1991 Rugby World Cup

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1991 Rugby World Cup

The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England

England

Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, Scotland

Scotland

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, Wales

Wales

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and France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. As the final was played at Twickenham, it is often erroneously assumed that England were the sole hosts. The desire to share the tournament between five rugby nations remains the most complicated hosting arrangement of the tournament to date, and it is not likely that it will ever be repeated. As the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup

1987 Rugby World Cup

The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by All Blacks. Seven of the 16 places were automatically filled by the International Rugby Football Board members ? New Zealand, Australia national rugby union team, England national rugby union team, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France national rugby union...
was dominated by the seven International Rugby Football Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of rugby union, and previously for rugby football. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scottish Rugby Union, Welsh Rugby Union and Irish Rugby Football Union....
(IRFB) members at the time, the second tournament would herald the emergence of other nations onto the world stage.

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The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England

England

Ireland

Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, Wales

Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
and France

France

1987 Rugby World Cup

International Rugby Board

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000....
saw Australia

Australia national rugby union team

The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the "Wallabies" and competes annually with All Blacks and South Africa national rugby union team in the Tri Nations , in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the Mandela Challenge Plate with...
triumph 12-6 against an England

England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France national rugby union team, Ireland national rugby union team, Scotland national rugby union team, Italy national rugby union team, and Wales national rugby union team....
side that had suddenly abandoned their forward approach to play a running game.

Stadia

City	Stadium	Capacity
London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....	Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000....	82,000
Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....	Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. At present its all-seater capacity is 67,800, making it the largest stadium in Scotland and one of the largest in the United Kingdom overall....	67,800
Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....	Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is a rugby union stadium situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The history of the rugby ground starts with the first Bleacher appearing for spectators in the ground in 1881–1882, although the Arms Park had cricket played on the site since 1848....	53,000
Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....	Parc des Princes Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes, in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from its start in 1903 until the track's demolition....	48,712
Dublin Dublin Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....	Landsdowne Road	36,000
Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....	Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Ernest-Wallon is a multi-use stadium in Toulouse, France. It is currently the home of rugby union team Stade Toulousain. The stadium was built in the late 1980s and was recently renovated....	19,000
Villeneuve d'Ascq Villeneuve d'Ascq Villeneuve d'Ascq is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It is located between Lille and Roubaix, at the crossroads of the principal freeways towards Paris, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels....	Stadium Lille-Metropole Stadium Lille-Metropole Stade Lille-Metropole is a multi-use stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the temporary home stadium of Lille OSC while Stade Borne de l'Espoir is being built....	18,185
Béziers Béziers B?ziers is a town in Languedoc in the southwest of France. It is a commune in France and a sub-prefecture of the H?rault Departments of France....	Stade de la Méditerranée Stade de la Méditerranée Stade de la M?diterran?e is a multi-use stadium in B?ziers, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of AS B?ziers H?rault. The stadium is able to hold 18,000 people and was built in 1989....	18,000
Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England. It is the county town of Leicestershire....	Welford Road	16,815
Brive	Parc Municipal des Sports Parc Municipal des Sports Parc Municipal des Sports is a multi-use stadium in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of CA Brive. The stadium is able to hold 16,000 people....	16,000
Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac River joins the Is?re River.Located in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France, Grenoble is the capital of the Departments of France of Is?re....	Stade Lesdiguières Stade Lesdiguières Stade Lesdigui?res is a multi use stadium in Grenoble, France. The stadium holds 12,000. It is the home of the FC Grenoble union club. The Stadium is made up of 5 stands, the largest of which is the Tribune Pr?sidentielle to the south....	14,000
Agen Agen Agen is a communes of France in the Lot-et-Garonne Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne 84 miles southeast of Bordeaux....	Stade Armandie Stade Armandie Stade Armandie is a multi-use stadium in Agen, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of SU Agen. The stadium is able to hold 14,000 people....	14,000
Bayonne Bayonne name= BayonneFile:Bayonne.jpgView of Grand Bayonne across the Adour\|r?gion=Aquitaine\|d?partement=Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques...	Stade Jean Dauger	13,500
Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city status in the United Kingdom, Non-metropolitan district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West England region of England....	Kingsholm	12,500
Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....	Ravenhill Ravenhill Ravenhill may refer to:Ravenhill, Belfast, an area of BelfastRavenhill, Swansea, an area of Swansea*Ravenhill , a place in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium...	12,300
Llanelli Llanelli Llanelli , pron. [?a'n??i], the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire, in South West Wales Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen....	Stradey Park Stradey Park Stradey Park was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams....	10,800
Pontypool Pontypool Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the Historic counties of Wales of Monmouthshire in South Wales....	Pontypool Park Pontypool Park Pontypool Park is a park that was previously the grounds of Pontypool House, Pontypool, Wales. It was the seat of the esteemed Hanbury family, most famous for their Pontypool japan....	8,800
Pontypridd Pontypridd Pontypridd is both a community and a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff and is situated 12 miles north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, and comprises the electoral wards of - Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig, Hawthorn, Glamorgan , Pontypridd Town, Rhondda , Rhydfelen Central/Lower Ilan, Trallwng and Trefores...	Sardis Road	7,200
Otley Otley R.U.F.C. Otley Rugby Union Football Club are an England rugby union club representing Otley in the City of Leeds district of West Yorkshire. In the 2007/2008 season they won the National Division Two title securing an immediate return to National Division One having been relegated the previous season....	Cross Green Cross Green Cross Green is a multi-use stadium in Otley, England. It is currently used mostly for rugby football matches and is the home ground of Otley R.U.F.C.. The stadium holds 5,000 people....	5,000

Qualification

The following 16 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Of the 16 teams, eight of those places were automatically filled by quarterfinalists from the 1987 World Cup and did not have to play any qualification matches. Thirty-three nations competed in a qualification process designed to fill the remaining eight spots.

Africa

(Africa 1)

Americas

(Americas 2)
(Americas 1)
(Americas 3)

Oceania

(1987 Semi-finalist)
(1987 Quarter-finalist)
(1987 Champion)
(Asia 1)

Asia

(Asia 2)

Europe

(Joint Host and 1987 Quarter-finalist)
(Joint Host and 1987 Runner-up)
Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, though only dominant in limited geographical areas....
(Joint Host and 1987 Quarter-finalist)
(Europe 1)
(Europe 2)
(Joint Host and 1987 Quarter-finalist)
(Joint Host and 1987 Third Place)

Pool stage

Pool A

Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
3	0	95	39	9
2	1	85	33	7
1	2	57	76	5
0	3	24	113	3

Pool B

Team	Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
	3	0	122	36	9
Ireland Ireland national rugby union team The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, though only dominant in limited geographical areas....	2	1	102	51	7
	1	2	77	87	5
	0	3	31	158	3

Pool C

Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
3	0	79	25	9
2	1	54	34	7
1	2	32	61	5
0	3	38	83	3

Pool D

Won	Lost	For	Against	Points
3	0	82	25	9
2	1	45	33	7
1	2	31	64	5
0	3	27	63	3

1991 Rugby World Cup

Stadia

Qualification

Pool stage

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

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