1991 EuropeThe second World Cup took place in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France, and again 16 nations took part.
For this tournament the IRB invited all member unions to enter qualifying rounds. The eight 1987 quarterfinalists automatically were guaranteed berths while 32 other nations competed for eight other spots. South Africa was still unable to play in the Cup due to the boycott.
England qualified for the final when it beat Scotland in a close match at Murrayfield. The following day Australia secured its final berth when it ended defending champions New Zealand's hopes 16-6.
Australia, which had again entered the tournament as favorites, lived up to expectations as it defeated England in the final at Twickenham 12-6.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP RESULTS 1991
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POOL A
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POOL B
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POOL C
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POOL D
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New Zealand 18 - 12 England
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Scotland 47 - 9 Japan
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Australia 32 - 19 Argentina
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France 30 - 3 Romania
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Italy 30 - 9 USA
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Ireland 55 - 11 Zimbabwe
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W Samoa 16 - 13 Wales
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Canada 13 - 3 Fiji
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New Zealand 46 - 6 USA
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Ireland 32 - 16 Japan
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Australia 9 - 3 W Samoa
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France 33 - 9 Fiji
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England 36 - 6 Italy
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Scotland 51 - 12 Zimbabwe
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Wales 16 - 7 Argentina
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Canada 19 - 11 Romania
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England 37 - 9 USA
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Scotland 24 - 15 Ireland
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Australia 38 - 3 Wales
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Romania 17 - 15 Fiji
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New Zealand 31 - 21 Italy
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Japan 52 - 8 Zimbabwe
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W Samoa 35 - 12 Argentina
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France 19 - 13 Canada
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POOL A
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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PTS
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New Zealand
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3
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3
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0
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0
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95
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39
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9
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England
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3
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2
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0
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1
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85
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33
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7
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Italy
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3
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1
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0
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2
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57
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76
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5
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USA
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3
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0
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0
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3
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24
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113
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3
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POOL B
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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PTS
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Scotland
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3
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3
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0
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0
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122
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36
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9
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Ireland
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3
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2
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0
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1
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102
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51
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7
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Japan
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3
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1
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0
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2
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77
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87
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5
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Zimbabwe
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3
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0
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0
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3
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31
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158
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3
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POOL C
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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PTS
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Australia
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3
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3
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0
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0
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79
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25
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9
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Westerm Samoa
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3
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2
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0
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1
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54
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34
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7
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Wales
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3
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1
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0
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2
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32
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61
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5
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Argentina
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3
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1
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0
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2
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38
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83
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3
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POOL D
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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PTS
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France
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3
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3
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0
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0
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82
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25
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9
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Canada
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3
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2
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0
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1
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45
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33
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7
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Romania
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3
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1
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0
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2
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31
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64
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5
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Fiji
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3
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0
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0
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3
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27
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63
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3
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QUARTER-FINALS
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SEMI-FINALS
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3rd PLACE PLAY-OFF
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FINAL
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England 19 - 10 France
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England 9 - 6 Scotland
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New Zealand 13 - 6 Scotland
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AUSTRALIA 12 - 6 ENGLAND
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Scotland 28 - 6 W Samoa
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Australia 19 - 18 Ireland
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Australia 16 - 6 New Zealand
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New Zealand 29 - 13 Canada
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AUSTRALIA 12 (Tony Daly try; Michael Lynagh 2 penalty goals, conversion) bt ENGLAND 6 (Jon Webb 2 penalty goals) at Twickenham. Crowd: 50,000. Lineouts: England 19-15. Penalties: England 15-8. Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales).
Australia: 1. Tony Daly, 2. Phil Kearns, 3. Ewen McKenzie, 4. John Eales, 5. Rod McCall, 6. Willie Ofahengaue, 7. Simon Poidevin, 8. Troy Coker, 9. Nick Farr-Jones (c), 10. Michael Lynagh, 11. David Campese, 12. Tim Horan, 13. Jason Little, 14. Bob Egerton, 15. Marty Roebuck.
England: 1. Jason Leonard, 2. Brian Moore, 3. Jeff Probyn, 4. Paul Ackford, 5. Wade Dooley, 6. Mickey Skinner, 7. Peter Winterbottom, 8. Mike Teague, 9. Richard Hill, 10. Rob Andrew, 11. Rory Underwood, 12. Will Carling (c), 13. Jerry Guscott, 14. Simon Halliday, 15. Jon Webb.
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