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1991 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

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1991 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
Tournament details
Dates30 April 1989 – 7 October 1990
No. of nations14
1995

In 1989–1990, 14 European teams competed for the two available positions in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.

Preliminary

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Pool 1

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(played in France)

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 98 25 +63 9
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 42 57 -15 7
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 49 74 -25 5
 Israel 3 0 0 3 31 64 -33 3
30 April 1989
Israel 15 - 22  Switzerland
Chinon

30 April 1989
Denmark 0 - 39 Sweden
Chinon

2 May 1989
Denmark 26 - 12  Switzerland
Tours

2 May 1989
Israel 10 - 26 Sweden
Tours

4 May 1989
Sweden 33 - 15  Switzerland
Loches

4 May 1989
Denmark 16 - 6 Israel
Tours

Pool 2

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  • Round 1
9 September 1989
Czechoslovakia 23 - 6 Yugoslavia
Vyškov

  • Round 2
17 September 1989
West Germany 6 - 12 Netherlands
Heidelberg

1 October 1989
Czechoslovakia 13 - 15 Portugal
Říčany
  • Round 3
8 October 1989
Netherlands 32 - 3 Portugal
Metz

Preliminary final

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15 October 1989
Netherlands 24 - 3 Sweden
Copenhagen

Round 2

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Final Standings

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
 Spain 3 3 0 0 110 30 +80 9
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 80 68 +12 7
 Poland 3 1 0 2 61 79 -18 5
 Belgium 3 0 0 3 41 115 -74 3
29 October 1989
Spain 29 - 15 Netherlands
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid

29 October 1989
Belgium 23 - 25 Poland
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid

1 November 1989
Spain 23 - 9 Poland
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid

1 November 1989
Belgium 12 - 32 Netherlands
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid

5 November 1989
Spain 58 - 6 Belgium
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid

5 November 1989
Netherlands 33 - 27 Poland
Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid

Round 3

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Final Standings

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
 Italy 3 3 0 0 83 38 +45 9
 Romania 3 2 0 1 85 42 +43 7
 Spain 3 1 0 2 34 61 -27 5
 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 30 91 -61 3
30 September 1990
Italy 30 - 6 Spain
Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo

30 September 1990
Netherlands 7 - 45 Romania
Monigo, Treviso

3 October 1990
Romania 19 - 6 Spain
Stadio Plebiscito, Padua

3 October 1990
Italy 24 - 11 Netherlands
Monigo, Treviso

7 October 1990
Netherlands 12 - 22 Spain
Stadio Battaglini, Rovigo

7 October 1990
Italy 29 - 21 Romania
Stadio Plebiscito, Padua

 Italy and  Romania qualified to 1991 Rugby World Cup, Pool 1 and Pool 4, respectively.

Bibliography

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  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6.
  • (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).