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1995 Rugby League World Cup

The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October 1995 in the United Kingdom. It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup, reflecting the tournament's sponsorship and the fact that 1995 marked the centenary of the sport. Envisaged as a celebration of rugby league, the size of the competition was doubled, with four additional teams invited and England and Wales instead of Great Britain national rugby league team.

1995 (1995) Rugby League World Cup  ()
Number of teams10
Host countries England
 Wales
Winner Australia (8th title)

Matches played15
Attendance265,609 (17,707 per match)
Points scored718 (47.87 per match)
Top scorer Andrew Johns (62)
Top try scorer Steven Menzies (6)
2000

The tournament had been preceded by doubts and pessimism; many feared that it would produce one-sided-matches that would be unattractive to supporters. The forthcoming Super League war also hung over the tournament, with the Australian Rugby League refusing to select players who had signed for the rival competition.[1]

Those fears proved unfounded, and the tournament was acclaimed a great success.[2][3] Although some early matches did prove as one-sided as feared, fans still flocked to see newer rugby league nations such as Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and South Africa. Large home crowds for the group involving Wales proved particularly encouraging for the sport.

For the 1995 tournament, a £10,000 cup was made by Tiffanys to celebrate the centenary of the game.[4]

The final between Australia and England drew a crowd of 66,540 to Wembley Stadium. Australia won the tournament, their eighth World Cup win and fifth in succession.

Teams

Ten teams competed in the Centenary World Cup: Australia, England, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tonga, Wales and Western Samoa.[5] It was the first time since the 1975 World Series that England and Wales competed, rather than Great Britain. Fiji, South Africa, Tonga and Western Samoa all made their World Cup débuts.[6] Scotland and Ireland took part in the Emerging Nations Tournament that was held alongside the World Cup.

Australia was missing some of their best players, a number of whom had been part of the 1994 Kangaroos squad, due to the Super League war and the ARL's refusal to select Super League-aligned players.[7] Australia's win in the end, with what many considered to be a second-string side, was seen as a blow to the Super League organisation, with which every other nation was aligned.[8]

Canberra Raiders players Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart, Bradley Clyde, Steve Walters and Brett Mullins, won a court order against the ARL making Super League players eligible for representative games. Despite assurances from the ARL that all players were considered, only ARL loyal players were selected for the Kangaroos World Cup squad.

Venues

The games were played at various venues in England and Wales.

Wembley Stadium in London was the host stadium for the opening ceremony and match featuring hosts England and defending champions Australia. Wembley, England's national stadium, would also host the Final of the tournament.

  London   Trafford   Wigan   Cardiff
Wembley Stadium Old Trafford Central Park Ninian Park
Capacity: 82,000 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 21,508
       
  Huddersfield
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Locations of the 1995 Rugby League World Cup host venues in England and Wales
  Leeds
Alfred McAlpine Stadium Headingley
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000
   
  St. Helens   Gateshead
Knowsley Road Gateshead International Stadium
Capacity: 17,500 Capacity: 11,800
   
  Swansea   Hull   Warrington   Keighley
Vetch Field The Boulevard Wilderspool Stadium Cougar Park
Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 9,200 Capacity: 7,800
     

