Rugby World Cup all-time table

This all-time table compares national teams that have participated in the Rugby World Cup by a number of criteria including matches, wins, losses, draws, total points for, total points against, etc.

The table also shows – among other things – the accumulated points for every team that has ever participated in the tournament. This takes each game as if it were a World Cup pool stage match, with each team awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. A team scoring four tries in one match scored a bonus point, as did a team that lost by fewer than eight points. ^[1]

All-time table

This is a list of matches played by all countries at the Rugby World Cup since the inaugural 1987 edition. ^{[2] [3]}

Last updated: 28 October 2023

Country	Apps	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	%	Pts	Avg pts	Best finish
South Africa	8	50	42	0	8	1,720	641	+1,079	84.00	186	3.72	Champions (1995, 2007, 2019, 2023)
New Zealand	10	64	54	1	9	2,888	842	+2,046	84.38	238	3.72	Champions (1987, 2011, 2015)
Australia	10	57	44	0	13	1,887	845	+1,042	77.19	156	2.74	Champions (1991, 1999)
England	10	58	42	1	15	1,790	885	+905	72.41	153	2.64	Champions (2003)
France	10	58	40	2	16	1,823	1,027	+796	68.97	147	2.53	Runners-up (1987, 1999, 2011)
Argentina	10	48	25	0	23	1,283	995	+288	52.08	104	2.17	Third place (2007)
Wales	10	49	30	0	19	1,398	953	+445	61.22	105	2.14	Third place (1987)
Scotland	10	46	26	1	19	1,407	874	+533	56.52	99	2.15	Fourth place (1991)
Ireland	10	45	28	0	17	1,322	809	+513	62.22	104	2.31	Quarter-finals(eight times)
Fiji	9	37	13	0	24	844	1,084	−240	35.14	57	1.54	Quarter-finals (1987, 2007, 2023)
Samoa	9	36	15	0	21	804	935	−131	41.67	55	1.53	Quarter-finals (1991, 1995)
Japan	10	37	10	2	25	753	1,454	−701	27.03	42	1.14	Quarter-finals (2019)
Canada	9	33	7	3	23	541	1,015	−474	21.21	26	0.79	Quarter-finals (1991)
Italy	10	36	15	1	20	741	1,158	−417	41.67	63	1.75	Pool stage - 2 wins (six times)
Tonga	9	33	9	0	24	568	1,143	−575	27.27	33	1.00	Pool stage - 2 wins (2007, 2011)
Georgia	6	24	5	1	18	326	759	−433	20.83	24	1.00	Pool stage - 2 wins (2015)
Portugal	2	8	1	1	6	102	312	−210	12.50	7	0.88	Pool stage - 1 win and 1 draw (2023)
Romania	9	32	6	0	26	397	1,355	−958	18.75	25	0.78	Pool stage - 1 win (six times)
Uruguay	5	19	4	0	15	253	882	−629	21.05	17	0.89	Pool stage - 1 win (1999, 2003, 2019, 2023)
United States	8	29	3	0	26	402	1,048	−646	10.34	15	0.52	Pool stage - 1 win (1987, 2003, 2011)
Namibia	7	27	0	1	26	285	1,578	−1,293	0.00	3	0.11	Pool stage - 1 draw (2019)
Russia	2	8	0	0	8	76	356	−280	0.00	1	0.13	Pool stage - all losses (2011, 2019)
Zimbabwe	2	6	0	0	6	84	309	−225	0.00	0	0.00	Pool stage - all losses (1987, 1991)
Spain	1	3	0	0	3	18	122	−104	0.00	0	0.00	Pool stage - all losses (1999)
Ivory Coast	1	3	0	0	3	29	172	−143	0.00	0	0.00	Pool stage - all losses (1995)
Chile	1	4	0	0	4	27	215	−188	0.00	0	0.00	Pool stage - all losses (2023)

Legend:

Pld	Total number of World Cup matches played
W	Wins
D	Draws
L	Losses
PF	Points for (points scored)
PA	Points against (points conceded)
PD	Points difference (PF-PA)
%	Win ratio
Pts	Log points achieved (W=4, D=2, L=0)
Avg pts	Average points per match
Best finish	Best overall finish

See also

• Sports portal

• Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup
• National team appearances in the Rugby World Cup

References

1. "Tournament rules". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
2. "Result summary". ESPN. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
3. "All time league table". statbunker.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

External links

• World Rugby Stats Hub-RWC ALL TIME MOST MATCHES PLAYED
• World Rugby Stats Hub-RWC ALL TIME MOST POINTS SCORED
• World Rugby Stats Hub-RWC ALL TIME MOST TRIES SCORED
• IRB Rugby World Cup Team Records on Espnscrum.com