Rugby World Cup all-time table

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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[]

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
 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
 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
 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[]

  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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