Overall Team Performance Records
The following table shows the overall performance records of the teams from the Six Nations and The Rugby Championship, plus the teams that made the knock-out stages (the quarter-finals) in at least one of the World Cups played so far. If they played in the tournament, the entries in the table show the stage at which they were knocked out, or whether they won the tournament. The second part of the table shows the number of times a team has reached that stage of the competition. For a more comprehensive table of the performance records of all the teams over the history of the World Cup, see National team appearances in the Rugby World Cup. Only Romania has played in all 7 world cups without getting past the group stages.
| Team | 1987 result | 1991 result | 1995 result | 1999 result | 2003 result | 2007 result | 2011 result | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | W | SF | F | SF | SF | QF | W | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Australia | SF | W | QF | W | F | QF | SF | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| South Africa(1) | DNP | DNP | W | SF | QF | W | QF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| England | QF | F | SF | QF | W | F | QF | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| France | F | QF | SF | F | SF | SF | F | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Scotland | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | Group | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | QF | QF | QF | Group | QF | Group | QF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wales | SF | Group | Group | QF | QF | Group | SF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina | Group | Group | Group | QF | Group | SF | QF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samoa(2) | DNP | QF | QF | Group | Group | Group | Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji(3) | QF | Group | DNQ | Group | Group | QF | Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | Group | QF | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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