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Spain at the Rugby World Cup

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Spain's only Rugby World Cup appearance was in 1999 when they competed in Pool A against South Africa (Springboks), Scotland and Uruguay. Spain lost all three games, and finished the tournament ranked 18th out of 20 teams.

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Spain has not hosted any Rugby World Cup games.

Qualifying

  • 1987 Rugby World Cup – Not invited
  • 1991 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify.
  • 1995 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify.
  • 1999 Rugby World Cup – Qualified as Europe 6 by beating Portugal 21-17.
  • 2003 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. Spain lost to the United States 120-26 in aggregate in a two-match repechage.
  • 2007 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. Spain lost to Romania 43-20 and Georgia 37-23 during European qualification.
  • 2011 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. Spain finished 5th with a 2-8 record in the qualifying tournament, the 2008-10 European Nations Cup.
  • 2015 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify.

    • 1999 Rugby World Cup

    Pool 1 matches

    Team Records

    Most Points Scored
  • 15 vs  Uruguay 1999
  • 3 vs  South Africa 1999
    • Most Points Conceded
  • 48 vs  Scotland 1999
  • 47 vs  South Africa 1999
  • 27 vs  Uruguay 1999
    • Worst Losing Margin
  • 48 vs  Scotland 1999
  • 44 vs  South Africa 1999
  • 12 vs  Uruguay 1999

    • Individual Records

    Most Points
  • 15 Andrei Kovalenco
  • 3 Ferran Velazco Querol
    • Most Points in a Game
  • 15 Andrei Kovalenco vs  Uruguay
  • 3 Ferran Velazco Querol vs  South Africa
    • Most Tries
    Most Drop Goals
  • 1 Ferran Velazco Querol

    • References

    Spain at the Rugby World Cup Wikipedia
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