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1995 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Tournament details
Dates	1991 – 1995
No. of nations	56
	← 1991 1999 →

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]

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Qualified teams edit

	Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Qualified at 1991 RWC	South Africa (hosts)	Canada		England France Ireland Scotland	Australia (holders) New Zealand Western Samoa
Qualified via Regional Slots	Ivory Coast (Africa 1)	Argentina (Americas 1)	Japan (Asia 1)	Wales (Europe 1) Italy (Europe 2) Romania (Europe 3)	Tonga (Oceania 1)

References edit

^ "Rugby World Cup 1995". Welsh Rugby Union. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.
^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.
^ "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.
^ Evans, Steve (2011). "RWC 1995". Black Swans.

[wru-1] "Rugby World Cup 1995". Welsh Rugby Union. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.

[espn-results-2] "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.

[espn-table-3] "1995 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 17 September 1994.

[bs-2011-4] Evans, Steve (2011). "RWC 1995". Black Swans.

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Qualified teams edit

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