Zimbabwe at the Rugby World Cup
Zimbabwe have made two Rugby World Cup appearances – in 1987 and 1991.
In the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Zimbabwe's national rugby team was invited as the African entrant. No other African countries were invited, as South Africa was disqualified from the tournament due to a sporting boycott adopted by the international community in response to apartheid.
However, Zimbabwe succeeded in getting through 1991 Rugby World Cup qualifying, and hosted the Africa qualifications. In more recent years, the Namibia national rugby union team has generally defeated Zimbabwe in African qualifying rounds.
Nation | Number of appearances | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Streak | Best result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1987 | 1991 | 2 | No games won |
By position
- 1987 Rugby World Cup Eliminated in pool stages
- 1991 Rugby World Cup Eliminated in pool stages
- 1995 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 1999 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2007 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2011 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2015 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
Matches
1987 Rugby World Cup
Pool 4 games –
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 44 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 69 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 130 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 151 | 0 |
23 May 1987 |
Romania |
21–20 | |
---|---|---|
Tries: Paraschiv Toader Hodorca Pen: Alexandru (3) |
Tries: Tsimba (2) Neill Con: Ferreira Pen: Ferreira (2) |
30 May 1987 |
Scotland |
60–21 | |
---|---|---|
Tries: Tait (2) Tukalo (2) Duncan (2) Paxton (2) Oliver Hastings Jeffrey Con: Hastings (8) |
Try: Buitendag Con: Grobler Pen: Grobler (5) |
1991 Rugby World Cup
Pool B games –
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Scotland 3 0 0 122 36 9 Ireland 2 0 1 102 51 7 Japan 1 0 2 77 87 5 Zimbabwe 0 0 3 31 158 3
6 October 1991 |
Ireland |
55–11 | |
---|---|---|
Tries: Robinson (4), Popplewell (2), Geoghegan, Curtis Con: Keyes (4) Pen: Keyes (5) |
Tries: Dawson, Schultz Pen: Ferreira |
9 October 1991 |
Scotland |
51–12 | |
---|---|---|
Tries: Tukalo (3), Turnbull, S. Hastings, Stanger, Weir, White Con: Dods (5) Pen: Dods (2) Drop: Wylie |
Tries: Garvey (2) Con: Currin (2) |
1995 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
1999 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
2003 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
2007 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
2011 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
2015 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify.
Overall record
Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 70 | −58 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 113 | −80 | 0 | |
TOTAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 373 | −268 | 0 |
Hosting
So far Zimbabwe has not hosted any World Cup games.
References
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, ( ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, ( ISBN 0-642-36811-2)