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] __TOC__
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 1,720 | 641 | +1,079 | 186 | (1995, 2007, 2019, 2023) | ||||
| 10 | 64 | 54 | 1 | 9 | 2,888 | 842 | +2,046 | 238 | (1987, 2011, 2015) | ||||
| 10 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 13 | 1,887 | 845 | +1,042 | 156 | (1991, 1999) | ||||
| 10 | 58 | 42 | 1 | 15 | 1,790 | 885 | +905 | 153 | (2003) | ||||
| 10 | 58 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 1,823 | 1,027 | +796 | 147 | (1987, 1999, 2011) | ||||
| 10 | 48 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 1,283 | 995 | +288 | 104 | (2007) | ||||
| 10 | 49 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 1,398 | 953 | +445 | 105 | (1987) | ||||
| 10 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 1,407 | 874 | +533 | 99 | (1991) | ||||
| 10 | 45 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 1,322 | 809 | +513 | 104 | |||||
| 9 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 844 | 1,084 | −240 | 57 | (1987, 2007, 2023) | ||||
| 9 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 804 | 935 | −131 | 55 | (1991, 1995) | ||||
| 10 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 753 | 1,454 | −701 | 42 | (2019) | ||||
| 9 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 541 | 1,015 | −474 | 26 | (1991) | ||||
| 10 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 741 | 1,158 | −417 | 63 | |||||
| 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 568 | 1,143 | −575 | 33 | (2007, 2011) | ||||
| 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 326 | 759 | −433 | 24 | (2015) | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 312 | −210 | 7 | (2023) | ||||
| 9 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 397 | 1,355 | −958 | 25 | |||||
| 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 253 | 882 | −629 | 17 | (1999, 2003, 2019, 2023) | ||||
| 8 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 402 | 1,048 | −646 | 15 | (1987, 2003, 2011) | ||||
| 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 285 | 1,578 | −1,293 | 3 | (2019) | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 356 | −280 | 1 | (2011, 2019) | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 309 | −225 | 0 | 0.00 | (1987, 1991) | |||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 122 | −104 | 0 | 0.00 | (1999) | |||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 172 | −143 | 0 | 0.00 | (1995) | |||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 215 | −188 | 0 | 0.00 | (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 |