Matches

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  England 3 3 0 0 112 16 +96 6 Advances to knockout stage
  Australia 3 2 0 1 168 26 +142 4
  Fiji 3 1 0 2 52 118 −66 2
  South Africa 3 0 0 3 12 184 −172 0
7 October
England   20–16   Australia
Tries: Farrell, Joynt, Robinson, Newlove
Goals: Farrell (2)
[9]
Tries: Menzies (2), Coyne
Goals: Wishart (2)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 41,271[10]
Referee: Stuart Cummings (England)
8 October
Fiji   52–6   South Africa
Tries: Sovatabua (2), Seru (2), Nadruku, Taga, Sagaitu, Marayawa, Naisoro, Dakuitoga
Goals: Nayacakalou (3), Taga (3)
[11]
Goals: van Wyk (3)
Cougar Park, Keighley
Attendance: 4,845
Referee: David Manson (Australia)
10 October
Australia   86–6   South Africa
Tries: Hopoate (3), McGregor (2), A. Johns (2), D. Moore (2), O'Davis (2), Kosef, Raper, Dymock, Smith, Brasher
Goals: A. Johns (11)
[12]
Tries: Watts
Goals: van Wyk
Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
Attendance: 9,181
Referee: Russell Smith (England)
11 October
England   46–0   Fiji
Tries: Robinson (2), Radlinski, Bentley, Broadbent, Haughton, Smith, Newlove
Goals: Farrell (4), Goulding (3)
[13]
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 26,263
Referee: Dennis Hale (New Zealand)
14 October
Australia   66–0   Fiji
Tries: Dallas (3), O'Davis (3), Menzies (2), Hill (2), Brasher, Larson
Goals: A. Johns (9)
[14]
McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Eddie Ward (Australia)
14 October
Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 14,041
Referee: David Manson (Australia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 47 30 +17 4 Advanced to knockout stage
  Tonga 2 0 1 1 52 53 −1 1
  Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 1 34 50 −16 1
8 October
New Zealand   25–24   Tonga
Tries: Blackmore (2), Hoppe, Kemp, Okesene
Goals: Ridge (2)
Drop goals: Ridge
[16]
Tries: Wolfgramm, Taufa, Veikoso, Finau
Goals: Amone (4)
Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 8,083
Referee: David Campbell (England)
10 October
Papua New Guinea   28–28   Tonga
Tries: Lam, Paiyo, Buko, Gene, Solbat
Goals: Paiyo (4)
[17]
Tries: Guttenbeil (2), Howlett, Wolfgramm, Liku, Taufa
Goals: Amone (2)
The Boulevard, Hull
Attendance: 5,121
Referee: Claude Alba (France)
13 October
New Zealand   22–6   Papua New Guinea
Tries: Ridge, Blackmore, Hoppe
Goals: Ridge (4), Ngamu
[18]
Tries: Bai
Goals: Paiyo
Knowsley Road, St Helens
Attendance: 8,679
Referee: Stuart Cummings (England)

Group C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  Wales 2 2 0 0 50 16 +34 4 Advanced to knockout stage
  Western Samoa 2 1 0 1 66 32 +34 2
  France 2 0 0 2 16 84 −68 0
9 October
Wales   28–6   France
Tries: Sullivan (3), Harris, Devereux
Goals: Davies (3), Harris
[19]
Tries: Torreilles
Goals: Banquet
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Eddie Ward (Australia)
12 October
Western Samoa   56–10   France
Tries: Tuigamala (2), Matautia (2), Tatupu (2), Swann, P. Tuimavave, Laumatia, Perelini
Goals: Schuster (8)
[20]
Tries: Chamorin, Cabestany
Goals: Banquet
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 2,173
Referee: Kelvin Jeffs (Australia)
15 October
Wales   22–10   Western Samoa
Tries: Harris, Sullivan, Ellis
Goals: Davies (4)
Drop goals: Davies, Harris
[21]
Tries: Matautia
Goals: Schuster (3)
Vetch Field, Swansea
Attendance: 15,385
Referee: Russell Smith (England)

Semi-finals

England as expected defeated reigning European Champions Wales in their Semi-final at Old Trafford. The other Semi at Huddersfield almost produced a boil over. After defeating New Zealand 3–0 in the Trans-Tasman Test series earlier in the year, and with the Kiwis lackluster form in their Group B games, Australia was expected to easily account for Frank Endacott's side, but the Kiwis found form and the game ended 20–all at the end of 80 minutes (following a missed sideline conversion attempt by the Kiwis Matthew Ridge and a missed left foot drop goal attempt by the same player - both in the last few minutes of regular time). However, 20 minutes of extra time saw Australia skip away to a 30–20 win to book their place in the Final at Wembley.

21 October
England   25–10[22]   Wales
Tries: Offiah (2), Newlove, Betts, Clarke
Goals: Farrell, Goulding
Drop goals: Goulding
Tries: Phillips
Goals: Davies (3)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 30,042
Referee: Eddie Ward (Australia)
Player of the Match: Bobbie Goulding (England)
22 October
Australia   30–20 (AET)[23]   New Zealand
Tries: Menzies (2), Brasher, Coyne, Hill, Fittler
Goals: A. Johns (3)
Tries: Barnett, T. Iro, K. Iro
Goals: Ridge (4)
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 16,608
Referee: Russell Smith (England)
Player of the Match: Brad Fittler (Australia)

