Russia at the Rugby World Cup explained
Russia qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2011.
As of April 26, 2010, Russia placed at 19th position in the world rankings, just behind Romania and the USA. They are currently the ninth best team in Europe according to the world rankings.[1]
| Year(s) | Result |
|---|
| 1987 | No qualifying tournament held.[2] |
| 1991 | Did not qualify.[3] |
| 1995 to 2007 | Did not qualify. |
| 2011 | Eliminated in pool stages |
| 2015 | Did not qualify. |
| 2019 | Eliminated in pool stages |
| 2023 | Banned from qualification.[4] | |
By position
| Year | Round | Position | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against |
|---|
  1987 | - | – | - | - | – | - | - | - |
  1991 | - | – | - | – | – | - | - | - |
 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Group | 18th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 196 |
| 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2019 | Group | 20th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 160 |
| Total | - | – | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 356 |
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By match
2011 Rugby World Cup
Pool C
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2019 Rugby World Cup
Pool A
See main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A.
Japan vs Russia
Notes:- This was the first Rugby World Cup opener not to feature a Tier 1 nation.
- Kotaro Matsushima (Japan) became the first Japanese player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup, and the first player to score one in a Rugby World Cup opener.
- Russia's try was the fastest to be scored in an opening match of a Rugby World Cup.
Russia vs Samoa
Notes:- This was the first meeting between the two nations.
- Ahsee Tuala was due to start the game, but was replaced with Henry Taefu following injury ahead of kick off.
Ireland vs Russia
Notes:
Scotland vs Russia
Notes:- This is the first meeting between the two nations.
- Vladimir Ostroushko (Russia) earned his 50th test cap.
- Scotland became the first team to record multiple nilled-victories over their opponent in one World Cup campaign, and become the first team to record a fifth nilled-victory in World Cup history.
- Mathieu Raynal was due to referee this game but withdrew ahead of kick off due to illness - Wayne Barnes stepped up from assistant with Alexandre Ruiz covering the assistant role.
World Cup Records
| Australia vs | Played | Win | Draw | Lost | Win % |
|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Overall | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0% | |
Team Records
- Most points in a tournament
- 57 In (2011)
- 19 in (2019)
- Highest Score
- 22 vs 2011
- 17 vs 2011
- 12 vs 2011
- 10 vs 2019
- 9 Vs 2019
- Highest Winning MarginNil
- Highest Score Against
- 68 vs 2011
- 62 vs 2011
- 61 vs 2019
- 53 vs 2011
- 35 vs 2019
- Biggest Losing Margin
- 61 vs 2019
- 50 vs 2011
- 46 vs 2011
- 35 vs 2019
- 25 vs 2019
- Most Tries in a Game
- 3 vs 2011
- 3 vs 2011
- 2 vs 2011
- 1 vs 2019
- Most Penalty Goals in a Game
- 2 vs 2011
- 2 vs 2019
- 1 vs 2019
- Most Drop Goals in a Game
Individual Records
- Most Appearances
- Top Point Scorers
- Most Points In A Game
- Top Try Scorer
- Most Penalty Goals
- Top Drop Goals
Hosting
Russia has not hosted any World Cup games.
References
Notes and References
- News: IRB World Rankings . IRB.com . 2010-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810042746/http://www.irb.com/rankings/full.html . 2011-08-10 .
- The USSR national rugby union team was Russia's international representation at this time.
- The CIS was Russia's international representation at this time.
- News: Russia banned from Rugby World Cup qualification, Georgia advance . BBC Sport . 10 March 2022 .
