who did south africa play in 1995 rugby world cup
1995 Rugby World Cup In the final, held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 24 June, South Africa defeated New Zealand 15–12, with Joel Stransky scoring a drop goal in extra time to win the match. Following South Africa's victory, Nelson Mandela, the President of South Africa, wearing a Springboks rugby shirt and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to the South African captain François Pienaar.
Rugby World Cup hosts To date the Rugby World Cup has been hosted by three southern hemisphere nations (Australia and New Zealand in Oceania, and South Africa in Africa), and five nations in Europe: England, France, Wales, Scotland and Ireland). Italy and Argentina are the only "Tier 1" nations that have not hosted a Rugby World Cup.