1995 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification 1995 tournament. Standings Matches One-off match Home and away 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 which was granted a place due to reaching the quarter-final stages of the 1991 tournament. 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. won
1987 Rugby World Cup 29 days from 22 May 1987 to 20 June 1987. The event was broadcast in Australia by ABC and in the United Kingdom by the BBC. 1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby Union World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the tournament. New Zealand hosted 20 matches – 17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final – while Australia hosted 12 matches – seven pool matches, two quarter-finals and both semi-finals. The event was won by co-hosts New Zealand who were the strong favourites, and won all their matches comfortably.