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Men's Rugby World Cup 1995 · Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch · 3 June 1995Head-to-head
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Australia won by 39 points.Half-time 14–3 · Tries 6–0

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Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS361
ROU6120
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS6/60/40
ROU0/00/11
← Romania attack · Australia attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
27′AustraliaTry, Michael Foley, converted5–3
34′AustraliaTry, Joe Roff, converted12–3
59′AustraliaTry, Joe Roff, converted19–3
64′AustraliaTry, Matt Burke, converted26–3
68′AustraliaTry, Damian Smith, converted33–3
78′AustraliaTry, David Wilson, converted40–3
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
27′Michael Foley34′Joe Roff59′Joe Roff64′Matt Burke68′Damian Smith78′David Wilson
AUS

Team stats

ROU
100%Possession0%
100Carries48
473Metres gained149
11Clean breaks1
20Defenders beaten1
130Passes78
17Offloads9
36Tackles made61
1Tackles missed20
44/51Rucks won20/23
20/29Lineouts won12/18
6/7Scrums won10/10
12/13Mauls won14/16
5Penalties conceded8
42Kicks from hand63
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 6/6, penalties 0/4 · ROU conversions 0/0, penalties 0/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Tony DalyProp
  2. 2Michael FoleyHooker
  3. 3Ewen McKenzieProp
  4. 4Rod McCallSecond row
  5. 5John EalesSecond row
  6. 6Ilie TabuaFlanker
  7. 7David WilsonFlanker
  8. 8Tim GavinNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Scott BowenFly-half
  11. 11Joe RoffWing
  12. 12Tim HoranCentre
  13. 13Daniel HerbertCentre
  14. 14Damian SmithWing
  15. 15Matt BurkeFull-back
  16. 16Matt PiniBench
  17. 17Michael LynaghBench
  18. 18Peter SlatteryBench
  19. 19Daniel ManuBench
  20. 20Dan CrowleyBench
  21. 21Phil KearnsBench

Romania

  1. 1Gheorghe LeonteProp
  2. 2Ionel NegreciHooker
  3. 3Gabriel VladProp
  4. 4Sandu CiorascuSecond row
  5. 5Constantin CojocariuSecond row
  6. 6Andrei GuranescuFlanker
  7. 7Alexandru GealapuFlanker
  8. 8Tiberiu BrinzaNumber 8
  9. 9Vasile FluturScrum-half
  10. 10Ilie IvanciucFly-half
  11. 11Gheorghe SolomieWing
  12. 12Romeo Stefan GontineacCentre
  13. 13Nicolae RaceanCentre
  14. 14Lucian ColceriuWing
  15. 15Vasile BriciFull-back
  16. 16Ionel RotaruBench
  17. 17Adrian LunguBench
  18. 18Daniel NeagaBench
  19. 19Traian OroianBench
  20. 20Leodor CosteaBench
  21. 21Valere TufaBench

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Context

All-time, Australia 3–0 Romania in 3 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
Romania going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.