Final

The Australians had reached the final after a hard-fought 30–20 Semi-final win over New Zealand at the McAlpine Stadium which had gone into extra time after the score was locked at 20-all after 80 minutes. Their opponents and tournament host England, had an easier time defeating Wales 25–10 in their Semi at Old Trafford.[24] Even though they were favoured to win, Australia went into the final having lost three of their past four games at Wembley (the only win being the World Cup final of 1992), and had already lost the opening match of the tournament there to the English. Also, due to the ARL's policy of not selecting Super League aligned players, the Kangaroos went into the game with 11 of their 17 players under the age of 24. Although considered mostly a 'second string' team without the likes of Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart, Andrew Ettingshausen, Steve Renouf, Steve Walters and Glenn Lazarus, most of the Kangaroos had played in the 3–0 whitewash of New Zealand in the Trans-Tasman series earlier in the year.[25] Kangaroos captain and five-eighth Brad Fittler and fullback Tim Brasher were the only members of Australia's 1992 World Cup Final win over Great Britain at Wembley,[8] with both players in the same positions as they had been three years previously.

England's captain Shaun Edwards ruled himself out of the final with an infected knee.[26] Despite almost being ruled out of the tournament with pneumonia, St Helens centre Paul Newlove was selected by coach Phil Larder for starting line-up in the final. Larder also handed the captaincy to veteran test forward Denis Betts. With the former Wigan back rower now playing for the Auckland Warriors in the Australian premiership, his selection as captain created history as he became the first player to captain England while not currently playing in the British competition.[27]

After winning in 1992, Australian coach Bob Fulton became just the second coach (after Harry Bath) to win two Rugby League World Cups. It was Fulton's 5th World Cup win after also winning in 1968, 1970 and 1975 as a player. Coincidentally, Fulton's coach in the 1968 and 1970 World Cup Finals was Harry Bath.

Status Quo performed the pre-match entertainment, performing When You Walk in the Room and Rockin' All Over the World.

28 October 1995
14:30
England   8–16   Australia
Tries:
Paul Newlove

Goals:
Bobby Goulding (2/3)
[28]
Tries:
Rod Wishart
Tim Brasher
Goals:
Andrew Johns (4/6)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 66,540
Referee: Stuart Cummings (England)
Player of the Match: Andrew Johns (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia

First half

England won the coin toss and Australia's Andrew Johns kicked off the match. In England's first set with the ball Australia were penalised for their skipper Brad Fittler's high tackle on Andrew Farrell. From the resulting good field position England were able to force a line drop-out and get another set of six in Australia's half of the field. At the end of the set, Radlinski put up a high kick, which Australia's fullback Tim Brasher failed to secure and Australia were penalised for regathering the ball when off-side. Bobbie Goulding kicked the penalty goal from fifteen metres out, giving his side a 2–0 lead.[29] From Australia's resulting kick-off, the English players couldn't secure the ball and it was regathered by the Kangaroos deep in the opposition half. On the last tackle of the ensuing set, Johns at first receiver put a chip kick into the left-hand corner of England's in-goal area where winger Rod Wishart dived in and got a hand on it,[30] giving Australia the first try of the match in the seventh minute.[31] Johns then converted the try from the touch-line and the Kangaroos were leading 6–2.[32] A few minutes later England were penalised around the centre of the field and Johns attempted the kick at goal but missed. With the game now swinging from end to end, Johns conceded a penalty close to the goal posts and Goulding's kick bounced off the uprights but went in,[29] so England were trailing 6–4 by the eighteenth minute. A few minutes later England conceded a penalty in front of their goal posts and Johns kicked Australia to an 8–4 lead. Shortly after that England winger Martin Offiah made a break down along the left sideline and was contentiously ruled to have been taken over the sideline by a desperate Tim Brasher tackle as he threw the ball back into the field for Paul Newlove to toe ahead and dive on, though television replays suggested that Offiah had managed to release the ball before he went into touch.[24] After a high shot from Andy Farrell on Mark Carroll, Johns kicked another penalty giving Australia a 10–4 lead at the 30-minute mark. Just before the half-time break England conceded another penalty in the ruck but Johns' kick missed so the score remained unchanged at the break.[33]

