THE SECOND SEMI-FINAL WAS A ONE SIDED AFFAIR WITH NEW ZEALAND SIMPLY UNSTOPPABLE SCORING 8 TRIES IN A 49-6 WIN WHICH ALSO SAW HUW RICHARDS BECOME THE FIRST PLAYER TO BE SENT OF AT A RUGBY WORLD CUP.
THE FINAL PROVED A MATCH TOO FAR FOR FRANCE WITH NEW ZEALAND, WHO WERE UNQUESTIONABLY THE BEST TEAM IN THE TOURNAMENT, EMERGING THE 29-9 WINNERS TO ALLOW CAPTAIN DAVID KIRK TO LIFT THE WEBB ELLIS CUP.
SCOTLAND FIND THEMSELVES TRAILING AT THE BREAK AND REQUIRING A BIG SECOND HALF EFFORT TO OVERTURN A DEFICIT. FROM 12-9 DOWN, SCOTLAND WIN THE ENCOUNTER 24-15.
A CAPACITY CROWD AT TWICKENHAM WATCH AUSTRALIA TRIUMPH 12-6 AGAINST AN ENGLAND SIDE THAT HAD SUDDENLY ABANDONED THEIR FEARED FORWARD APPROACH TO PLAY A RUNNING GAME.
THE MATCH OF THE QUARTER-FINALS AND A GAME WON BY ENGLAND 25-22 AFTER ROB ANDREWS INJURY-TIME DROP GOAL AND ONE THAT SAW MICHAEL LYNAGH BECOME THE FIRST PLAYER TO REACH 900 TEST MATCH POINTS.
RUGBY, WHICH WOULD TURN PROFESSIONAL JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER THE WORLD CUP, HAD A NEW STAR WITH LOMU SCORING FOUR OF NEW ZEALANDS SIX TRIES IN THEIR 45-26 VICTORY IN CAPE TOWN
NELSON MANDELA PRESENTS THE TROPHY TO FRANCOIS PIENAAR TO THE DELIGHT OF THE CAPACITY CROWD AT ELLIS PARK IN JOHANNESBURG. JOEL STRANSKYS LATE DROP GOAL IN EXTRA TIME HANDS SOUTH AFRICA A FAMOUS WIN.
JOHN EALES CAPTAINED HIS AUSTRALIA SIDE TO WORLD CUP VICTORY AS HIS SIDE MADE HISTORY, BECOMING THE FIRST TEAM IN THE SHORT FOUR YEAR HISTORY OF THE WEBB ELLIS TROPHY TO LIFT IT TWICE.
ALTHOUGH WALES COULDNT MANAGE VICTORY OVER SAMOA IN THIS EXCITING BATTLE, THEIR HIGH SCORING THROUGHOUT THE POOL STAGES SECURED THEM TOP SPOT AND EDGED SAMOA INTO 2ND PLACE.
THE SPRINGBOKS FINALLY LOST THEIR PROUD RECORD OF NEVER HAVING LOST A WORLD CUP GAME TO A WALLABY SIDE THAT SHOWED ITS GRIM DETERMINATION BY SECURING THE WIN IN EXTRA TIME.