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England: Fourth place
How England performed
England travelled to South Africa for the 1995 Rugby World Cup as the previous tournament's runners-up, with Jack Rowell as head coach and Will Carling as captain. They won all three of their pool matches at Kings Park Stadium in Durban, beating Argentina 24–18, Italy 27–20 and Samoa 44–22.
At Newlands in Cape Town, England beat Australia 25–22 to reach the semi-finals, but New Zealand won the semi-final 45–29 at the same ground. The third-place play-off against France at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria was also lost, 19–9, so England finished fourth. Their record was four wins and two defeats from six matches, and while they scored 158 points, they conceded 146, with 64 of those coming in the two closing defeats. It was a step back from 1991, when England had reached the final.
England fixtures
Argentina
18–24
England
England won
England tries: None
Argentina tries: Patricio Noriega 53', Lisandro Arbizu 78'
Italy
20–27
England
England won
England tries: Tony Underwood 8', Rory Underwood 49'
Italy tries: Paolo Vaccari 40', Massimo Cuttitta 80'
Samoa
22–44
England
England won
England tries: Neil Back 1', Rory Underwood 36', Penalty try 61', Rory Underwood 69'
Samoa tries: Fata Sini 46', Fata Sini 53', Mike Umaga 81'
Australia
22–25
England
England won
England tries: Tony Underwood 20'
Australia tries: Damian Smith 41'
New Zealand
45–29
England
England lost
England tries: Rory Underwood 58', Will Carling 67', Will Carling 72', Rory Underwood 79'
New Zealand tries: Jonah Lomu 3', Josh Kronfeld 5', Jonah Lomu 25', Jonah Lomu 42', Graeme Bachop 51', Jonah Lomu 69'
France
19–9
England
England lost
England tries: None
France tries: Olivier Roumat 59', Emile Ntamack 81'
England statistics
Full England squad
| Player | Pos | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Moore | Hooker | Harlequins | – |
| Graham Dawe | Hooker | Bath | – |
| Jason Leonard | Prop | Harlequins | – |
| Graham Rowntree | Prop | Leicester | – |
| Victor Ubogu | Prop | Bath | – |
| John Mallett | Prop | Bath | – |
| Martin Bayfield | Lock | Northampton | – |
| Martin Johnson | Lock | Leicester | – |
| Richard West | Lock | Gloucester | – |
| Tim Rodber | Flanker | Northampton | – |
| Steve Ojomoh | Flanker | Bath | – |
| Neil Back | Flanker | Leicester | 1 |
| Dean Richards | Number 8 | Leicester | – |
| Ben Clarke | Number 8 | Bath | – |
| Kyran Bracken | Scrum-half | Bristol | – |
| Dewi Morris | Scrum-half | Orrell | – |
| Rob Andrew | Fly-half | Wasps | – |
| Will Carling C | Centre | Harlequins | 2 |
| Jeremy Guscott | Centre | Bath | – |
| Phil de Glanville | Centre | Bath | – |
| Damian Hopley | Centre | Wasps | – |
| Tony Underwood | Wing | Leicester | 2 |
| Rory Underwood | Wing | Leicester | 5 |
| Ian Hunter | Wing | Northampton | – |
| Mike Catt | Fullback | Bath | – |
| Jonathan Callard | Fullback | Bath | – |
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