Second half

After making their way into good attacking field position, England played the ball ten metres out from Australia's goal-line where centre Paul Newlove at dummy-half ran the ball at the defence forced his way through to score in the left corner.[34] The sideline conversion attempt by Goulding missed so England trailed 10–8 after five minutes of the second half.[24] Around the ten-minute mark the game was interrupted by a topless female streaker.[35] The play continued swinging from one end of the field to the other, with neither team able to capitalise on their scoring opportunities for the next twenty minutes. Australian interchange player Jason Smith was blood binned and had to return to the bench. A few minutes later the Kangaroos had made their way deep into England's half when, on the last tackle, the ball was moved through the hands and eventually flicked passed back from Johns as he was being tackled to the feet of Brasher who kicked it ahead to the try-line.[34] Both fullbacks then scrambled to get to the ball and the referee ruled that Brasher had grounded it, awarding Australia a try.[24] Johns converted the try so Australia lead 16–8 with just over 10 minutes remaining. England forward Karl Harrison then had to come off the field with an injured arm. A few minutes from full-time Australian forward Mark Carroll was sent to the sin-bin for an infringement in the ruck. The remainder of the match extended into additional injury time but was played with no further points so Australia retained the World Cup with an 16–8 victory and their fifth consecutive world title.

21-year-old Andrew Johns was named man-of-the-match.[36] Kangaroos coach Bob Fulton had named the young half as the team hooker, and he did indeed pack into the scrums. However Johns played at halfback in general play with Geoff Toovey having the dummy-half duties, necessary because Toovey had actually injured his neck during the tournament and simply could not pack into the front row in the scrums.[6]

Following the match Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex presented Kangaroos captain Brad Fittler with the Cup and each of the players with medals.[8][33] During the 1990 Kangaroo Tour, an 18-year-old Fittler had reportedly broken protocol when he had said "G'day dude" to Prince Edward's father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh when the team had met the Duke as part of the tour. History allegedly repeated itself as Fittler was heard to say "Thanks dude" to Prince Edward when receiving the World Cup on the Wembley balcony.

Team of the tournament

The following players were selected as the 1995 World Cup "Team of the Tournament"[citation needed]

Try scorers

6 tries
5 tries
4 tries
3 tries
2 tries
1 try

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External links

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  • 1995 World Cup at rlif.com
  • 1995 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.com

