1995 South AfricaThe third World Cup was for many more emotional than either of the first two. It officially proclaimed the return of South Africa to the world rugby stage, and was held in South Africa.
The Springboks proved they hadn’t lost their touch during their years of isolation as they beat defending champions Australia 27-18 in the opening match.
Pool play saw some incredible performances but the joy of the Cup was marred when the Ivory Coast's Max Brito was paralyzed in a game against Tonga.
The tournament continued and the man who was to become the icon of the 1995 World Cup and rugby union turned out to be New Zealand's youthful, massive left wing, Jonah Lomu.
The final played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg between New Zealand and the hosts saw the match stand at 9-9 after 80 minutes. The match would go into extra-time and it came down the Springboks flyhalf Joel Stransky, who kicked the winning drop goal for 15-12 South Africa victory.
The emotion did not stop there as President Nelson Mandela, wearing a copy of then South African captain's No. 6 jersey presented the trophy in Johannesburg on Saturday June 24th to Francois Pienaar the South African Captain. However, the All Blacks continued to allege after the World Cup that they had been poisoned the night before the final.
Nevertheless, a party started which lasted for days.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP RESULTS 1995
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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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South Africa 27 - 18 Australia
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W Samoa 42 - 18 Italy
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Wales 57 - 10 Japan
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Scotland 89 - 0 Côte d'Ivoire
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Canada 34 - 3 Romania
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England 24 - 18 Argentina
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New Zealand 43 - 19 Ireland
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France 38 - 10 Tonga
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South Africa 21 - 8 Romania
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W Samoa 32 - 26 Argentina
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Ireland 50 - 28 Japan
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France 54 - 18 Côte d'Ivoire
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Australia 27 - 11 Canada
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England 27 - 20 Italy
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New Zealand 34 - 9 Wales
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Scotland 41 - 5 Tonga
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Australia 42 - 3 Romania
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Italy 31 - 25 Argentina
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New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan
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Tonga 29 - 11 Côte d'Ivoire
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South Africa 20 - 0 Canada
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England 44 - 22 W Samoa
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Ireland 24 - 23 Wales
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France 22 - 19 Scotland
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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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South Africa
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3
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3
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0
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0
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68
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26
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9
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Australia
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3
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2
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0
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1
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87
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41
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7
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Canada
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3
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1
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0
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2
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45
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50
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5
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Romania
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3
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0
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0
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3
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14
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97
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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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England
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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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60
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9
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Western 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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96
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88
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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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69
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94
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5
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Argentina
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3
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0
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0
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3
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69
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87
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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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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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222
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45
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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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93
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94
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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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89
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68
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5
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Japan
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3
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0
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0
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3
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55
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252
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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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114
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47
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9
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Scotland
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3
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2
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0
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1
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149
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27
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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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44
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90
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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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29
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172
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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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France 36 - 12 Ireland
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South Africa 19 - 15 France
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France 19 - 9 England
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SOUTH AFRICA 15 - 12 NEW ZEALAND
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South Africa 42 - 14 W Samoa
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England 25 - 22 Australia
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New Zealand 45 - 29 England
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New Zealand 48 - 30 Scotland
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SOUTH AFRICA 15 (Joel Stransky 3 penalty goals, 2 field goals) bt. NEW ZEALAND 12 (Andrew Mehrtens 3 penalty goals, field goal.) at Ellis Park. Crowd: 62,000. Referee: Ed Morrison (England).
South Africa: 1. Os Du Randt, 2. Chris Rossouw, 3. Balie Swart, 4. Hannes Strydom, 5. Kobus Wiese, 6. Francois Pienaar (c), 7. Ruben Kruger, 8. Mark Andrews, 9. Joost Van Der Westhuizen, 10. Joel Stransky, 11. Chester Williams, 12. Hennie Le Roux, 13. Japie Mulder, 14. James Small, 15. Andre Joubert.
New Zealand: 1. Olo Brown, 2. Sean Fitzpatrick (c), 3. Craig Dowd, 4. Robin Brooke, 5. Ian Jones, 6. Mike Brewer, 7. Josh Kronfeld, 8. Zinzan Brooke, 9. Graeme Bachop, 10. Andrew Mehrtens, 11. Jeff Wilson, 12. Frank Bunce, 13. Walter Little, 14. Jonah Lomu, 15. Glen Osborne.
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