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

South America

Main article: 1993 South American Rugby Championship

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup 1995". Welsh Rugby Union. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Steve (2011). "RWC 1995". Black Swans.
  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.