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The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October 1995 in the United Kingdom It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup reflecting the tournament s sponsorship and the fact that 1995 marked the centenary of the sport Envisaged as a celebration of rugby league the size of the competition was doubled with four additional teams invited and England and Wales instead of Great Britain national rugby league team 1995 1995 Rugby League World Cup Number of teams10Host countries England WalesWinner Australia 8th title Matches played15Attendance265 609 17 707 per match Points scored718 47 87 per match Top scorerAndrew Johns 62 Top try scorerSteven Menzies 6 Tournaments lt 1989 19922000 gt The tournament had been preceded by doubts and pessimism many feared that it would produce one sided matches that would be unattractive to supporters The forthcoming Super League war also hung over the tournament with the Australian Rugby League refusing to select players who had signed for the rival competition 1 Those fears proved unfounded and the tournament was acclaimed a great success 2 3 Although some early matches did prove as one sided as feared fans still flocked to see newer rugby league nations such as Fiji Tonga Western Samoa and South Africa Large home crowds for the group involving Wales proved particularly encouraging for the sport For the 1995 tournament a 10 000 cup was made by Tiffanys to celebrate the centenary of the game 4 The final between Australia and England drew a crowd of 66 540 to Wembley Stadium Australia won the tournament their eighth World Cup win and fifth in succession Contents 1 Teams 2 Venues 3 Matches 3 1 Group stage 3 1 1 Group A 3 1 2 Group B 3 1 3 Group C 3 2 Semi finals 3 3 Final 4 Team of the tournament 5 Try scorers 6 References 7 External linksTeams EditMain article 1995 Rugby League World Cup Squads Ten teams competed in the Centenary World Cup Australia England Fiji France New Zealand Papua New Guinea South Africa Tonga Wales and Western Samoa 5 It was the first time since the 1975 World Series that England and Wales competed rather than Great Britain Fiji South Africa Tonga and Western Samoa all made their World Cup debuts 6 Scotland and Ireland took part in the Emerging Nations Tournament that was held alongside the World Cup Australia was missing some of their best players a number of whom had been part of the 1994 Kangaroos squad due to the Super League war and the ARL s refusal to select Super League aligned players 7 Australia s win in the end with what many considered to be a second string side was seen as a blow to the Super League organisation with which every other nation was aligned 8 Canberra Raiders players Laurie Daley Ricky Stuart Bradley Clyde Steve Walters and Brett Mullins won a court order against the ARL making Super League players eligible for representative games Despite assurances from the ARL that all players were considered only ARL loyal players were selected for the Kangaroos World Cup squad Venues EditThe games were played at various venues in England and Wales Wembley Stadium in London was the host stadium for the opening ceremony and match featuring hosts England and defending champions Australia Wembley England s national stadium would also host the Final of the tournament London Trafford Wigan CardiffWembley Stadium Old Trafford Central Park Ninian ParkCapacity 82 000 Capacity 35 000 Capacity 28 000 Capacity 21 508 Huddersfield London Cardiff Swansea Hull Huddersfield Leeds St Helens Warrington Halifax Trafford Wigan Gateshead Keighleyclass notpageimage Locations of the 1995 Rugby League World Cup host venues in England and Wales LeedsAlfred McAlpine Stadium HeadingleyCapacity 20 000 Capacity 20 000 St Helens GatesheadKnowsley Road Gateshead International StadiumCapacity 17 500 Capacity 11 800 Swansea Hull Warrington KeighleyVetch Field The Boulevard Wilderspool Stadium Cougar ParkCapacity 11 500 Capacity 10 500 Capacity 9 200 Capacity 7 800 Matches EditGroup stage Edit Group A Edit Main article 1995 Rugby League World Cup Group A Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification England 3 3 0 0 112 16 96 6 Advances to knockout stage Australia 3 2 0 1 168 26 142 4 Fiji 3 1 0 2 52 118 66 2 South Africa 3 0 0 3 12 184 172 0Source citation needed 7 OctoberEngland 20 16 AustraliaTries Farrell Joynt Robinson NewloveGoals Farrell 2 9 Tries Menzies 2 CoyneGoals Wishart 2 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 41 271 10 Referee Stuart Cummings England 8 OctoberFiji 52 6 South AfricaTries Sovatabua 2 Seru 2 Nadruku Taga Sagaitu Marayawa Naisoro DakuitogaGoals Nayacakalou 3 Taga 3 11 Goals van Wyk 3 Cougar Park KeighleyAttendance 4 845Referee David Manson Australia 