In 1989–1990, 14 European teams competed for the two available positions in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
Preliminary Pool 1 (played in France)
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Pool 2 Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Preliminary final
Round 2 Final Standings {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| |3||3||0||0||110||30||+80||9 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| |3||2||0||1||80||68||+12||7 |- align=center |align=left| |3||1||0||2||61||79||-18||5 |- align=center |align=left| |3||0||0||3||41||115||-74||3
Round 3 Final Standings {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| |3||3||0||0||83||38||+45||9 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| |3||2||0||1||85||42||+43||7 |- align=center |align=left| |3||1||0||2||34||61||-27||5 |- align=center |align=left| |3||0||0||3||30||91||-61||3
and qualified to 1991 Rugby World Cup, Pool 1 and Pool 4, respectively.
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