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. 26 nations have participated in the tournament thus far.
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
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 ( )
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 ( )
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
References
External links
Tournaments Warm-up matches Qualifying Knockout stages Finals Squads Statistics Overview Overall records Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.
Tier 1 teams Tier 2 teams Tier 3 teams