Yoshihito Yoshida|Yoshida]] (2)<br />[[Terunori Masuho|Mashuho]] (2)<br />[[Eiji Kutsuki|Kutsuki]] (2)<br />[[Masami Horikoshi|Horikoshi]]<br />[[Ekeroma Luaiufi|Luaiufi]]<br />[[Katsuhiro Matsuo|Matsuo]]
|con1=[[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]] (2)
|pen1=[[Takahiro Hosokawa|Hosokawa]] (4)
|try2=[[Richard Tsimba|Tsimba]]<br />[[Honeywell Nguruve|Nguruve]]
|stadium=[[Ravenhill Stadium|Ravenhill]], [[Belfast]]
|attendance=9,500
|referee=[[René Hourquet]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]])
}}

===Pool 3===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=25|P
!width=25|W
!width=25|D
!width=25|L
!width=25|PF
!width=25|PA
!width=25|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|AUS}}
|3||3||0||0||79||25||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|3||2||0||1||54||34||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|WAL}}
|3||1||0||2||32||61||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|ARG}}
|3||0||0||3||38||83||'''0'''
|}

{{rugbybox
|date=4 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ARG}}
|score=19–32
|away={{ru|AUS}}
|try1=[[Martín Terán|Terán]] (2)
|con1=[[Guillermo del Castillo|Del Castillo]]
|pen1=[[Guillermo del Castillo|Del Castillo]]
|drop1=[[Lisandro Arbizu|Arbizu]] (2)
|try2=[[David Campese|Campese]] (2)<br />[[Tim Horan|Horan]] (2)<br />[[Phil Kearns|Kearns]]
|con2=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (3)
|pen2=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2)
|stadium=[[Stradey Park]], [[Llanelli]]
|attendance=11,000
|referee=[[Dave Bishop (rugby referee)|Dave Bishop]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]])
}}
----
{{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}}
|try1=[[Arthur Emyr|Emyr]]<br />[[Ieuan Evans|Evans]]
|con1=[[Mark Ring|Ring]]
|pen1=[[Mark Ring|Ring]]
|try2=[[To'o Vaega|Vaega]]<br />[[Sila Vaifale|Vaifale]]
|con2=[[Mathew Vaea|Vaea]]
|pen2=[[Mathew Vaea|Vaea]] (2)
|stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]]
|attendance=45,000
|referee=[[Patrick Robin]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|AUS}}
|score=9–3
|away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|pen1=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (3)
|pen2=[[Mathew Vaea|Vaea]]
|stadium=[[Pontypool Park]], [[Pontypool]]
|attendance=15,000
|referee=[[Ed Morrison (referee)|Ed Morrison]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|WAL}}
|score=16–7
|away={{ru|ARG}}
|try1=[[Paul Arnold (rugby union)|Arnold]]
|pen1=[[Mark Ring|Ring]] (3)<br />[[Mike Rayer|Rayer]]
|try2=[[Hernán García Simón|García Simón]]
|pen2=[[Guillermo del Castillo|Del Castillo]]
|stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]]
|attendance=35,000
|referee=[[René Hourquet]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=12 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|WAL}}
|score=3–38
|away={{ru|AUS}}
|pen1=[[Mark Ring|Ring]]
|try2=[[Marty Roebuck|Roebuck]] (2)<br />[[Peter Slattery|Slattery]]<br />[[David Campese|Campese]]<br />[[Tim Horan|Horan]]<br />[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]
|con2=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (4)
|pen2=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2)
|stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]]
|attendance=54,000
|referee=[[Keith Lawrence (rugby)|Keith Lawrence]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=13 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|ARG}}
|score=12–35
|away={{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|try1=[[Martín Terán|Terán]]
|con1=[[Lisandro Arbizu|Arbizu]]
|pen1=[[Eduardo Laborde|Laborde]]<br />[[Lisandro Arbizu|Arbizu]]
|try2=[[Timo Tagaloa|Tagaloa]] (2)<br />[[Brian Lima|Lima]] (2)<br />[[Frank Bunce|Bunce]]<br />[[Steve Bachop|Bachop]]
|con2=[[Mathew Vaea|Vaea]] (4)
|pen2=[[Mathew Vaea|Vaea]]
|stadium=[[Sardis Road]], [[Pontypridd]]
|attendance=8,500
|referee=[[Brian Anderson (referee)|Brian Anderson]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]])<br />Replaced by [[Jim Fleming (rugby referee)|Jim Fleming]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]]) at halftime
}}

===Pool 4===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=25|P
!width=25|W
!width=25|D
!width=25|L
!width=25|PF
!width=25|PA
!width=25|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|3||3||0||0||82||25||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru|CAN}}
|3||2||0||1||45||33||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|ROU}}
|3||1||0||2||31||64||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru|FIJ}}
|3||0||0||3||27||63||'''0'''
|}

