▁place ▁of ▁T ong a . ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁▁ ▁as ▁found ▁in ▁f fr . fr ▁consult ed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁apro pos ▁of ▁the ▁pool ▁match ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁F iji ▁played ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ ▁Squad s ▁ ▁Ref ere es ▁ ▁Format ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁nations ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁po ols ▁of ▁four ▁nations , ▁with ▁each ▁nation ▁playing ▁their ▁other ▁pool ▁oppon ents ▁once , ▁every ▁nation ▁playing ▁three ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁pool ▁stages . ▁Nations ▁were ▁awarded ▁ 2 ▁points ▁for ▁a ▁win , ▁ 1 ▁for ▁a ▁draw ▁and ▁zero ▁for ▁a ▁loss , ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁nations ▁of ▁every ▁pool ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s . ▁The ▁run ners - up ▁of ▁each ▁pool ▁faced ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁a ▁different ▁pool ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s . ▁The ▁w inners ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁semi ▁final s , ▁with ▁the ▁w inners ▁then ▁moving ▁onto ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁the ▁los ers ▁of ▁the ▁semi ▁final s ▁contest ing ▁a ▁third / four th ▁place ▁play ▁off . ▁ ▁Pool ▁ 1 ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁England ▁Pool ▁ 2 ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁both ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Ireland , ▁with ▁matches ▁played ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Pool ▁ 3 ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁Wales ▁Pool ▁ 4 ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁France ▁ ▁Point s ▁system