Italy at the Rugby World Cup

Italy have competed in all the Rugby World Cup tournaments, having made their first appearance in the inaugural 1987 tournament. They have finished third in their pool at every tournament, except in 1999, the only tournament where they lost more than two games. Having never finished in the top two in their pool, they have never qualified to progress to the quarter-finals. They have won the most matches of those that have never made it to the quarter-finals.

Because they finished third in Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, they automatically qualified to compete in the 2011 tournament in New Zealand. A similar finishing position in that tournament saw them automatically qualify for the 2015 World Cup in England, where they retained the third place and the automatic qualification for France 2023.

By position

Scotland vs Italy at St Etienne, 2007 World Cup

Rugby World Cup record											Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Squad	Head coach		Pos	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
1987	Pool stage	3	1	0	2	40	110	Squad	M. Bollesan		Invited
1991	Pool stage	3	1	0	2	57	76	Squad	B. Fourcade		1st	3	3	0	0	83	38
1995	Pool stage	3	1	0	2	69	94	Squad	G. Coste		2nd	4	3	0	1	210	52
1999	Pool stage	3	0	0	3	35	196	Squad	M. Mascioletti		2nd	6	5	0	1	302	92
2003	Pool stage	4	2	0	2	77	123	Squad	J. Kirwan		1st	2	2	0	0	75	20
2007	Pool stage	4	2	0	2	85	117	Squad	P. Berbizier		1st	2	2	0	0	150	7
2011	Pool stage	4	2	0	2	92	95	Squad	N. Mallett		Automatically qualified
2015	Pool stage	4	2	0	2	74	88	Squad	J. Brunel		Automatically qualified
2019	Pool stage	4	2	1	1	98	78	Squad	C. O'Shea		Automatically qualified
2023	Pool stage	4	2	0	2	114	181	Squad	K. Crowley		Automatically qualified
2027	Qualified										Automatically qualified
2031	To be determined										To be determined
Total	—	36	15	1	20	741	1158	—	—		—	17	15	0	2	820	209
Champions   Runners–up   Third place   Fourth place   Home venue

During Typhoon Hagibis; Italy v New Zealand was to be cancelled and recorded as 0–0 draw

Tournaments

1987 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 1987 Rugby World Cup and 1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 3

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts	Qualification
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	190	34	+156	30	6	Knockout stage
Fiji	3	1	0	2	56	101	−45	6	2 [a]
Italy	3	1	0	2	40	110	−70	5	2 [a]
Argentina	3	1	0	2	49	90	−41	4	2 [a]

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

1. Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4)

22 May 1987

New Zealand	70–6	Italy
Try: Kirwan (2) Kirk (2) Green (2) Penalty try Jones Taylor McDowell Stanley Whetton Con: Fox (8) Pen: Fox (2)		Pen: Collodo Drop: Collodo

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bob Fordham (Australia)

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28 May 1987

Argentina	25–16	Italy
Try: Lanza Gómez Con: Porta Pen: Porta (5)		Try: Innocenti Cuttitta Con: Collodo Pen: Collodo (2)

Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)

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31 May 1987

Fiji	15–18	Italy
Try: Naivilawasa Con: Koroduadua Pen: Koroduadua (2) Drop: Qoro		Try: Cuttitta Cucchiella Mascioletti Pen: Collodo Drop: Collodo

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)

1991 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 1991 Rugby World Cup and 1991 Rugby World Cup Pool 1

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	95	39	+56	6
England	3	2	0	1	85	33	+52	4
Italy	3	1	0	2	57	76	−19	2
United States	3	0	0	3	24	113	−89	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

5 October 1991

Italy	30–9	United States
Try: Barba Francescato Vaccari Gaetaniello Con: Domínguez (4) Pen: Domínguez (2)		Try: Swords Con: Williams Pen: Williams

Cross Green, Otley Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)

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8 October 1991

England	36–6	Italy
Try: Guscott (2) Underwood Webb Con: Webb (4) Pen: Webb (4)		Try: Cuttitta Con: Domínguez

Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)

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13 October 1991

Italy	21–31	New Zealand
Try: Cuttitta Bonomi Con: Domínguez (2) Pen: Domínguez (3)		Try: Brooke Innes Tuigamala Hewett Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox (3)

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 16,800 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)

1995 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1995 Rugby World Cup Pool B

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	95	60	+35	9
Western Samoa	3	2	0	1	96	88	+8	7
Italy	3	1	0	2	69	94	−25	5
Argentina	3	0	0	3	69	87	−18	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

27 May 1995

Italy	18–42	Western Samoa
Try: Vaccari Cuttitta Con: Domínguez Pen: Domínguez Drop: Domínguez	Report	Try: Lima (2) Harder (2) Kellett Tatupu Con: Kellett (3) Pen: Kellett (2)

Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Joel Dume (France)

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31 May 1995

England	27–20	Italy
Try: R. Underwood T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5)		Try: Cuttitta Vaccari Con: Domínguez (2) Pen: Domínguez (2)

Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)

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4 June 1995

Argentina	25–31	Italy
Try: Corral MartínMartín Cilley Con: Cilley Pen: Cilley		Try: Vaccari Gerosa Domínguez Con: Domínguez (2) Pen: Domínguez (4)

Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

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1999 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 1999 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup Pool B

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	176	28	+148	9
England	3	2	0	1	184	47	+137	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	47	171	−124	5
Italy	3	0	0	3	35	196	−161	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

3 October 1999

England	67–7	Italy
Try: Wilkinson Hill Luger Back De Glanville Corry Dawson Perry Con: Wilkinson (6) Pen: Wilkinson (5)		Try: Domínguez Con: Domínguez

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 73,470 Referee: André Watson (South Africa)

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10 October 1999

Italy	25–28	Tonga
Try: Moscardi Con: Domínguez Pen: Domínguez (6)		Try: Taufahema Fatani Tuipulotu Con: Tuipulotu (2) Pen: Tuipulotu (2) Drop: Tuipulotu

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

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14 October 1999

New Zealand	101–3	Italy
Try: Wilson (3) Osborne (2) Lomu (2) Randell Brown Cullen Hammett Gibson Robertson Mika Con: Brown (11) Pen: Brown (3)		Pen: Dominguez

McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

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2003 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool D

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts	Qualification
New Zealand	4	4	0	0	282	57	+225	4	20	Quarter-finals
Wales	4	3	0	1	132	98	+34	2	14
Italy	4	2	0	2	77	123	−46	0	8
Canada	4	1	0	3	54	135	−81	1	5
Tonga	4	0	0	4	46	178	−132	1	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

11 October 2003

New Zealand	70–7	Italy
Try: B. Thorn R. Thorne Howlett (2) Spencer (2) Rokocoko (2) Marshall Carter MacDonald Con: Carter (6) Pen: Spencer		Try: Phillips Con: Peens

Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 41,715 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

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15 October 2003

Italy	36–12	Tonga
Try: M. Dallan D. Dallan (2) Con: Wakarua (3) Pen: Wakarua (5)		Try: Payne Tuʻifua Con: Tuipulotu

Canberra Stadium Attendance: 18,967 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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21 October 2003

Italy	19–14	Canada
Try: Parisse Con: Wakarua Pen: Wakarua (4)		Try: Fyffe Pen: Barker (3)

Canberra Stadium Attendance: 20,515 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

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25 October 2003

Italy	15–27	Wales
Pen: Wakarua (5)		Try: M. Jones Parker D. Jones Con: Harris (3) Pen: Harris (3)

Canberra Stadium Attendance: 22,641 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

2007 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	309	35	+274	4	20	Qualified for the quarter-finals
2	Scotland	4	3	0	1	116	66	+50	2	14
3	Italy	4	2	0	2	85	117	−32	1	9	Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4	Romania	4	1	0	3	40	161	−121	1	5
5	Portugal	4	0	0	4	38	209	−171	1	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

