<P> The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup . It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country . </P> <P> The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in South Africa following the end of apartheid . It was also the first World Cup in which South Africa was allowed to compete; the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB, now World Rugby) had only readmitted South Africa to international rugby in 1992, following negotiations to end apartheid . The World Cup would also be the last major event of rugby union's amateur era; two months after the tournament, the IRFB opened the sport to professionalism . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Africa </Th> <Th> Americas </Th> <Th> Europe </Th> <Th> Oceania / Asia </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ivory Coast (Africa) </Li> <Li> South Africa </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Argentina (Americas) </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> England </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Ireland </Li> <Li> Italy (Europe 2) </Li> <Li> Romania (Europe 3) </Li> <Li> Scotland </Li> <Li> Wales (Europe 1) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Tonga (Oceania) </Li> <Li> Western Samoa </Li> <Li> Japan (Asia) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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