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
 Russia 2 2011 2019 1 Pool stages
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

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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

By match

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2011 Rugby World Cup

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Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
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: [citation needed]
15 September 2011
19:30
Russia  6–13  United States
Pen: Kushnarev (1/4) 3'
Rachkov (1/1) 78'
ReportTry: 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)
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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)
ReportTry: 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)

2019 Rugby World Cup

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Pool A

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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: [citation needed]
Japan vs Russia
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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'
ReportTry: Golosnitski 5' c
Con: Kushnarev (1/1) 6'
Pen: Kushnarev (1/1) 61'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 45,745
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
FB 15 Will Tupou   71'
RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima
OC 13 Timothy Lafaele
IC 12 Ryoto Nakamura
LW 11 Lomano Lemeki
FH 10 Yu Tamura   67'
SH 9 Yutaka Nagare   61'
N8 8 Kazuki Himeno
OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné
BF 6 Michael Leitch (c)   71'
RL 5 James Moore
LL 4 Wimpie van der Walt   61'
TP 3 Asaeli Ai Valu   55'
HK 2 Shota Horie   75'
LP 1 Keita Inagaki   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate   75'
PR 17 Isileli Nakajima   55'
PR 18 Koo Ji-won   55'
LK 19 Luke Thompson   60'
FL 20 Hendrik Tui   71'
SH 21 Fumiaki Tanaka   61'
FH 22 Rikiya Matsuda   67'
FB 23 Ryohei Yamanaka   71'
Coach:
  Jamie Joseph
 
FB 15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW 14 German Davydov
OC 13 Vladimir Ostroushko
IC 12 Dmitry Gerasimov   68'
LW 11 Kirill Golosnitsky
FH 10 Yuri Kushnarev   65'
SH 9 Vasily Dorofeev   33'   42'   74'
N8 8 Nikita Vavilin
OF 7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF 6 Vitaly Zhivatov   65'
RL 5 Bogdan Fedotko   61'
LL 4 Andrei Ostrikov
TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev   68'
HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy   65'
LP 1 Valery Morozov   65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Evgeny Matveev   65'
PR 17 Andrei Polivalov   65'
PR 18 Azamat Bitiev   68'
LK 19 Andrey Garbuzov   62'
FL 20 Anton Sychev   65'
SH 21 Dmitry Perov   33'   42'   74'
FH 22 Ramil Gaisin   65'
WG 23 Vladislav Sozonov   68'
Coach:
  Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Kotaro Matsushima (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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
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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'
ReportTry: 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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Samoa
FB 15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW 14 German Davydov
OC 13 Vladimir Ostroushko
IC 12 Dmitry Gerasimov   65'
LW 11 Kirill Golosnitsky
FH 10 Yuri Kushnarev   55'
SH 9 Vasily Dorofeev   55'
N8 8 Nikita Vavilin   65'
OF 7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF 6 Vitaly Zhivatov
RL 5 Bogdan Fedotko
LL 4 Andrei Ostrikov   65'
TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev   47'   71'
HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy   57'
LP 1 Valery Morozov   59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Evgeny Matveev   57'
PR 17 Andrey Polivalov   59'
PR 18 Azamat Bitiev   71'
LK 19 Andrey Garbuzov   65'
FL 20 Anton Sychev   21'
SH 21 Dmitry Perov   22'
FH 22 Ramil Gaisin   55'
WG 23 Vladislav Sozonov   65'
Coach:
  Lyn Jones
 
FB 15 Tim Nanai-Williams   65'
RW 14 Alapati Leiua
OC 13 Rey Lee-Lo   29'
IC 12 Henry Taefu
LW 11 Ed Fidow
FH 10 Tusi Pisi   65'
SH 9 Dwayne Polataivao   40'
N8 8 Afa Amosa   33'   40'   46'
OF 7 TJ Ioane
BF 6 Chris Vui (c)
RL 5 Kane Le'aupepe
LL 4 Filo Paulo   65'
TP 3 Michael Alaalatoa   55'
HK 2 Motu Matu'u   31'   40'
LP 1 Logovi'i Mulipola   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ray Niuia   33'
PR 17 Paul Alo-Emile   55'
PR 18 Jordan Lay   51'
LK 19 Senio Toleafoa   65'
LK 20 Josh Tyrell   46'
SH 21 Melani Matavao   40'
FH 22 AJ Alatimu   65'
FH 23 UJ Seuteni   65'
Coach:
  Steve Jackson