8 September 2007 13:45

New Zealand	76–14	Italy
Try: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m Muliaina 15' c Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m Jack 50' c Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c Con: Carter (7/9) McAlister (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Stanojevic 38' c Mi. Bergamasco 71' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) De Marigny (1/1)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 58,612 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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12 September 2007 20:00

Italy	24–18	Romania
Try: Dellapè 6' m Penalty try 55' c Con: Pez (1/1) Pen: Bortolussi (1/2) 14' Ramiro Pez (3/3) 62', 66', 72'	Report	Try: Manta 43' m Țincu 47' c Con: Dimofte (1/1) Pen: Dimofte (2/2) 70', 74'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 44,241 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

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19 September 2007 20:00

Italy	31–5	Portugal
Try: Masi (2) 4' c, 77' c Ma. Bergamasco 72' m Con: Bortolussi (2/3) Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 17', 30', 40+', 63'	Report	Try: Penalva 33' m

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,476 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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29 September 2007 21:00

Scotland	18–16	Italy
Pen: Paterson (6/6) 2', 6', 32', 35', 47', 53'	Report	Try: Troncon 13' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) Pen: Bortolussi (3/6) 18', 56', 62'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 34,701 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

2011 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 2011 Rugby World Cup and 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	4	4	0	0	135	34	+101	15	1	17	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2	Australia	4	3	0	1	173	48	+125	25	3	15
3	Italy	4	2	0	2	92	95	−3	13	2	10	Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4	United States	4	1	0	3	38	122	−84	4	0	4
5	Russia	4	0	0	4	57	196	−139	8	1	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

All times are local New Zealand time (UTC+12 until 24 September, UTC+13 from 25 September ^[1] )

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11 September 2011 15:30

Australia	32–6	Italy
Try: Alexander 50' m Ashley-Cooper 55' c O'Connor 58' c Ioane 66' c Con: O'Connor (3/4) Pen: Cooper (2/3) 19', 30'	Report	Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 38', 40+'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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20 September 2011 19:30

Italy	53–17	Russia
Try: Parisse 6' c Toniolatti (2) 13' m, 23' c Benvenuti (2) 16' m, 48' m Penalty try 29' c Gori 37' c McLean 64' m Zanni 77' m Con: Bocchino (4/6) Benvenuti (0/3) Pen: Bocchino (0/1)	Report	Try: Yanyushkin 34' c Ostroushko 50' m Makovetski 71' m Con: Rachkov (1/3)

Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 12,418 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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27 September 2011 19:30

Italy	27–10	United States
Try: Parisse 3' c Orquera 30' m Castrogiovanni 40' m Penalty try 66' c Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/4) Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Wyles 18' c Con: Wyles (1/1) Pen: Wyles (1/1) 28'

Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 14,997 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

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2 October 2011 20:30

Ireland	36–6	Italy
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Sexton (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44' Sexton (1/1) 70'	Report	Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21'

Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 28,027 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

2015 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 2015 Rugby World Cup and 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	4	4	0	0	134	35	+99	16	2	18	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2	France	4	3	0	1	120	63	+57	12	2	14
3	Italy	4	2	0	2	74	88	−14	7	2	10	Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4	Romania	4	1	0	3	60	129	−69	7	0	4
5	Canada	4	0	0	4	58	131	−73	7	2	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

19 September 2015	France	32–10	Italy	Twickenham Stadium, London
26 September 2015	Italy	23–18	Canada	Elland Road, Leeds
4 October 2015	Ireland	16–9	Italy	Olympic Stadium, London
11 October 2015	Italy	32–22	Romania	Sandy Park, Exeter

2019 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	4	3	1	0	157	22	+135	22	2	16	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2	South Africa	4	3	0	1	185	36	+149	27	3	15
3	Italy	4	2	1	1	98	78	+20	14	2	12	Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4	Namibia	4	0	1	3	34	175	−141	3	0	2
5	Canada	4	0	1	3	14	177	−163	2	0	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

