1995 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification
For the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, the Americas were allocated one direct qualifying place (Americas 1) in addition to the automatic qualification of Canada which was granted a place due to reaching the quarter-final stages of the 1991 tournament.[1][2]
The regional bodies, CONSUR representing South America and NAWIRA representing North America, conducted their own qualification matches in the first round determine their respective top teams. A home and away play-off between those two teams then decided the World Cup qualification place. Argentina won both matches over the United States to secure qualification for the 1995 tournament.[3][4]
Round 1
[edit]South America
[edit]Standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 20 | +120 | 9 |
 Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 28 | +63 | 7 |
 Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 142 | −111 | 5 |
 Chile
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 109 | −72 | 3 |
Matches
| Match Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
| 26 September 1993 | Chile
|
24–25 | Paraguay
|
Santiago, Chile |
| 2 October 1993 | Paraguay
|
3–67 | Uruguay
|
Asunción, Paraguay |
| 9 October 1993 | Uruguay
|
14–6 | Chile
|
Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 11 October 1993 | Argentina
|
70–7 | Chile
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 16 October 1993 | Argentina
|
51–3 | Paraguay
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 23 October 1993 | Uruguay
|
10–19 | Argentina
|
Montevideo, Uruguay |
North America
[edit]One-off match
| Match Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
| 12 March 1994 |  Bermuda
|
3–60 |  United States
|
Devonshire, Bermuda |
Round 2: Qualifying play-off
[edit]Home and away
| Match Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
| 28 May 1994 | United States
|
22–28 | Argentina
|
Long Beach, California, USA |
| 20 June 1994 | Argentina
|
16–11 | United States
|
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby World Cup 1995". Welsh Rugby Union. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Steve (2011). "RWC 1995". Black Swans.
- ^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.
- ^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.