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Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

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
 Zimbabwe 2 1987 1991 2 No games won

By position


Matches

1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 4 games – Template:1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 4

23 May 1987
Romania 21–20 Zimbabwe
Tries: Paraschiv
Toader
Hodorca
Pen: Alexandru (3)		Tries: Tsimba (2)
Neill
Con: Ferreira
Pen: Ferreira (2)
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Stephen Hilditch Northern Ireland
30 May 1987
Scotland 60–21 Zimbabwe
Tries: Tait (2)
Tukalo (2)
Duncan (2)
Paxton (2)
Oliver
Hastings
Jeffrey
Con: Hastings (8)		Try: Buitendag
Con: Grobler
Pen: Grobler (5)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Referee: David Burnett Republic of Ireland
2 June 1987
France 70–12 Zimbabwe
Tries: Modin (3)
Camberabero (3)
Charvet (2)
Rodriguez (2)
Durboca
Esteve
Laporte
Con: Camberabero (9)		Try: Kaulbach
Con: Grobler
Pen: Grobler (2)
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Derek Bevan Wales

1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool 2 games –

Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 122 36 +86 6
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 102 51 +51 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 77 87 −10 2
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 31 158 −127 0
Source: [citation needed]
6 October 1991
Ireland 55–11 Zimbabwe
Tries: Robinson (4), Popplewell (2), Geoghegan, Curtis
Con: Keyes (4)
Pen: Keyes (5)		Tries: Dawson, Schultz
Pen: Ferreira
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Keith Lawrence New Zealand
9 October 1991
Scotland 51–12 Zimbabwe
Tries: Tukalo (3), Turnbull, S. Hastings, Stanger, Weir, White
Con: Dods (5)
Pen: Dods (2)
Drop: Wylie		Tries: Garvey (2)
Con: Currin (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Don Reordan United States
14 October 1991
Japan 52–8 Zimbabwe
Tries: Yoshida (2), Mashuho (2), Kutsuki (2), Horikoshi, Luaiufi, Matsuo
Con: Hosokawa (2)
Pen: Hosokawa (4)		Tries: Tsimba, Nguruve
Ravenhill, Belfast
Referee: Rene Hourquet France

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.

2019 Rugby World Cup

Did not qualify.

Overall record

Country Pld W D L F A +/- %
 Romania 1 0 0 1 20 21 −1 0
 Ireland 1 0 0 1 11 55 −44 0
 Japan 1 0 0 1 8 52 −44 0
 France 1 0 0 1 12 70 −58 0
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 33 113 −80 0
TOTAL 6 0 0 6 105 373 −268 0

Team Records

Most Points in a Tournament
  • 53 (1987)
  • 31 (1991)


Most Points in a Game
Biggest Winning Margin

NIL

Highest Score Against
Biggest Losing Margin
Most Tries in a Game

Individual records

Most appearances
Most points overall
Most points in a game
Most tries overall
Most penalty goals
Most penalty goals in a game

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)
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