22 September 2019 14:15 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Italy	47–22	Namibia
Try: Penalty try 11' Allan 26' c Tebaldi 40+1' c Bellini 44' c Canna 47' c Polledri 70' m Minozzi 76' c Con: Allan (3/3) 27', 40+2', 45' Canna (2/3) 48', 77'	Report	Try: Stevens 6' c Greyling 57' m Plato 79' c Con: Loubser (2/3) 7', 80' Pen: Loubser (1/1) 51'

Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiōsaka Attendance: 20,354 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

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26 September 2019 16:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) Italy	48–7	Canada
Try: Steyn 8' c Budd 13' c Negri 44' c Penalty try 59' Bellini 62' m Zani 73' c Minozzi 79' m Con: Allan (3/4) 9', 14', 45' Canna (1/2) 74' Pen: Allan (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Coe 69' c Con: Nelson (1/1) 71'

Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 16,984 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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4 October 2019 18:45 JST (UTC+09)

(1 BP) South Africa	49–3	Italy
Try: Kolbe (2) 6' c, 53' m Mbonambi 27' c Am 58' c Mapimpi 68' c Snyman 76' m Marx 80+3' m Con: Pollard (4/7) 7', 28', 60', 69' Pen: Pollard (2/2) 12', 51'	Report	Pen: Allan (1/1) 9'

Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi Attendance: 44,148 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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12 October 2019 13:45 JST (UTC+09)

New Zealand	0–0 (Cancelled)	Italy

Toyota Stadium, Toyota Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:

• As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw. ^[2]

2023 Rugby World Cup

Main articles: 2023 Rugby World Cup and 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	B	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	4	4	0	0	210	32	+178	27	5	2	18	Advance to knockout stage, and qualification to the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup
2	New Zealand	4	3	0	1	253	47	+206	38	4	3	15
3	Italy	4	2	0	2	114	181	−67	15	25	2	10	Qualification to the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup
4	Uruguay	4	1	0	3	65	164	−99	9	21	1	5
5	Namibia	4	0	0	4	37	255	−218	3	37	0	0

Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

9 September 2023 13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Italy	52–8	Namibia
Try: L. Cannone 11' c P. Garbisi 15' c Lamb 46' c Capuozzo 55' c Faiva 74' c Zuliani 78' c Odogwu 80+3' c Con: Allan (7/7) 12', 16', 48', 57', 75', 79', 80+4' Pen: Allan (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Mouton 21' m Pen: Swanepoel (1/2) 4'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 35,515 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

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20 September 2023 17:45 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Italy	38–17	Uruguay
Try: Pani 7' c Lamaro 46' c Ioane 52' c L. Cannone 56' c Brex 61' c Con: Allan (5/5) 8', 47', 53', 57', 62' Pen: P. Garbisi (1/1) 70'	Report	Try: Penalty try 27' Freitas 37' c Con: Etcheverry (1/1) 38' Drop: Etcheverry (1/1) 42'

Stade de Nice, Nice Attendance: 28,627 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) [3]

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29 September 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) New Zealand	96–17	Italy
Try: Jordan (2) 7' c, 70' c Smith (3) 17' c, 27' c, 34' c Tele'a 19' c Savea (2) 22' c, 40+5' c Retallick 50' c Papalii 55' c Coles (2) 61' m, 73' c McKenzie 67' c Lienert-Brown 76' c Con: Mo'unga (9/10) 8', 18', 20, 23', 28', 35', 40+6', 51', 57' McKenzie (4/4) 69', 71', 74', 77'	Report	Try: Capuozzo 48' c Ioane 80+1' c Con: Allan (1/1) 49' P. Garbisi (1/1) 80+3' Pen: Allan (1/1) 10'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 57,672 Referee: Matthew Carley (England) [3]

