Rugby World Cup Performance
Rugby World Cup Tournaments
| Year |
Host(s) |
Final |
Bronze Final |
| Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
3rd place |
Score |
4th place |
| 1987 |
Australia &
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
29–9 |
France |
Wales |
22–21 |
Australia |
| 1991 |
England, France, Ireland, Scotland & Wales |
Australia |
12–6 |
England |
New Zealand |
13–6 |
Scotland |
| 1995 |
South Africa |
South Africa |
15–12 |
New Zealand |
France |
19–9 |
England |
| 1999 |
Wales |
Australia |
35–12 |
France |
South Africa |
22–18 |
New Zealand |
| 2003 |
Australia |
England |
20–17 |
Australia |
New Zealand |
40–13 |
France |
| 2007 |
France |
South Africa |
15–6 |
England |
Argentina |
34–10 |
France |
| 2011 |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
8-7 |
France |
Australia |
21-28 |
Wales |
| 2015 |
England |
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| 2019 |
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Rugby World Cup Team Records
| Team |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Third |
Fourth |
| Australia |
2 (1991, 1999) |
1 (2003) |
– |
1 (1987) |
| South Africa |
2 (1995, 2007) |
– |
1 (1999) |
– |
| England |
1 (2003) |
2 (1991, 2007) |
– |
1 (1995) |
| New Zealand |
1 (1987) |
1 (1995) |
2 (1991, 2003) |
1 (1999) |
| France |
– |
2 (1987, 1999) |
1 (1995) |
2 (2003, 2007) |
| Wales |
– |
– |
1 (1987) |
– |
| Argentina |
– |
– |
1 (2007) |
– |
| Scotland |
– |
– |
– |
1 (1991) |
| Teams Reached Quarter-Finals but Never Progressed beyond that Stage |
| Ireland |
Fiji |
| Samoa |
Canada |
Rugby World Cup Success Rate
| Team |
Appearances |
Won |
Win rate (Tournaments) |
Win rate (Matches) |
| South Africa |
4 |
2 |
50% |
86% |
| Australia |
6 |
2 |
33% |
85% |
| New Zealand |
6 |
1 |
17% |
83% |
| England |
6 |
1 |
17% |
73% |
