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

	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

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