Russia at the Rugby World Cup
Russia qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2011.
Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.
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]
| Nation | Number of appearances | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Streak | Best result |
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 Russia | 2 | 2011 | 2019 | 1 | Pool stages |
| Year(s) | Result |
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| 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 |
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  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 |
By match
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Ireland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 34 | +101 | 15 | 1 | 17 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 48 | +125 | 25 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 |  Italy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 13 | 2 | 10 | Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 |  United States |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 122 | −84 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Russia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 196 | −139 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Source:
| 15 September 2011 19:30 |
| Russia | 6–13 | United States |
| Pen: Kushnarev (1/4) 3' Rachkov (1/1) 78' | Report | Try: Petri 19' c Con: Wyles (1/1) Pen: Wyles (2/5) 12', 65' Drop: Wyles (0/1) |
| Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth Attendance: 13,931 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
| 20 September 2011 19:30 |
| Italy | 53–17 | Russia |
| Try: Parisse 6' c Toniolatti (2) 13' m, 23' c Benvenuti (2) 16' m, 48' m Penalty try 29' c Gori 37' c McLean 64' m Zanni 77' m Con: Bocchino (4/6) Benvenuti (0/3) Pen: Bocchino (0/1) | Report | Try: Yanyushkin 34' c Ostroushko 50' m Makovetskiy 71' m Con: Rachkov (1/3) |
| Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 12,418 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
| 25 September 2011 18:00 |
| Ireland | 62–12 | Russia |
| Try: McFadden 10' c O'Brien 13' c Boss 38' c Earls (2) 38' c, 48' c Trimble 40+' m Kearney 65' c Jennings 73' c Buckley 79' m Con: O'Gara (6/7) Sexton (1/2) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 6' | Report | Try: Artemyev 50' c Simplikevich 59' m Con: Rachkov (1/2) |
| Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 25,661 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
| 1 October 2011 15:30 |
| Australia | 68–22 | Russia |
| Try: Barnes (2) 7' m, 79' c Mitchell (2) 9' c, 49' c McCalman 12' c Pocock (2) 15' c, 22' c Moore 36' c Ashley-Cooper 39' c Ma'afu 42' c Con: O'Connor (9/10) | Report | Try: Ostroushko 33' m Simplikevich 60' c Rachkov 68' c Con: Kushnarev (0/1) Rachkov (2/2) Drop: Rachkov (1/1) 47' |
| Trafalgar Park, Nelson Attendance: 16,307 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 62 | +53 | 13 | 3 | 19 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | Ireland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 27 | +94 | 18 | 4 | 16 | |
| 3 |  Scotland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 55 | +64 | 16 | 3 | 11 | Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 4 |  Samoa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 128 | −70 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Russia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 160 | −141 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source:
Japan vs Russia
| 20 September 2019 19:45 JST (UTC+09) |
| (1 BP) Japan | 30–10 | Russia |
| Try: Matsushima (3) 12' m, 39' c, 69' c Labuschagné 47' m Con: Tamura (1/3) 40' Matsuda (1/1) 71' Pen: Tamura (2/2) 44', 64' | Report | Try: Golosnitski 5' c Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 6' Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 61' |
| Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu Attendance: 45,745 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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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
| 24 September 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09) |
| Russia | 9–34 | Samoa (1 BP) |
| Pen: Kushnarev (2/2) 19', 26' Drop: Kushnarev (1/1) 48' | Report | Try: Leiua (2) 16' m, 80' m Amosa 45' m Fidow (2) 49' c, 53' c Lee-Lo 63' m Con: Pisi (2/5) 50', 54' |
| Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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- 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
| 3 October 2019 19:15 JST (UTC+09) |
| (1 BP) Ireland | 35–0 | Russia |
| Try: Kearney 2' c O'Mahony 13' c Ruddock 35' c Conway 62' c Ringrose 76' c Con: Sexton (3/3) 4', 15', 37' Carty (2/2) 63', 77' | Report |
| Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe Attendance: 26,856 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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- Igor Galinovskiy (Russia) earned his 50th test cap.
Scotland vs Russia
| 9 October 2019 16:15 JST (UTC+09) |
| (1 BP) Scotland | 61–0 | Russia |
| Try: Hastings (2) 14' c, 18' c G. Horne (3) 22' c, 45' c, 59' m Turner 51' c Seymour 56' c Barclay 75' c McInally 78' c Con: Hastings (8/9) 15', 20', 24', 46', 53', 57', 76', 80' | Report |
| Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi Attendance: 44,123 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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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 % |
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| Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Ireland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Japan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Samoa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Scotland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Overall | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
Team Records
- Most points in a tournament
- 57 In New Zealand(2011)
- 19 in Japan(2019)
- Highest Score
- Highest Winning Margin
Nil
- Highest Score Against
- Biggest Losing Margin
- Most Tries in a Game
- Most Penalty Goals in a Game
- 2 vs United States 2011
- 2 vs Samoa 2019
- 1 vs Japan 2019
- Most Drop Goals in a Game
Individual Records
- Most Appearances
- 8 Vladimir Ostroushko(2011,2019)
- 8 Andrey Garbuzov (2011,2019)
- 8 Vasily Artemyev (2011,2019)
- 6 Yuri Kushnarev (2011,2019)
- Top Point Scorers
- 19 Konstantin Rachkov
- 17 Yuri Kushnarev
- 10 Vladimir Ostroushko
- 10 Denis Simplikevich
- 5 Vasily Artemyev
- 5 Alexey Makovetskiy
- 5 Alexander Yanyushkin
- 5 Kirill Golosnitsky
- Most Points In A Game
- 12 vs Australia - Konstantin Rachkov (2011)
- 9 vs Samoa - Yuri Kushnarev (2019)
- Top Try Scorer
- 2 Vladimir Ostroushko
- 2 Denis Simplikevich
- 1 Vasily Artemyev
- 1 Alexey Makovetskiy
- 1 Alexander Yanyushkin
- 1 Konstantin Rachkov
- 1 Kirill Golosnitsky
- Most Penalty Goals
- Top Drop Goals
Hosting
Russia has not hosted any World Cup games.
References
- "IRB World Rankings". IRB.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- The USSR national rugby union team was Russia's international representation at this time.
- The CIS was Russia's international representation at this time.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60692972
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