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1995 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

For the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, the European Federation was allocated three places in the final tournament. This was in addition to the four places granted to England, France, Ireland and Scotland based on their results from 1991.[1][2]

1995 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
Tournament details
Dates1 October 1992 – 12 October 1994
No. of nations22
← 1991
1999 →

Twenty two teams played in the European qualifiers that were held over three stages in 1993 and 1994. Wales, Italy and Romania were the top three sides and secured their places as Europe 1, Europe 2 and Europe 3, respectively, for RWC 95.[3][4]

Preliminary round edit

West Group edit

Switzerland qualify for Round 1.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 17 8 +9 4
  Denmark 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 4
  Andorra 2 1 0 1 3 14 −11 4
  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Luxembourg withdrew from the group.

Match Schedule
1 October 1992
Andorra  3–0  Denmark
Andorra La Vella, Andorra
29 October 1992
Denmark  8–3   Switzerland
Andorra La Vella, Andorra
31 October 1992
Andorra  0–14   Switzerland
Andorra La Vella, Andorra

Central Group edit

Israel qualify for Round 1.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Israel 1 1 0 0 67 8 +59 3
  Hungary 1 0 0 1 8 67 −59 1
  Yugoslavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yugoslavia was banned from qualification process due to the political situation in the country at the time.

Match Schedule
30 May 1993
Hungary  8–67  Israel
Budapest, Hungary

Round 1 edit

Spain and Portugal qualify for Round 2.

West Group edit

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Spain 3 3 0 0 144 21 +123 9
  Portugal 3 2 0 1 55 40 +15 7
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 51 78 −27 5
   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 3 114 −111 3
Match Schedule
11 May 1993
Spain  40–0   Switzerland
Lisbon, Portugal
11 May 1993
Portugal  8–3  Belgium
Lisbon, Portugal
13 May 1993
Spain  67–6  Belgium
Lisbon, Portugal
13 May 1993
Portugal  32–0   Switzerland
Lisbon, Portugal
15 May 1993
Belgium  42–3   Switzerland
Lisbon, Portugal
16 May 1993
Portugal  15–37  Spain
Lisbon, Portugal

Central Group edit

Netherlands and Czech Republic qualify for Round 2.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 129 12 +117 9
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 68 49 +19 7
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 39 75 −36 5
  Israel 3 0 0 3 10 110 −100 3
Match Schedule
31 October 1993
Sweden  26–10  Israel
31 October 1993
Netherlands  42–6  Czech Republic
3 November 1993
Netherlands  56–0  Israel
3 November 1993
Czech Republic  34–7  Sweden
6 November 1993
Netherlands  31–6  Sweden
6 November 1993
Czech Republic  28–0  Israel

East Group A edit

Russia qualify for Round 2.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Russia 2 2 0 0 56 14 +42 6
  Poland 2 1 0 1 28 47 −19 4
  Georgia 2 0 0 2 15 38 −23 2
Match Schedule
25 May 1993
Russia  15–9  Georgia
Sopot, Poland
27 May 1993
Poland  23–6  Georgia
Sopot, Poland
29 May 1993
Poland  5–41  Russia
Gdańsk, Poland

East Group B edit

Germany qualify for Round 2.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Germany 2 2 0 0 58 10 +48 6
  Latvia 2 1 0 1 12 33 −21 4
  Lithuania 2 0 0 2 11 38 −27 2
Match Schedule
1 May 1993
Germany  31–5  Lithuania
Berlin, Germany
8 May 1993
Latvia  5–27  Germany
Riga, Latvia
29 May 1993
Lithuania  6–7  Latvia
Šiauliai, Lithuania

Round 2 edit

Wales qualify for Round 3.

West Group edit

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Wales 2 2 0 0 156 11 +145 6
  Spain 2 1 0 1 35 73 −38 4
  Portugal 2 0 0 2 30 137 −107 2
Match Schedule
18 May 1994
Portugal  11–102  Wales
Lisbon, Portugal
21 May 1994
Spain  0–54  Wales
Madrid, Spain
28 May 1994
Spain  35–19  Portugal
Madrid, Spain

Central Group edit

Italy qualify for Round 3.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Italy 2 2 0 0 167 17 +150 6
  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 44 72 −28 4
  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 17 139 −122 2
Match Schedule
14 May 1994
Netherlands  38–9  Czech Republic
18 May 1994
Italy  104–8  Czech Republic
Viadana, Italy
21 May 1994
Italy  63–9  Netherlands
Calvisano, Italy

East Group edit

Romania qualify for Round 3.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Romania 2 2 0 0 90 6 +84 6
  Russia 2 1 0 1 69 35 +34 4
  Germany 2 0 0 2 11 129 −118 2
Match Schedule
2 May 1994
Romania  60–6  Germany
Bucharest, Romania
4 May 1994
Russia  69–5  Germany
Bucharest, Romania
7 May 1994
Romania  30–0  Russia
Bucharest, Romania

Round 3 edit

Wales, Italy and Romania qualify for RWC 1995 as Europe 1, Europe 2 and Europe 3, respectively.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Wales 2 2 0 0 45 28 +17 6
  Italy 2 1 0 1 43 35 +8 4
  Romania 2 0 0 2 15 40 −25 2
Match Schedule
17 September 1994
Romania  9–16  Wales
Dinamo Stadium
Referee:   David McHugh (Ireland)

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1 October 1994
Italy  24–6  Romania
Catania, Italy
12 October 1994
Wales  29–19  Italy
Cardiff, Wales

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Steve (2011). "RWC 1995". Black Swans.
  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup 1995". Welsh Rugby Union. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.
  4. ^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.
  5. ^ "Plenty Of Irish Involvement In Lions Management". www.irishrugby.ie. 24 May 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "David McHugh". www.news24.com. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier - Bucharest". en.espn.co.uk. 17 September 1994. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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