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
 Russia2201120191Pool stages
Year(s)Result
1987No qualifying tournament held.[2]
1991Did not qualify.[3]
1995 to 2007Did not qualify.
2011Eliminated in pool stages
2015Did not qualify.
2019Eliminated in pool stages

By position
Year Round Position Played Won Drew Lost For Against
1987-–--–---
1991-–-––---
1995––––––––
1999––––––––
2003––––––––
2007––––––––
2011Group18th400457196
2015––––––––
2019Group20th400419160
Total-–800876356

By match

Pool C
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 44001513534+101117
 Australia 43012517348+125315
 Italy 4202139295−3210
 United States 4103438122−8404
 Russia 4004857196−13911
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)
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
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Japan 44001311562+53319
 Ireland 43011812127+94416
 Scotland 42021611955+64311
 Samoa 4103858128–7015
 Russia 4004119160–14100
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)
Japan
Russia
FB15Will Tupou 71'
RW14Kotaro Matsushima
OC13Timothy Lafaele
IC12Ryoto Nakamura
LW11Lomano Lemeki
FH10Yu Tamura 67'
SH9Yutaka Nagare 61'
N88Kazuki Himeno
OF7Lappies Labuschagné
BF6Michael Leitch (c) 71'
RL5James Moore
LL4Wimpie van der Walt 61'
TP3Asaeli Ai Valu 55'
HK2Shota Horie 75'
LP1Keita Inagaki 55'
Replacements:
HK16Atsushi Sakate 75'
PR17Isileli Nakajima 55'
PR18Koo Ji-won 55'
LK19Luke Thompson 60'
FL20Hendrik Tui 71'
SH21Fumiaki Tanaka 61'
FH22Rikiya Matsuda 67'
FB23Ryohei Yamanaka 71'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14German Davydov
OC13Vladimir Ostroushko
IC12Dmitry Gerasimov 68'
LW11Kirill Golosnitsky
FH10Yuri Kushnarev 65'
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 33' 42' 74'
N88Nikita Vavilin
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Vitaly Zhivatov 65'
RL5Bogdan Fedotko 61'
LL4Andrei Ostrikov
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 68'
HK2Stanislav Sel'skiy 65'
LP1Valery Morozov 65'
Replacements:
HK16Evgeny Matveev 65'
PR17Andrei Polivalov 65'
PR18Azamat Bitiev 68'
LK19Andrey Garbuzov 62'
FL20Anton Sychev 65'
SH21Dmitry Perov 33' 42' 74'
FH22Ramil Gaisin 65'
WG23Vladislav 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'
 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)
Russia
Samoa
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14German Davydov
OC13Vladimir Ostroushko
IC12Dmitry Gerasimov 65'
LW11Kirill Golosnitsky
FH10Yuri Kushnarev 55'
SH9Vasily Dorofeev 55'
N88Nikita Vavilin 65'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Vitaly Zhivatov
RL5Bogdan Fedotko
LL4Andrei Ostrikov 65'
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 47' to 57' 71'
HK2Stanislav Sel'skiy 57'
LP1Valery Morozov 59'
Replacements:
HK16Evgeny Matveev 57'
PR17Andrey Polivalov 59'
PR18Azamat Bitiev 71'
LK19Andrey Garbuzov 65'
FL20Anton Sychev 21'
SH21Dmitry Perov 22'
FH22Ramil Gaisin 55'
WG23Vladislav Sozonov 65'
Coach:
Lyn Jones
FB15Tim Nanai-Williams 65'
RW14Alapati Leiua
OC13Rey Lee-Lo 29' to 39'
IC12Henry Taefu
LW11Ed Fidow
FH10Tusi Pisi 65'
SH9Dwayne Polataivao 40'
N88Afa Amosa 33' 40' 46'
OF7TJ Ioane
BF6Chris Vui (c)
RL5Kane Le'aupepe
LL4Filo Paulo 65'
TP3Michael Alaalatoa 55'
HK2Motu Matu'u 31' to 40' 40'
LP1Logovi'i Mulipola 51'
Replacements:
HK16Ray Niuia 33'
PR17Paul Alo-Emile 55'
PR18Jordan Lay 51'
LK19Senio Toleafoa 65'
LK20Josh Tyrell 46'
SH21Melani Matavao 40'
FH22AJ Alatimu 65'
FH23UJ 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
FB15Rob Kearney 50'
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c) 40'
SH9Luke McGrath
N88Jordi Murphy 27'
OF7Peter O'Mahony
BF6Rhys Ruddock
RL5Jean Kleyn 61'
LL4Tadhg Beirne
TP3John Ryan 58'
HK2Niall Scannell 58'
LP1Dave Kilcoyne 58'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 58'
PR17Andrew Porter 58'
PR18Tadhg Furlong 58'
LK19Iain Henderson 61'
N820CJ Stander 27'
SH21Conor Murray
FH22Jack Carty 40'
FB23Jordan Larmour 50'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c)
RW14German Davydov
OC13Igor Galinovskiy
IC12Kirill Golosnitsky 15'
LW11Denis Simplikevich 71'
FH10Ramil Gaisin
SH9Dmitry Perov
N88Victor Gresev
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Anton Sychev 70'
RL5Bogdan Fedotko 34' to 45' 64'
LL4Andrey Garbuzov 50'
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 68'
HK2Evgeny Matveev 40'
LP1Andrey Polivalov 40'
Replacements:
HK16Stanislav Sel'skiy 40'
PR17Valery Morozov 40'
PR18Vladimir Podrezov 68'
LK19Andrei Ostrikov 51' to 61' 50'
LK20Evgeny Elgin 64'
FH21Sergey Yanyushkin 71'
FL22Roman Khodin 70'
CE23Vladimir 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
FB15Blair Kinghorn
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Duncan Taylor
IC12Peter Horne
LW11Darcy Graham 47'
FH10Adam Hastings
SH9George Horne 65'
N88Ryan Wilson
OF7Fraser Brown 31'
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Ben Toolis
LL4Scott Cummings 61'
TP3Zander Fagerson 40'
HK2George Turner 65'
LP1Gordon Reid 61'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 65'
PR17Simon Berghan 40'
PR18W. P. Nel 61'
LK19Grant Gilchrist 61'
FL20Magnus Bradbury 31'
FL21Jamie Ritchie
SH22Henry Pyrgos 47'
CE23Chris Harris 65'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Vasily Artemyev (c) 61'
RW14German Davydov
OC13Vladimir Ostroushko 38' 40'
IC12Dmitry Gerasimov
LW11Vladislav Sozonov
FH10Ramil Gaisin 65'
SH9Dmitry Perov
N88Nikita Vavilin 58'
OF7Tagir Gadzhiev
BF6Vitaly Zhivatov
RL5Evgeny Elgin 50'
LL4Andrei Ostrikov 69'
TP3Kirill Gotovtsev 61'
HK2Stanislav Sel'skiy 61'
LP1Valery Morozov 61'
Replacements:
HK16Sergey Chernyshev 61'
PR17Azamat Bitiev 61'
PR18Vladimir Podrezov 61'
LK19Bogdan Fedotko 50'
LK20Andrey Garbuzov 69'
FH21Sergey Yanyushkin 65'
N822Anton Sychev 58'
FH23Yuri 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.
  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.
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