10 OctoberAustralia 86 6 South AfricaTries Hopoate 3 McGregor 2 A Johns 2 D Moore 2 O Davis 2 Kosef Raper Dymock Smith BrasherGoals A Johns 11 12 Tries WattsGoals van WykGateshead International Stadium GatesheadAttendance 9 181Referee Russell Smith England 11 OctoberEngland 46 0 FijiTries Robinson 2 Radlinski Bentley Broadbent Haughton Smith NewloveGoals Farrell 4 Goulding 3 13 Central Park WiganAttendance 26 263Referee Dennis Hale New Zealand 14 OctoberAustralia 66 0 FijiTries Dallas 3 O Davis 3 Menzies 2 Hill 2 Brasher LarsonGoals A Johns 9 14 McAlpine Stadium HuddersfieldAttendance 7 127Referee Eddie Ward Australia 14 OctoberEngland 46 0 South AfricaTries Pinkney 2 Haughton Goulding Sampson Broadbent Radlinski SmithGoals Goulding 7 15 Headingley Rugby Stadium LeedsAttendance 14 041Referee David Manson Australia Group B Edit Main article 1995 Rugby League World Cup Group B Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification New Zealand 2 2 0 0 47 30 17 4 Advanced to knockout stage Tonga 2 0 1 1 52 53 1 1 Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 1 34 50 16 1Source citation needed 8 OctoberNew Zealand 25 24 TongaTries Blackmore 2 Hoppe Kemp OkeseneGoals Ridge 2 Drop goals Ridge 16 Tries Wolfgramm Taufa Veikoso FinauGoals Amone 4 Wilderspool Stadium WarringtonAttendance 8 083Referee David Campbell England 10 OctoberPapua New Guinea 28 28 TongaTries Lam Paiyo Buko Gene SolbatGoals Paiyo 4 17 Tries Guttenbeil 2 Howlett Wolfgramm Liku TaufaGoals Amone 2 The Boulevard HullAttendance 5 121Referee Claude Alba France 13 OctoberNew Zealand 22 6 Papua New GuineaTries Ridge Blackmore HoppeGoals Ridge 4 Ngamu 18 Tries BaiGoals PaiyoKnowsley Road St HelensAttendance 8 679Referee Stuart Cummings England Group C Edit Main article 1995 Rugby League World Cup Group C Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Wales 2 2 0 0 50 16 34 4 Advanced to knockout stage Western Samoa 2 1 0 1 66 32 34 2 France 2 0 0 2 16 84 68 0Source citation needed 9 OctoberWales 28 6 FranceTries Sullivan 3 Harris DevereuxGoals Davies 3 Harris 19 Tries TorreillesGoals BanquetNinian Park CardiffAttendance 10 250Referee Eddie Ward Australia 12 OctoberWestern Samoa 56 10 FranceTries Tuigamala 2 Matautia 2 Tatupu 2 Swann P Tuimavave Laumatia PereliniGoals Schuster 8 20 Tries Chamorin CabestanyGoals BanquetNinian Park CardiffAttendance 2 173Referee Kelvin Jeffs Australia 15 OctoberWales 22 10 Western SamoaTries Harris Sullivan EllisGoals Davies 4 Drop goals Davies Harris 21 Tries MatautiaGoals Schuster 3 Vetch Field SwanseaAttendance 15 385Referee Russell Smith England Semi finals Edit Main article 1995 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage England as expected defeated reigning European Champions Wales in their Semi final at Old Trafford The other Semi at Huddersfield almost produced a boil over After defeating New Zealand 3 0 in the Trans Tasman Test series earlier in the year and with the Kiwis lackluster form in their Group B games Australia was expected to easily account for Frank Endacott s side but the Kiwis found form and the game ended 20 all at the end of 80 minutes following a missed sideline conversion attempt by the Kiwis Matthew Ridge and a missed left foot drop goal attempt by the same player both in the last few minutes of regular time However 20 minutes of extra time saw Australia skip away to a 30 20 win to book their place in the Final at Wembley 21 OctoberEngland 25 10 22 WalesTries Offiah 2 Newlove Betts ClarkeGoals Farrell GouldingDrop goals Goulding Tries PhillipsGoals Davies 3 Old Trafford ManchesterAttendance 30 042Referee Eddie Ward Australia Player of the Match Bobbie Goulding England 22 OctoberAustralia 30 20 AET 23 New ZealandTries Menzies 2 Brasher Coyne Hill FittlerGoals A Johns 3 Tries Barnett T Iro K IroGoals Ridge 4 Alfred McAlpine Stadium HuddersfieldAttendance 16 608Referee Russell Smith England Player of the Match Brad Fittler Australia Final Edit Main article 1995 Rugby League World Cup Final The Australians had reached the final after a hard fought 30 20 Semi final win over New Zealand at the McAlpine Stadium which had gone into extra time after the score was locked at 20 all after 80 minutes Their opponents and tournament host England had an easier time defeating Wales 25 10 in their Semi at Old Trafford 24 Even though they were favoured to win Australia went into the final having lost three of their past four games at Wembley the only win being the World Cup final of 1992 and had already lost the opening match of the tournament there to the English Also due to the ARL s policy of not selecting Super League aligned players the Kangaroos went into the game with 11 of their 17 players under the age of 24 Although considered mostly a second string team without the likes of