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.