Zimbabwe at the Rugby World Cup

Zimbabwe have made two Rugby World Cup appearances – in 1987 and 1991.

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

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
 Zimbabwe2198719912No games won

By position


Matches

1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 4 games –

Team
 P W D L PF PA tries Pts
 France 321014544255
 Scotland 321013569225
 Romania 31026113052
 Zimbabwe 30035315150
23 May 1987
Romania  21–20  Zimbabwe
Tries: Paraschiv
Toader
Hodorca
Pen: Alexandru (3)		 Tries: Tsimba (2)
Neill
Con: Ferreira
Pen: Ferreira (2)
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
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

1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool 2 games –

Team
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 Scotland 3300122366
 Ireland 3201102514
 Japan 310277872
 Zimbabwe 3003311580
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
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
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

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 +/- %
 Romania10012021−10
 Ireland10011155−440
 Japan1001852−440
 France10011270−580
 Scotland200233113−800
TOTAL6006105373−2680

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
  • 6 Michael Martin (1987, 1991)
  • 5 Richard Tsimba (1987, 1991)
  • 4 Andy Ferreria (1987, 1991)
  • 4 Craig Brown (1987, 1991)
  • 4 Alex Nicholis (1987, 1991)
Most points overall
Most points in a game
Most tries overall
Most penalty goals
  • 7 Marthinus Grobler (1987)
  • 3 Andy Ferreria (1987, 1991)
Most penalty goals in a game
  • 5 vs  Scotland - Marthinus Grobler (1987)
  • 2 vs  France - Marthinus Grobler (1987)
  • 2 vs  Romania - Andy Ferreria (1987)
  • 1 vs  Ireland - Andy Ferreria (1991)

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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