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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

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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 14 0 22 804 935 −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 3.70 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

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References

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  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.
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