1995 Rugby World Cup qualifying

The 1995 Rugby World Cup was preceded by a qualifying campaign in which forty-five nations were entered.^[1][2][3] 16 teams participated in the finals tournament in South Africa, seven of which came through qualifying matches. Eight were granted automatic entry as they were quarter-finalists at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, and South Africa qualified automatically as hosts.^[4]

Tournaments

• Africa qualification
• European qualification
• Americas qualification
• Asia qualification
• Oceania qualification

Qualified teams

Europe  England (automatic qualifier)  France (automatic qualifier)  Ireland (automatic qualifier)  Italy (Europe 2)  Romania (Europe 3)  Scotland (automatic qualifier)  Wales (Europe 1) Africa  South Africa (host)  Ivory Coast (Africa 1)

Americas  Argentina (Americas 1)  Canada (automatic qualifier) Oceania  Australia (automatic qualifier and champion)  New Zealand (automatic qualifier)  Western Samoa (automatic qualifier)  Tonga (Oceania 1) Asia  Japan (Asia 1)

Automatic Qualifiers

Tournament hosts, as well as all quarterfinalists from the previous Rugby World Cup, are automatically qualified into the finals.

•  Canada (Quarterfinalist)
•  France (Quarterfinalist)
•  Ireland (Quarterfinalist)
•  Western Samoa (Quarterfinalist)
•  Scotland (Semifinalist)
•  New Zealand (Semifinalist)
•  England (Finalist)
•  Australia (Champions)
•  South Africa (Host)

Regional qualifiers

Africa

•  Ivory Coast (Africa 1)

Europe

•  Wales (Europe 1)
•  Italy (Europe 2)
•  Romania (Europe 3)

Asia

•  Japan (Asia 1)

Americas

•  Argentina (Americas 1)

Oceania

•  Tonga (Oceania 1)

References

1. "Rugby World Cup 1995". Welsh Rugby Union. 2011.
2. "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 17 Sep 1994.
3. "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 17 Sep 1994.
4. Evans, Steve (2011). "RWC 1995". Black Swans.