Russia at the Rugby World Cup

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]

Nation Number of appearances First appearance Most recent appearance Streak Best result
 Russia 2 2011 2019 1 Pool stages
Rugby World Cup record Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Head coach Pos Pld W D L PF PA
1987 Declined invitation –
1991 Did not enter
1995 Did not qualify 2nd 4 3 0 1 125 49
1999 P/O 4 1 0 3 85 92
2003 Expelled from competing at tournament after qualification P/O 6 5 0 1 176 114
2007 Did not qualify 3rd 14 6 1 7 382 323
2011 Pool stage 4 0 0 4 57 196 Squad N. Nerush 2nd 10 7 1 2 291 175
2015 Did not qualify P/O 12 7 0 5 269 300
2019 Pool stage 4 0 0 4 19 160 Squad L. Jones 1st 8 4 0 4 226 144
2023 Disqualified 5th 10 2 0 8 159 217
2027 –
2031 To be determined To be determined
Total — 8 0 0 8 76 356 — — — 68 33 2 33 1391 1150
  •   Champions
  •   Runners–up
  •   Third place
  •   Fourth place
  •   Home venue

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

By match

2011 Rugby World Cup

Pool C

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:
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

Pool A

Main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup 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'		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
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
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
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

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

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

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

  1. ^ "IRB World Rankings". IRB.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
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