Player of the Match:
Alapati Leiua (Samoa)

Assistant referees:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

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
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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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
FB 15 Rob Kearney   50'
RW 14 Andrew Conway
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)   40'
SH 9 Luke McGrath
N8 8 Jordi Murphy   27'
OF 7 Peter O'Mahony
BF 6 Rhys Ruddock
RL 5 Jean Kleyn   61'
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne
TP 3 John Ryan   58'
HK 2 Niall Scannell   58'
LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne   58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   58'
PR 17 Andrew Porter   58'
PR 18 Tadhg Furlong   58'
LK 19 Iain Henderson   61'
N8 20 CJ Stander   27'
SH 21 Conor Murray
FH 22 Jack Carty   40'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour   50'
Coach:
  Joe Schmidt
 
FB 15 Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW 14 German Davydov
OC 13 Igor Galinovskiy
IC 12 Kirill Golosnitsky   15'
LW 11 Denis Simplikevich   71'
FH 10 Ramil Gaisin
SH 9 Dmitry Perov
N8 8 Victor Gresev
OF 7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF 6 Anton Sychev   70'
RL 5 Bogdan Fedotko   34'   64'
LL 4 Andrey Garbuzov   50'
TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev   68'
HK 2 Evgeny Matveev   40'
LP 1 Andrey Polivalov   40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stanislav Sel'skiy   40'
PR 17 Valery Morozov   40'
PR 18 Vladimir Podrezov   68'
LK 19 Andrei Ostrikov   51'   50'
LK 20 Evgeny Elgin   64'
FH 21 Sergey Yanyushkin   71'
FL 22 Roman Khodin   70'
CE 23 Vladimir Ostroushko   15'
Coach:
  Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Rhys Ruddock (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Scotland vs Russia
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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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Duncan Taylor
IC 12 Peter Horne
LW 11 Darcy Graham   47'
FH 10 Adam Hastings
SH 9 George Horne   65'
N8 8 Ryan Wilson
OF 7 Fraser Brown   31'
BF 6 John Barclay (c)
RL 5 Ben Toolis
LL 4 Scott Cummings   61'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson   40'
HK 2 George Turner   65'
LP 1 Gordon Reid   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally   65'
PR 17 Simon Berghan   40'
PR 18 W. P. Nel   61'
LK 19 Grant Gilchrist   61'
FL 20 Magnus Bradbury   31'
FL 21 Jamie Ritchie
SH 22 Henry Pyrgos   47'
CE 23 Chris Harris   65'
Coach:
  Gregor Townsend
 
FB 15 Vasily Artemyev (c)   61'
RW 14 German Davydov
OC 13 Vladimir Ostroushko   38'   40'
IC 12 Dmitry Gerasimov
LW 11 Vladislav Sozonov
FH 10 Ramil Gaisin   65'
SH 9 Dmitry Perov
N8 8 Nikita Vavilin   58'
OF 7 Tagir Gadzhiev
BF 6 Vitaly Zhivatov
RL 5 Evgeny Elgin   50'
LL 4 Andrei Ostrikov   69'
TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev   61'
HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy   61'
LP 1 Valery Morozov   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Sergey Chernyshev   61'
PR 17 Azamat Bitiev   61'
PR 18 Vladimir Podrezov   61'
LK 19 Bogdan Fedotko   50'
LK 20 Andrey Garbuzov   69'
FH 21 Sergey Yanyushkin   65'
N8 22 Anton Sychev   58'
FH 23 Yuri Kushnarev   38'   40'   61'
Coach:
  Lyn Jones

Player of the Match:
Adam Hastings (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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

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Australia vs Played Win Draw Lost Win %
  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

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Most points in a tournament


Highest Score


Highest Winning Margin

Nil


Highest Score Against


Biggest Losing Margin


Most Tries in a Game


Most Penalty Goals in a Game


Most Drop Goals in a Game

Individual Records

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Most Appearances


Top Point Scorers


Most Points In A Game


Top Try Scorer


Most Penalty Goals


Top Drop Goals

Hosting

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Russia has not hosted any World Cup games.

References

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  1. ^ "IRB World Rankings". IRB.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  2. ^ The USSR national rugby union team was Russia's international representation at this time.
  3. ^ The CIS was Russia's international representation at this time.
  4. ^ "Russia banned from Rugby World Cup qualification, Georgia advance". BBC Sport. 10 March 2022.