Zimbabwe at the Rugby World Cup explained

Zimbabwe have made two Rugby World Cup appearances – in 1987 and 1991.

In the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Zimbabwe's national rugby team was invited as the African entrant. No other African countries were invited, as South Africa was disqualified from the tournament due to a sporting boycott adopted by the international community in response to apartheid.

However, Zimbabwe succeeded in getting through 1991 Rugby World Cup qualifying, and hosted the Africa qualifications. In more recent years, the Namibia national rugby union team has generally defeated Zimbabwe in African qualifying rounds.

By position

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YearRoundSquadHead coach
1987Pool stage300353151SquadB. MurphyAutomatically qualified
1991Pool stage300331158SquadI. Buchanan33006212
1995Did not qualify6303169120
19995203125102
200321018245
200742025584
201110012135
20156303170126
20195113139162
2023530226573
Total60068430937181181088759

Matches

1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 4 games –--------

1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool 2 games –

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1995 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

1999 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

2003 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

2007 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

2011 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

2015 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

2019 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

Overall record

CountryPldWDLFA+/-%
10012021−10
10011155−440
1001852−440
10011270−580
200233113−800
TOTAL6006105373−2680

Team Records

Most Points in a Tournament
Most Points in a Game
Biggest Winning MarginNIL
Highest Score Against
Biggest Losing Margin
Most Tries in a Game

Individual records

Most appearances
Most points overall
Most points in a game
Most tries overall
Most penalty goals
Most penalty goals in a game

References