Major achievements in rugby by nation
This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international rugby union, rugby sevens, rugby league and wheelchair rugby tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.
Results
For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:
Form | Governing body | Tournament | Edition | ||
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First | Latest | Next | |||
Rugby union | WR & IOC | Rugby union at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) | 1900 | 1924 | Defunct |
WR | Rugby World Cup (quadrennially) | 1987 | 2019 | 2023 | |
Women's Rugby World Cup (quadrennially) | 1991 | 2017 | 2021 | ||
Rugby sevens | WR & IOC | Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) | 2016 | 2016 | 2020 |
WR | Rugby World Cup Sevens (quadrennially) | 1993 | 2018 | 2022 | |
World Rugby Sevens Series (annually) | 1999–2000 | 2018–2019 | 2019–2020 | ||
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (annually) | 2012–2013 | 2018–2019 | 2019–2020 | ||
Rugby league | RLIF | Rugby League World Cup (quadrennially) | 1954 | 2017 | 2021 |
Women's Rugby League World Cup (quadrennially) | 2000 | 2017 | 2021 | ||
Wheelchair rugby | IWRF & IPC | Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics (quadrennially) | 1996 | 2016 | 2020 |
IWRF | World Wheelchair Rugby Championships (quadrennially) | 1995 | 2018 | 2022 |
- IOC: International Olympic Committee
- IPC: International Paralympic Committee
- RLIF: Rugby League International Federation
- WR: World Rugby
Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1][2]
The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.
Rugby union, rugby sevens, rugby league and wheelchair rugby
Last updated after the 2019 Rugby World Cup (As of 3 November 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | Rugby sevens | Rugby league | Wheelchair rugby | Number of | ||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | World Cup | Paralympic Games | World Championship | |||||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Mixed | Mixed | Total | |||
1 | New Zealand | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||
2 | Australia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||||
3 | United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
4 | England† | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
5 | Canada | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
6 | France | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
7 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
8 | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
9 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
10 | Wales† | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
11 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
12 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
12 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
14 | Australasia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
15 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
16 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
16 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
16 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Men and women
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Rugby union | Rugby sevens | Rugby league | Number of | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | World Cup | |||||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Total | |||
1 | New Zealand | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
3 | England† | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | France | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
5 | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
6 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
7 | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
8 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
9 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
10 | Wales† | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
11 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
12 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
13 | Australasia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
14 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
15 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
15 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
15 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Men
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Rugby union | Rugby sevens | Rugby league | Number of | ||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | World Cup | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Total | |||
1 | New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
2 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
2 | England† | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
4 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
5 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
6 | France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
6 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
8 | Wales† | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
9 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
10 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
11 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
12 | Australasia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
13 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
14 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
14 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
14 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Women
Last updated after the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series (As of 3 November 2019) | ||||||||||
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Rugby union | Rugby sevens | Rugby league | Number of | |||||||
World Cup | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | World Cup | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total | |||
1 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
2 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||
3 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
5 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
6 | England† | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
8 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Men and women
Last updated after the 2019 Rugby World Cup (As of 3 November 2019) | ||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | Rugby sevens | Number of | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | ||||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Total | |||
1 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
3 | England† | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
4 | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
5 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
6 | France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
7 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
8 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
9 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
10 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
10 | Wales† | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
12 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
13 | Australasia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
14 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
15 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
15 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
15 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Men
Last updated after the 2019 Rugby World Cup (As of 3 November 2019) | ||||||||||
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Rugby union | Rugby sevens | Number of | ||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Total | |||
1 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
2 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
2 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
4 | England† | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
5 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
6 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
7 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
7 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
9 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
9 | Wales† | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
11 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
12 | Australasia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
13 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
14 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
14 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
14 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Women
Last updated after the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series (As of 3 November 2019) | |||||||||
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Rugby union | Rugby sevens | Number of | |||||||
World Cup | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total | |||
1 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
2 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
3 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
5 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
6 | England† | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
7 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Rugby union
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Rugby union | Number of | |||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | |||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Women | Total | |||
1 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
2 | England† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
2 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
5 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
6 | Australasia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
6 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
8 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
8 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
8 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
11 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
11 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
11 | Wales† | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Men and women
Last updated after the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series (As of 3 November 2019) | |||||||||||
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Rugby sevens | Number of | ||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | |||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Total | |||
1 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
3 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
4 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
5 | England† | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
6 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
6 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
8 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
9 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
9 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
11 | Wales† | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
12 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
13 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
13 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Men
Last updated after the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series (As of 3 November 2019) | ||||||||
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Rugby sevens | Number of | |||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Total | |||
1 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
3 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
4 | England† | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
5 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
6 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
7 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
8 | Wales† | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
9 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
11 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
11 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Women
Last updated after the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series (As of 3 November 2019) | ||||||||
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Rugby sevens | Number of | |||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | World Series | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | Women | Total | |||
1 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
4 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
4 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
6 | England† | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
7 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Rugby league
Last updated after the 2017 Rugby League World Cup (As of 3 November 2019) | |||||||
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Rugby league | Number of | ||||||
World Cup | |||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | Total | |||
1 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
4 | England† | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
4 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
6 | Wales† | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
†Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Wheelchair rugby
Last updated after the 2018 IWRF World Championship (As of 3 November 2019) | |||||||
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Wheelchair rugby | Number of | ||||||
Paralympic Games | World Championship | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Mixed | Mixed | Total | |||
1 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
3 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
3 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
†Non International Paralympic Committee (IPC) members.
See also
References
General
Official results
- Rugby Union
- Olympic tournament: Rugby at the Olympics
- World Cup: Rugby World Cup
- Women's Rugby World Cup: Women's Rugby World Cup
- Rugby sevens
- Rugby league
- World Cup: World Cup
- Wheelchair rugby
- Paralympics tournament: Results, Result Books
Specific
- "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "IPC Historical Results Archive - Web". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.