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 complete list of total matches played by all countries that were invited or have qualified for the Rugby World Cup since the 1987 edition.[2][3]
Last updated: 14 October 2019
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | % | TB | LB | Pts | Avg pts |
Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
43 | 36 | — | 7 | 1,512 | 553 | +959 | 83.72 | 14 | 2 | 128 | 3.20 | Winner |
 New Zealand |
56 | 49 | — | 7 | 2,552 | 753 | +1,799 | 87.50 | 15 | 1 | 169 | 3.13 | Winner |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
53 | 42 | — | 11 | 1,794 | 763 | +1,031 | 79.25 | 11 | 3 | 145 | 2.84 | Winner |
 England |
48 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 1,511 | 685 | +826 | 71.88 | 10 | 1 | 127 | 2.65 | Winner |
 France |
52 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 1,605 | 937 | +668 | 71.15 | 10 | 2 | 129 | 2.48 | Runner-up |
 Ireland |
38 | 23 | — | 15 | 1,047 | 684 | +363 | 60.53 | 7 | 2 | 85 | 2.67 | Quarter-finals |
 Scotland |
41 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1,241 | 771 | +470 | 59.76 | 8 | 2 | 89 | 2.17 | Fourth place |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
40 | 24 | — | 16 | 1,150 | 774 | +376 | 60.00 | 8 | 2 | 86 | 2.15 | Third place |
 Argentina |
41 | 21 | — | 20 | 1,095 | 839 | +256 | 51.22 | 11 | 2 | 86 | 2.10 | Third place |
 Italy |
32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 627 | 977 | −350 | 42.19 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 1.66 | Pool stage |
 Samoa |
31 | 13 | — | 18 | 707 | 813 | −106 | 41.93 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 1.55 | Quarter-finals |
 Fiji |
32 | 11 | — | 21 | 732 | 972 | −240 | 34.37 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 1.44 | Quarter-finals |
 Georgia |
19 | 5 | — | 14 | 254 | 619 | −365 | 26.31 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1.11 | Pool stage |
 Japan |
31 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 609 | 1,301 | −692 | 25.80 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1.06 | Quarter-finals |
 Tonga |
28 | 7 | — | 21 | 441 | 947 | −506 | 25.00 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 1.00 | Pool stage |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
33 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 541 | 1,015 | −474 | 25.76 | − | 3 | 26 | 0.79 | Quarter-finals |
 Romania |
28 | 6 | — | 22 | 365 | 1,068 | −703 | 21.43 | − | − | 25 | 0.89 | Pool stage |
 Uruguay |
15 | 3 | — | 12 | 188 | 718 | −530 | 20.00 | — | — | 12 | 0.80 | Pool stage |
 United States |
29 | 3 | — | 26 | 440 | 1,170 | −730 | 10.34 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.52 | Pool stage |
 Portugal |
4 | — | — | 4 | 38 | 209 | −171 | 0.00 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | Pool stage |
 Namibia |
23 | — | 1 | 22 | 248 | 1,323 | −1,075 | 0.02 | — | 1 | 3 | 0.13 | Pool stage |
 Russia |
8 | — | — | 8 | 70 | 356 | −286 | 0.00 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | Pool stage |
 Zimbabwe |
6 | — | — | 6 | 84 | 309 | −225 | 0.00 | — | — | 0 | — | Pool stage |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | — | — | 3 | 29 | 172 | −143 | 0.00 | — | — | 0 | — | Pool stage |
 Spain |
3 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 122 | −104 | 0.00 | — | — | 0 | — | Pool stage |
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 |
| TB | Try bonus points |
| LB | Losing bonus points |
| Pts | Log points achieved (W=4, D=2, L=0) |
| Avg pts | Average points per match |
| Best finish | Best overall finish |
See also
References
- "Tournament rules". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
- "Result summary". ESPN. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "All time league table". statbunker.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.