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6 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) France	60–7	Italy
Try: Penaud (2) 2' c, 38' c Bielle-Biarrey 13' c Ramos 22' c Jalibert 47' c Mauvaka 54' c Moefana (2) 64' c, 76' m Con: Ramos (6/6) 4', 14', 23', 39', 48', 55' Jaminet (1/2) 65' Pen: Ramos (1/2) 7' Jaminet (1/1) 80+1'	Report	Try: Zuliani 71' c Con: Allan (1/1) 72'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Referee: Karl Dickson (England) [3]

Team records

Most points in a tournament

• 114 – 2023
• 98 – 2019
• 92 – 2011

Most points in a game

• 53 vs   Russia (2011)
• 52 vs   Namibia (2023)
• 48 vs   Canada (2019)

Biggest winning margin

• 44 vs   Namibia (2023)
• 41 Vs   Canada (2019)
• 36 vs   Russia (2011)

Highest score against

• 101 vs   New Zealand (1999)
• 96 vs   New Zealand (2023)
• 76 vs   New Zealand (2007)

Biggest losing margin

• 98 vs   New Zealand (1999)
• 79 vs   New Zealand (2023)
• 64 vs   New Zealand (1987)

Most tries in a tournament

• 15 – 2023
• 14 – 2019
• 13 – 2011

Most tries in a game

• 9 vs   Russia (2011)
• 7 vs   Namibia (2019)
• 7 vs   Namibia (2023)
• 7 vs   Canada (2019)

Individual records

Most appearances

• 15 – Sergio Parisse (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
• 14 – Martin Castrogiovanni (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
• 13 – Alessandro Troncon (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007)
• 13 – Mauro Bergamasco (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
• 12 – Andrea Masi (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)

Most points overall

• 101 – Tommaso Allan (2015, 2019, 2023)
• 98 – Diego Dominguez (1991, 1995, 1999)
• 50 – Rima Wakarua (2003)
• 32 – David Bortolussi (2007)
• 24 – Mirco Bergamasco (2003, 2007, 2011)

Most points in a game

• 21 – Diego Dominguez vs   Argentina (1995)
• 21 – Rima Wakarua vs   Tonga (2003)
• 20 – Diego Dominguez vs   Tonga (1999)
• 17 – Tommaso Allan vs   Romania (2015)
• 17 – Tommaso Allan vs   Namibia (2023)

Most tries overall

• 5 – Marcello Cuttitta (1987, 1991, 1995)
• 4 – Paolo Vaccari (1991, 1995, 1999)
• 3 – Sergio Parisse (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)

Most tries in a game

• 2 – Denis Dallan vs   Tonga (2003)
• 2 – Andrea Masi vs   Portugal (2007)
• 2 – Giulio Toniolatti vs   Russia (2011)
• 2 – Tommaso Benvenuti vs   Russia (2011)

Most penalty goals

• 19 – Diego Domínguez (1991, 1995, 1999)
• 14 – Rima Wakarua (2003)
• 13 – Tommaso Allan (2015, 2019, 2023)
• 8 – Mirco Bergamasco (2003, 2007, 2011)
• 5 – David Bortolussi (2007)

Most penalty goals in a game

• 6 – Diego Domínguez vs   Tonga (1999)
• 5 – Rima Wakarua vs   Wales (2003)
• 5 – Rima Wakarua vs   Tonga (2003)
• 4 – Diego Domínguez vs   Argentina (1995)
• 4 – David Bortolussi vs   Portugal (2007)

Hosting

Main article: Rugby World Cup hosts

The Rugby World Cup is held every four years, and tends to alternate between the northern and southern hemispheres. Italy has yet to host the World Cup, although the Italian Rugby Federation made unsuccessful bids for the 2015 and 2019 competitions.

References

• Davies, Gerald (2004). The History of the Rugby World Cup. Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN   1860746020.
• Farr-Jones, Nick (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup. Australian Post Corporation. ISBN   0-642-36811-2.

1. The change in time zone is due to the start of daylight saving time in New Zealand, at 2:00am on Sunday 25 September
2. "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
3. "Rugby World Cup 2023 pool stage". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 September 2023.