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

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

Preliminary

Pool 1

(played in France)

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
 Sweden 33009825+639
 Denmark 32014257-157
  Switzerland 31024974-255
 Israel 30033164-333
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

  • 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

15 October 1989
Netherlands 24 - 3 Sweden
Copenhagen

Round 2

Final Standings

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
 Spain 330011030+809
 Netherlands 32018068+127
 Poland 31026179-185
 Belgium 300341115-743
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

Final Standings

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
 Italy 33008338+459
 Romania 32018542+437
 Spain 31023461-275
 Netherlands 30033091-613
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

  • (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).
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