Laurie Daley Ricky Stuart Andrew Ettingshausen Steve Renouf Steve Walters and Glenn Lazarus most of the Kangaroos had played in the 3 0 whitewash of New Zealand in the Trans Tasman series earlier in the year 25 Kangaroos captain and five eighth Brad Fittler and fullback Tim Brasher were the only members of Australia s 1992 World Cup Final win over Great Britain at Wembley 8 with both players in the same positions as they had been three years previously England s captain Shaun Edwards ruled himself out of the final with an infected knee 26 Despite almost being ruled out of the tournament with pneumonia St Helens centre Paul Newlove was selected by coach Phil Larder for starting line up in the final Larder also handed the captaincy to veteran test forward Denis Betts With the former Wigan back rower now playing for the Auckland Warriors in the Australian premiership his selection as captain created history as he became the first player to captain England while not currently playing in the British competition 27 After winning in 1992 Australian coach Bob Fulton became just the second coach after Harry Bath to win two Rugby League World Cups It was Fulton s 5th World Cup win after also winning in 1968 1970 and 1975 as a player Coincidentally Fulton s coach in the 1968 and 1970 World Cup Finals was Harry Bath Status Quo performed the pre match entertainment performing When You Walk in the Room and Rockin All Over the World 28 October 199514 30England 8 16 AustraliaTries Paul Newlove Goals Bobby Goulding 2 3 28 Tries Rod Wishart Tim Brasher Goals Andrew Johns 4 6 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 66 540Referee Stuart Cummings England Player of the Match Andrew Johns Australia England AustraliaFB 1 Kris RadlinskiRW 2 Jason RobinsonRC 3 Gary ConnollyLC 4 Paul NewloveLW 5 Martin OffiahSO 6 Tony SmithSH 7 Bobbie GouldingPR 8 Karl HarrisonHK 9 Lee JacksonPR 10 Andy PlattSR 11 Denis Betts c SR 12 Phil ClarkeLF 13 Andy FarrellSubstitutions IC 14 Barrie Jon MatherIC 15 Mick CassidyIC 16 Nick PinkneyIC 17 Chris JoyntCoach Phil Larder FB 1 Tim BrasherLW 2 Rod WishartRC 3 Mark CoyneLC 4 Terry HillRW 5 Brett DallasFE 6 Brad Fittler c HB 7 Geoff TooveyPR 8 Dean PayHK 9 Andrew JohnsPR 10 Mark CarrollSR 11 Steve MenziesSR 12 Gary LarsonLK 13 Jim DymockSubstitutions IC 14 Robbie O DavisIC 15 Matthew JohnsIC 16 Jason SmithIC 17 Nik KosefCoach Bob FultonFirst halfEngland won the coin toss and Australia s Andrew Johns kicked off the match In England s first set with the ball Australia were penalised for their skipper Brad Fittler s high tackle on Andrew Farrell From the resulting good field position England were able to force a line drop out and get another set of six in Australia s half of the field At the end of the set Radlinski put up a high kick which Australia s fullback Tim Brasher failed to secure and Australia were penalised for regathering the ball when off side Bobbie Goulding kicked the penalty goal from fifteen metres out giving his side a 2 0 lead 29 From Australia s resulting kick off the English players couldn t secure the ball and it was regathered by the Kangaroos deep in the opposition half On the last tackle of the ensuing set Johns at first receiver put a chip kick into the left hand corner of England s in goal area where winger Rod Wishart dived in and got a hand on it 30 giving Australia the first try of the match in the seventh minute 31 Johns then converted the try from the touch line and the Kangaroos were leading 6 2 32 A few minutes later England were penalised around the centre of the field and Johns attempted the kick at goal but missed With the game now swinging from end to end Johns conceded a penalty close to the goal posts and Goulding s kick bounced off the uprights but went in 29 so England were trailing 6 4 by the eighteenth minute A few minutes later England conceded a penalty in front of their goal posts and Johns kicked Australia to an 8 4 lead Shortly after that England winger Martin Offiah made a break down along the left sideline and was contentiously ruled to have been taken over the sideline by a desperate Tim Brasher tackle as he threw the ball back into the field for Paul Newlove to toe ahead and dive on though television replays suggested that Offiah had managed to release the ball before he went into touch 24 After a high shot from Andy Farrell on Mark Carroll Johns kicked another penalty giving Australia a 10 4 lead at the 30 minute mark Just before the half time break England conceded another penalty in the ruck but Johns kick missed so the score remained unchanged at the break 33 Second halfAfter making their way into good attacking field position England played the ball ten metres out from Australia s goal line where centre Paul Newlove at dummy half ran the ball at the