For the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, the Americas were allocated one direct qualifying place (Americas 1) in addition to the automatic qualification of which was granted a place due to reaching the quarter-final stages of the 1991 tournament.
The regional bodies, CONSUR representing South America and NAWIRA representing North America, conducted their own qualification matches in the first round determine their respective top teams. A home and away play-off between those two teams then decided the World Cup qualification place. won both matches over the to secure qualification for the 1995 tournament.
Round 1 South America
Standings TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferencePoints 330014020+1209 32019128+637 310231142−1115 300337109−723 Matches
Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenue26 September 199324–25Santiago, Chile2 October 19933–67Asunción, Paraguay9 October 199314–6Montevideo, Uruguay11 October 199370–7Buenos Aires, Argentina16 October 199351–3Buenos Aires, Argentina23 October 199310–19Montevideo, Uruguay
North America One-off match Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenue12 March 19943–60Devonshire, Bermuda
Round 2: Qualifying play-off Home and away Match ResultsDate HomeScoreAwayVenue28 May 199422–28Long Beach, California, USA20 June 199416–11Buenos Aires, Argentina
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