1991 Rugby Union World Cup

Results of The 1991 Rugby World Cup.

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Hosted by England. Games were also held throughout Ireland and France.

Related Topics:
England - Ireland - France

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If the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 was dominated by the eight International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) members at the time, the second tournament would herald the emergence of other nations onto the world stage.

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The tournament again involved 16 teams ? Australia, New Zealand, England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Argentina, Fiji, Western Samoa (now Samoa), Japan, Italy, Romania, Canada, Zimbabwe and the USA ? split between four pools.

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However unlike four years earlier, the IRFB members ? Australia, New Zealand, England, France, Scotland, Ireland and Wales ? and Fiji were not joined by invitees but by nations who had successfully negotiated a qualifying process involving 32 nations.

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The desire to share in the occasion saw five nations ? England as hosts with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France ? stage matches.

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A capacity crowd at Twickenham saw Australia triumph 12-6 against an England side that had suddenly abandoned their feared forward approach to play a running game.

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