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.
NationNumber of appearancesFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceStreakBest result 2201120191Pool stages
By position YearRoundPositionPlayedWonDrewLostForAgainst 1987-–--–--- 1991-–-––--- 1995–––––––– 1999–––––––– 2003–––––––– 2007–––––––– 2011Group18th400457196 2015–––––––– 2019Group20th400419160Total-–800876356
By match
2011 Rugby World Cup
Pool C
2019 Rugby World Cup
Pool A
Japan vs Russia
FB 15Will Tupou RW 14Kotaro MatsushimaOC 13Timothy LafaeleIC 12Ryoto NakamuraLW 11Lomano LemekiFH 10Yu Tamura SH 9 Yutaka Nagare N8 8 Kazuki HimenoOF 7 Lappies LabuschagnéBF 6 Michael Leitch (c) RL 5 James MooreLL 4 Wimpie van der Walt TP 3 Asaeli Ai Valu HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Keita Inagaki Replacements:HK 16Atsushi Sakate PR 17Isileli Nakajima PR 18Koo Ji-won LK 19Luke Thompson FL 20Hendrik Tui SH 21Fumiaki Tanaka FH 22Rikiya Matsuda FB 23Ryohei Yamanaka Coach: Jamie Joseph FB 15Vasily Artemyev (c)RW 14German DavydovOC 13Vladimir OstroushkoIC 12Dmitry Gerasimov LW 11Kirill GolosnitskyFH 10Yuri Kushnarev SH 9 Vasily Dorofeev N8 8 Nikita VavilinOF 7 Tagir GadzhievBF 6 Vitaly Zhivatov RL 5 Bogdan Fedotko LL 4 Andrei OstrikovTP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy LP 1 Valery Morozov Replacements:HK 16Evgeny Matveev PR 17Andrei Polivalov PR 18Azamat Bitiev LK 19Andrey Garbuzov FL 20Anton Sychev SH 21Dmitry Perov FH 22Ramil Gaisin WG 23Vladislav Sozonov 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
FB 15Vasily Artemyev (c)RW 14German DavydovOC 13Vladimir OstroushkoIC 12Dmitry Gerasimov LW 11Kirill GolosnitskyFH 10Yuri Kushnarev SH 9 Vasily Dorofeev N8 8 Nikita Vavilin OF 7 Tagir GadzhievBF 6 Vitaly ZhivatovRL 5 Bogdan FedotkoLL 4 Andrei Ostrikov TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy LP 1 Valery Morozov Replacements:HK 16Evgeny Matveev PR 17Andrey Polivalov PR 18Azamat Bitiev LK 19Andrey Garbuzov FL 20Anton Sychev SH 21Dmitry Perov FH 22Ramil Gaisin WG 23Vladislav Sozonov Coach: Lyn Jones FB 15Tim Nanai-Williams RW 14Alapati LeiuaOC 13Rey Lee-Lo IC 12Henry TaefuLW 11Ed FidowFH 10Tusi Pisi SH 9 Dwayne Polataivao N8 8 Afa Amosa OF 7 TJ IoaneBF 6 Chris Vui (c)RL 5 Kane Le'aupepeLL 4 Filo Paulo TP 3 Michael Alaalatoa HK 2 Motu Matu'u LP 1 Logovi'i Mulipola Replacements:HK 16Ray Niuia PR 17Paul Alo-Emile PR 18Jordan Lay LK 19Senio Toleafoa LK 20Josh Tyrell SH 21Melani Matavao FH 22AJ Alatimu FH 23UJ Seuteni 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
FB 15Rob Kearney RW 14Andrew ConwayOC 13Garry RingroseIC 12Bundee AkiLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton (c) SH 9 Luke McGrathN8 8 Jordi Murphy OF 7 Peter O'MahonyBF 6 Rhys RuddockRL 5 Jean Kleyn LL 4 Tadhg BeirneTP 3 John Ryan HK 2 Niall Scannell LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin PR 17Andrew Porter PR 18Tadhg Furlong LK 19Iain Henderson N8 20CJ Stander SH 21Conor MurrayFH 22Jack Carty FB 23Jordan Larmour Coach: Joe Schmidt FB 15Vasily Artemyev (c)RW 14German DavydovOC 13Igor GalinovskiyIC 12Kirill Golosnitsky LW 11Denis Simplikevich FH 10Ramil GaisinSH 9 Dmitry PerovN8 8 Victor GresevOF 7 Tagir GadzhievBF 6 Anton Sychev RL 5 Bogdan Fedotko LL 4 Andrey Garbuzov TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 Evgeny Matveev LP 1 Andrey Polivalov Replacements:HK 16Stanislav Sel'skiy PR 17Valery Morozov PR 18Vladimir Podrezov LK 19Andrei Ostrikov LK 20Evgeny Elgin FH 21Sergey Yanyushkin FL 22Roman Khodin CE 23Vladimir Ostroushko 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: Igor Galinovskiy (Russia) earned his 50th test cap.
