Rugby World Cup 95
Rugby World Cup 95 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Rugby World Cup 95 on?
- Rugby World Cup 95 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS.
- When did Rugby World Cup 95 release?
- Rugby World Cup 95 was first released on December 1, 1994.
About Rugby World Cup 95
The official game of the 1995 IRB Rugby Union World Cup in South Africa. Featuring all 20 international teams that took part in the World Cup including the All Blacks of New Zealand and the Springboks of South Africa, as well as an EA All Stars team and a few other minor rugby nations
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1994 | $8 | $13 | $41 | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · DOS. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $4 | $8 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 5 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.35 in Oct 2008, $5.66 five years ago, and $7.95 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $3.45 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $2.95 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $3.27 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $4.95 | $1.04 |
| Jan 2015 | $2.99 | $9.24 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.99 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.74 | $14.50 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.01 | $8.57 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.98 | $7.89 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.39 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.27 | $8.94 |
| Jan 2022 | $7.76 | $12.45 |
| Jan 2023 | $5.96 | $12.40 |
| Jan 2024 | $6.00 | $9.96 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.95 | $14.49 |
| Jan 2026 | $5.98 | $11.46 |
| Oct 2026 | $7.95 | $12.74 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | December 1994 | 014633074130 |
| Europe / PAL | December 1994 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
A solid EA rugby game on the FIFA engine style that is cheap and easy to pick up with friends.
Rugby World Cup '95 was developed internally by Electronic Arts at its Slough branch and published by EA Sports for the Genesis, in December 1994 in both North America and the PAL territories. Its engine later formed the basis of Australian Rugby League. It holds 30 international clubs and two EA All-Star teams, with Friendly, League, World Cup and World Cup 1995 modes and adjustable weather and match length.
Next Generation gave it three stars out of five, saying the graphics and gameplay were on par with FIFA, that EA had secured the rugby license for full rosters of every country, and that it was a great welcome to the sport.
What the press said at the time
“Rugby World Cup 1995 is an exciting simulation with bags of outstanding playability!”
In the sales charts
In one sales chart, September 1995; highest position #6.
Show the placing
- #6 in the Mega Drive chart — Sega Pro, Issue 49, September 1995
Sales charts as printed in the magazines of the time.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis game was built in-house at EA's Slough branch on the FIFA International Soccer engine, with far more on-screen sprites and animation.
Mean Machines Sega rated the Genesis version 90%, noting no evident slowdown with all thirty players on screen.
Also on other platforms
MS-DOS
| MS-DOS | Creative Assembly |
- MS-DOS. PC Gamer's Stuart Campbell criticized the DOS version's isometric perspective as hard to follow; the PC version was upgraded with live commentary.
Before you buy
Among US carts it is one of the cheaper ones. The European cart usually costs less than the US one, loose and complete. Game Players noted four-player support through EA's 4 Way Play, and Sega Retro lists it as compatible too.
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