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Russia at the Rugby World Cup

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Russia at the Rugby World Cup

Russia qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2011.

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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.

Team Records

Highest Score
  • 22 vs  Australia 2011
  • 17 vs  Italy 2011
  • 12 vs  Ireland 2011
  • 6 vs  United States 2011
    • Highest Score Against
  • 68 vs  Australia 2011
  • 62 vs  Ireland 2011
  • 53 vs  Italy 2011
  • 13 vs  United States 2011
    • Biggest Losing Margin
  • 50 vs  Ireland 2011
  • 46 vs  Australia 2011
  • 36 vs  Italy 2011
  • 7 vs  United States 2011

    • Individual Records

    Top Point Scorers
  • 19 Konstantin Rachkov
  • 10 Vladimir Ostroushko
  • 10 Denis Simplikevich
  • 5 Vasily Artemyev
  • 5 Alexey Makovetskiy
  • 5 Alexander Yanyushkin
  • 3 Yuri Kushnarev
    • Top Try Scorer
  • 2 Vladimir Ostroushko
  • 2 Denis Simplikevich
  • 1 Vasily Artemyev
  • 1 Alexey Makovetskiy
  • 1 Alexander Yanyushkin
  • 1 Konstantin Rachkov
    • Top Drop Goals
  • 1 Konstantin Rachkov

    • Hosting

    So far Russia has not hosted any World Cup games, but are considering putting in a bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup

    References

    Russia at the Rugby World Cup Wikipedia
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