Scotland vs Russia
FB 15Blair KinghornRW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Duncan TaylorIC 12Peter HorneLW 11Darcy Graham FH 10Adam HastingsSH 9 George Horne N8 8 Ryan WilsonOF 7 Fraser Brown BF 6 John Barclay (c)RL 5 Ben ToolisLL 4 Scott Cummings TP 3 Zander Fagerson HK 2 George Turner LP 1 Gordon Reid Replacements:HK 16Stuart McInally PR 17Simon Berghan PR 18W. P. Nel LK 19Grant Gilchrist FL 20Magnus Bradbury FL 21Jamie RitchieSH 22Henry Pyrgos CE 23Chris Harris Coach: Gregor Townsend FB 15Vasily Artemyev (c) RW 14German DavydovOC 13Vladimir Ostroushko IC 12Dmitry GerasimovLW 11Vladislav SozonovFH 10Ramil Gaisin SH 9 Dmitry PerovN8 8 Nikita Vavilin OF 7 Tagir GadzhievBF 6 Vitaly ZhivatovRL 5 Evgeny Elgin LL 4 Andrei Ostrikov TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 Stanislav Sel'skiy LP 1 Valery Morozov Replacements:HK 16Sergey Chernyshev PR 17Azamat Bitiev PR 18Vladimir Podrezov LK 19Bogdan Fedotko LK 20Andrey Garbuzov FH 21Sergey Yanyushkin N8 22Anton Sychev FH 23Yuri Kushnarev 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 % 1 0 0 1 0% 2 0 0 2 0% 1 0 0 1 0% 1 0 0 1 0% 1 0 0 1 0% 1 0 0 1 0% 1 0 0 1 0% Overall 8 0 0 8 0%
Team Records
Most points in a tournament 57 In (2011) 19 in (2019)
Highest Score
22 vs 2011 17 vs 2011 12 vs 2011 10 vs 2019 9 Vs 2019
Highest Winning Margin Nil
Highest Score Against
68 vs 2011 62 vs 2011 61 vs 2019 53 vs 2011 35 vs 2019
Biggest Losing Margin
61 vs 2019 50 vs 2011 46 vs 2011 35 vs 2019 25 vs 2019
Most Tries in a Game
3 vs 2011 3 vs 2011 2 vs 2011 1 vs 2019
Most Penalty Goals in a Game
2 vs 2011 2 vs 2019 1 vs 2019
Most Drop Goals in a Game
1 vs 2011 1 vs 2019
Individual Records
Most Appearances 8 Vladimir Ostroushko(2011,2019) 8 Andrey Garbuzov (2011,2019) 8 Vasily Artemyev (2011,2019) 6 Yuri Kushnarev (2011,2019)
Top Point Scorers 19 Konstantin Rachkov 17 Yuri Kushnarev 10 Vladimir Ostroushko 10 Denis Simplikevich 5 Vasily Artemyev 5 Alexey Makovetskiy 5 Alexander Yanyushkin 5 Kirill Golosnitsky
Most Points In A Game 12 vs - Konstantin Rachkov (2011) 9 vs - Yuri Kushnarev (2019)
Top Try Scorer 2 Vladimir Ostroushko 2 Denis Simplikevich 1 Vasily Artemyev 1 Alexey Makovetskiy 1 Alexander Yanyushkin 1 Konstantin Rachkov 1 Kirill Golosnitsky
Most Penalty Goals 4 Yuri Kushnarev 1 Konstantin Rachkov
Top Drop Goals 1 Konstantin Rachkov 1 Yuri Kushnarev
Hosting Russia has not hosted any World Cup games.
References Official RWC 2011 Site