defence forced his way through to score in the left corner 34 The sideline conversion attempt by Goulding missed so England trailed 10 8 after five minutes of the second half 24 Around the ten minute mark the game was interrupted by a topless female streaker 35 The play continued swinging from one end of the field to the other with neither team able to capitalise on their scoring opportunities for the next twenty minutes Australian interchange player Jason Smith was blood binned and had to return to the bench A few minutes later the Kangaroos had made their way deep into England s half when on the last tackle the ball was moved through the hands and eventually flicked passed back from Johns as he was being tackled to the feet of Brasher who kicked it ahead to the try line 34 Both fullbacks then scrambled to get to the ball and the referee ruled that Brasher had grounded it awarding Australia a try 24 Johns converted the try so Australia lead 16 8 with just over 10 minutes remaining England forward Karl Harrison then had to come off the field with an injured arm A few minutes from full time Australian forward Mark Carroll was sent to the sin bin for an infringement in the ruck The remainder of the match extended into additional injury time but was played with no further points so Australia retained the World Cup with an 16 8 victory and their fifth consecutive world title 21 year old Andrew Johns was named man of the match 36 Kangaroos coach Bob Fulton had named the young half as the team hooker and he did indeed pack into the scrums However Johns played at halfback in general play with Geoff Toovey having the dummy half duties necessary because Toovey had actually injured his neck during the tournament and simply could not pack into the front row in the scrums 6 Following the match Prince Edward Earl of Wessex presented Kangaroos captain Brad Fittler with the Cup and each of the players with medals 8 33 During the 1990 Kangaroo Tour an 18 year old Fittler had reportedly broken protocol when he had said G day dude to Prince Edward s father Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh when the team had met the Duke as part of the tour History allegedly repeated itself as Fittler was heard to say Thanks dude to Prince Edward when receiving the World Cup on the Wembley balcony Team of the tournament EditThe following players were selected as the 1995 World Cup Team of the Tournament citation needed No Position Player1 FB Iestyn Harris2 WG Jason Robinson3 CE Paul Newlove4 CE Richard Blackmore5 WG Anthony Sullivan6 FE Brad Fittler7 HB Adrian Lam No Position Player8 PR Mark Carroll9 HK Lee Jackson10 PR David Westley11 SR Denis Betts12 SR Steve Menzies13 LK Andy FarrellTry scorers Edit6 tries Steve Menzies5 tries Robbie O Davis 4 tries Tim Brasher Paul Newlove Anthony Sullivan 3 tries Brett Dallas Terry Hill John Hopoate Jason Robinson Richie Blackmore Vila Matautia 2 tries Mark Coyne Andrew Johns Paul McGregor Danny Moore Paul Broadbent Simon Haughton Martin Offiah Nick Pinkney Kris Radlinski Tony Smith Fili Seru Waisale Sovatabua Sean Hoppe Tony Tatupu Va aiga Tuigamala Awen Guttenbeil Una Taufa Willie Wolfgramm Iestyn Harris 1 try Jim Dymock Brad Fittler Nik Kosef Gary Larson Aaron Raper Jason Smith Rod Wishart John Bentley Denis Betts Phil Clarke Andrew Farrell Bobbie Goulding Chris Joynt Dean Sampson Joe Dakuitoga Samuela Marayawa Noa Nadruku Kalaveti Naisoro Ian Sagaitu Savenaca Taga Didier Cabestany Pierre Chamorin Patrick Torreilles Richie Barnett Kevin Iro Tony Iro Tony Kemp Hitro Okesene Matthew Ridge Marcus Bai David Buko Stanley Gene Adrian Lam Elias Paiyo Lucas Solbat Brian Laumatia Apollo Perelini Willie Swann Paki Tuimavave Gideon Watts Salesi Finau Phil Howlett Tau alupe Liku Jimmy Veikoso John Devereux Kevin Ellis Rowland PhillipsReferences Edit Hadfield Dave 1 October 1995 Celebration a slow burn The Independent London Independent Print Retrieved 6 October 2009 1995 Rugby League World Cup gillette4nations co uk Rugby League International Federation Archived from the original on 4 January 2014 Retrieved 4 January 2014 Masters Roy 30 October 1995 Cup recipe is a big winner The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 4 January 2014 A history of the Rugby League World Cup St Helens Star 1 October 2013 Retrieved 4 January 2014 Hadfield Dave 6 October 1995 Team by team guide to Centenary Celebrations The Independent London Retrieved 6 October 2009 a b History of the Rugby League World Cup skysports com 16 October 2013 Retrieved 4 January 2014 Richard de la Riviere The Golden Boot The Missing Years 1995 totalrl com League Publications Archived from the original on 4 January 2014 Retrieved 4 January 2014 a b c Kangaroos win blow to rebel 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