{{rugbybox
|date=4 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score=30–3
|away={{ru|ROU}}
|try1=[[Olivier Roumat|Roumat]]<br />[[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]]<br />[[Try (rugby)|Penalty try]]<br />[[Philippe Saint-André|Saint-André]]
|con1=[[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]
|pen1=[[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]] (4)
|pen2=[[Neculai Nichitean|Nichitean]]
|stadium=[[Stade de la Méditerranée]], [[Béziers]]
|attendance=22,000
|referee=[[Les Peard]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=5 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=13–3
|away={{ru|FIJ}}
|try1=[[Scott Stewart (rugby union)|Stewart]]
|pen1=[[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]] (3)
|drop2=[[Waisale Serevi|Serevi]]
|stadium=[[Stade Jean Dauger]], [[Bayonne]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=[[Kerry Fitzgerald]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=8 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score=33–9
|away={{ru|FIJ}}
|try1=[[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]] (3)<br />[[Philippe Sella|Sella]] (2)<br />[[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]
|con1=[[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]] (3)
|pen1=[[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]
|try2=[[Pita Naruma|Naruma]]
|con2=[[Severo Koroduadua|Koroduadua]]
|pen2=[[Severo Koroduadua|Koroduadua]]
|stadium=[[Stade Lesdiguières]], [[Grenoble]]
|attendance=18,548
|referee=[[Derek Bevan]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=9 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|CAN}}
|score=19–11
|away={{ru|ROU}}
|try1=[[Gordon MacKinnon|McKinnon]]<br />[[Glen Ennis|Ennis]]
|con1=[[Mark Wyatt (rugby union, born 1961)|Wyatt]]
|pen1=[[Mark Wyatt (rugby union, born 1961)|Wyatt]] (2)
|drop1=[[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]]
|try2=[[Adrian Lungu|Lungu]]<br />[[Catalin Sasu|Sasu]]
|pen2=[[Neculai Nichitean|Nichitean]]
|stadium=[[Stade Ernest-Wallon]], [[Toulouse]]
|attendance=10,000
|referee=[[Sandy MacNeill]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=12 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FIJ}}
|score=15–17
|away={{ru|ROU}}
|pen1=[[Opeti Turuva|Turuva]] (2)
|drop1=[[Tomasi Rabaka|Rabaka]] (2)<br />[[Opeti Turuva|Turuva]]
|try2=[[Gheorghe Ion|Ion]]<br />[[Haralambie Dumitras|Dumitras]]<br />[[Catalin Sasu|Sasu]]
|con2=[[Nicolae Racean|Racean]]
|pen2=[[Neculai Nichitean|Nichitean]]
|stadium=[[Parc Municipal des Sports]], [[Brive]]
|attendance=8,500
|referee=Owen Doyle ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]])
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date=13 October 1991
|home={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score=19–13
|away={{ru|CAN}}
|try1=[[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]]<br />[[Philippe Saint-André|Saint-André]]
|con1=[[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]
|pen1=[[Thierry Lacroix|Lacroix]] (2)<br />[[Didier Camberabero|Camberabero]]
|try2=[[Mark Wyatt (rugby union, born 1961)|Wyatt]]
|pen2=[[Mark Wyatt (rugby union, born 1961)|Wyatt]]<br />[[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]]
|drop2=[[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]]
|stadium=[[Stade Armandie]], [[Agen]]
|attendance=15,000
|referee=[[Stephen Hilditch]] ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]])
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round8|3rdplace=yes
<!--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|1974}}|10|'''{{ru|ENG}}'''|'''19'''
|20 October – [[Stadium Lille Métropole|Lille]]|'''{{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|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=[[Jean-Baptiste Lafond|Lafond]]
|pen1=[[Thierry Lacroix|Lacroix]] (2)
|try2=[[Rory Underwood|Underwood]]<br />[[Will Carling|Carling]]
|con2=[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]]
|pen2=[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (3)
|stadium=[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]]
|attendance=48,500
|referee=[[Dave Bishop (rugby referee)|Dave Bishop]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]])
}}
----
{{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]
|try1=[[John Jeffrey|Jeffrey]] (2)<br />[[Tony Stanger|Stanger]]
|con1=[[Gavin Hastings|Hastings]] (2)
|pen1=[[Gavin Hastings|Hastings]] (4)
|pen2=[[Mathew Vaea|Vaea]]
|drop2=[[Steve Bachop|Bachop]]
|stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]]
|attendance=54,000
|referee=[[Derek Bevan]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]])
}}
----
{{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=[[Gordon Hamilton (rugby union)|Hamilton]]
|con1=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]]
|pen1=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]] (3)
|drop1=[[Ralph Keyes|Keyes]]
|try2=[[David Campese|Campese]] (2)<br />[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]
|con2=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2)
|pen2=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]
|stadium=[[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]]
|attendance=54,500<ref>{{cite web |title=Lynagh silences Lansdowne Road |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/171646.html |website=espnscrum |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>
|referee=[[Jim Fleming (rugby union, born 1951)|Jim Fleming]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|Scotland]])
}}
----
{{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]
|try1=[[Chris Tynan|Tynan]]<br />[[Al Charron|Charron]]
|con1=[[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]]
|pen1=[[Mark Wyatt (rugby union, born 1961)|Wyatt]]
