World Cup Final
| Sunday, 28 October 1995 | Australia | 16 - 8 | England | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 66,540 Referee/s: Stuart Cummings Man of the Match: Andrew Johns |
| Tries: Rod Wishart Tim Brasher Goals: Andrew Johns (4) |
Tries: Paul Newlove Goals: Bobbie Goulding (2) |
| Australia | Posit. | England |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Brasher | 1. FB | Kris Radlinski |
| Rod Wishart | 2. WG | Jason Robinson |
| Mark Coyne | 3. CE | Gary Connolly |
| Terry Hill | 4. CE | Paul Newlove |
| Brett Dallas | 5. WG | Martin Offiah |
| Brad Fittler (c) | 6. FE | Tony Smith |
| Geoff Toovey | 7. HB | Bobbie Goulding |
| Dean Pay | 8. PR | Karl Harrison |
| Andrew Johns | 9. HK | Lee jackson |
| Mark Carroll | 10. PR | Andy Platt |
| Steve Menzies | 11. SR | Denis Betts (c) |
| Gary Larson | 12. SR | Phil Clarke |
| Jim Dymock | 13. LF | Andy Farrell |
| Jason Smith | Res. | Mick Cassidy |
| Res. | Chris Joynt | |
| Res. | ||
| Res. | ||
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Phil Larder |
Even though they were favored to win, Australia went into the final having lost three of their past four games at Wembley (the only win being the World Cup final of 1992) and with 11 of their 17 players under the age of 24. They'd also won their semi-final against New Zealand only after a period of extra time.
Australia's hooker, Andrew Johns was named man-of-the-match in the final.
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