|try2=[[John Timu (rugby)|Timu]] (2)<br />[[Bernie McCahill|McCahill]]<br />[[Zinzan Brooke|Brooke]]<br />[[John Kirwan (rugby)|Kirwan]]
|con2=[[Grant Fox|Fox]] (3)
|pen2=[[Grant Fox|Fox]]
|stadium=[[Stadium Lille-Metropole]], [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]]
|attendance=30,360
|referee=[[Fred Howard (referee)|Fred Howard]] ([[Rugby Football Union|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=[[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2)
|pen2=[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (2)
|drop2=[[Rob Andrew|Andrew]]
|stadium=[[Murrayfield Stadium]], Edinburgh
|attendance=54,000
|referee=[[Kerry Fitzgerald]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]])
}}
----
{{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]
|try1=[[David Campese|Campese]]<br />[[Tim Horan|Horan]]
|con1=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]
|pen1=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2)
|pen2=[[Grant Fox|Fox]] (2)
|stadium=[[Lansdowne Road]], Dublin
|attendance=54,000
|referee=[[Jim Fleming (rugby union, born 1951)|Jim Fleming]] ([[Scottish Rugby Union|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=[[Walter Little (rugby union)|Little]]
|pen1=[[Jon Preston|Preston]] (3)
|pen2=[[Gavin Hastings|G. Hastings]] (2)
|stadium=[[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]]
|attendance=47,000
|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=12–6
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2960338.stm Report]
|away={{ru|ENG}}
|try1=[[Tony Daly|Daly]]
|con1=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]]
|pen1=[[Michael Lynagh|Lynagh]] (2)
|pen2=[[Jonathan Webb|Webb]] (2)
|stadium=[[Twickenham Stadium]], London
|attendance=56,208<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/02/07/1991-rugby-world-cup-how-the-wallabies-won-the-cup|title=1991 Rugby World Cup: how the Wallabies won the cup &#124; Latest Rugby News &#124; RUGBY.com.au|date=29 October 2015|website=www.rugby.com.au}}</ref>
|referee=[[Derek Bevan]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+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}}
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|4||0||7||16||2||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''68'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Michael Lynagh]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|AUS}}
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|6||2||11||12||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''66'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Gavin Hastings]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|SCO}}
|[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
|5||1||9||13||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''61'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Jonathan Webb]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|ENG}}
|[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
|5||1||5||14||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''56'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Grant Fox]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|NZL}}
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|4||0||7||10||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''44'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Didier Camberabero]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|FRA|1974}}
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|3||1||5||6||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''32'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Diego Domínguez (rugby union)|Diego Dominguez]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|ITA}}
|[[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
|3||0||7||5||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''29'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Takahiro Hosokawa]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|JPN|1947}}
|[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
|3||1||8||2||1||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''29'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Mathew Vaea]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}
|[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]]
|4||0||5||5||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc"|'''25'''
|-
|align="left"|[[David Campese]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|AUS}}
|[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
|6||6||0||0||0||! scope=row style="background:#ccc" rowspan=2|'''24'''
|-
|align="left"|[[Jean-Baptiste Lafond]]
|align="left"|{{Ru|FRA|1974}}
|[[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]
|6||6||0||0||0
|}

==Broadcasters==
The event was broadcast in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] who took over the rights from the [[BBC]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 13&nbsp;million people in the United Kingdom watched the final.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.{{fact|date=January 2024}} In New Zealand, it was broadcast by TVNZ.{{fact|date=January 2024}} In France, it was broadcast by TF1 instead of France's traditional Rugby broadcasters [[France Televisions|Antenne2]].{{fact|date=January 2024}} In Ireland it was broadcast by [[RTÉ]].{{fact|date=January 2024}} ITV, TF1 and RTE were the host broadcasters broadcasting the pictures around the world as well to their own countries.{{fact|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]
* [http://www.espn.co.uk/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/series/18171.html?template=results Full Results and Statistics] at ESPN
* [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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