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had intended to invite the USSR as one of the participants. However, before the invitation could be made, the USSR refused to take part on political grounds, allegedly due to the continued IRB membership of South Africa. The first tournament was by invitation rather than qualification, and despite
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and the USSR. There were no matches of Test status played by New
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European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.
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when Russia qualified, and the early World Cups were also smaller tournaments. The
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banner, but this itself terminated in 1992. It had played four matches.
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only began being played following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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likely to be on the periphery of selection for the World Cup.
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369:(Александр Сергеевич Оболенский) who played for Oxford and
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was the more popular of the two rugby codes, however, as
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3374:
3369:
3364:
3359:
3354:
3346:
3345:
3344:
3339:
3334:
3326:
3320:
3317:
3316:
3314:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3292:
3289:
3288:
3270:
3269:
3262:
3255:
3247:
3238:
3237:
3235:
3234:
3229:
3224:
3219:
3214:
3208:
3203:
3198:
3196:Czechoslovakia
3193:
3188:
3182:
3180:
3176:
3175:
3173:
3172:
3167:
3161:
3159:
3152:
3151:
3149:
3148:
3143:
3138:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3121:Basque Country
3118:
3113:
3107:
3105:
3099:
3098:
3096:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3074:
3072:
3068:
3067:
3064:
3063:
3061:
3060:
3055:
3049:
3047:
3041:
3040:
3038:
3037:
3032:
3027:
3022:
3016:
3014:
3008:
3007:
3005:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2984:
2978:
2976:
2970:
2969:
2967:
2966:
2961:
2956:
2951:
2946:
2941:
2936:
2930:
2928:
2922:
2921:
2919:
2918:
2913:
2908:
2902:
2900:
2894:
2893:
2891:
2890:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2870:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2849:
2847:
2838:
2837:to World Rugby
2832:
2831:
2829:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2786:
2781:
2776:
2769:
2764:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2708:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2681:
2676:
2671:
2666:
2661:
2656:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2634:
2629:
2624:
2617:
2612:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2553:
2546:
2541:
2536:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2433:Czech Republic
2430:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2401:Chinese Taipei
2398:
2393:
2391:Cayman Islands
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2361:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2339:
2334:
2329:
2324:
2319:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2300:American Samoa
2297:
2291:
2289:
2279:
2278:
2276:
2275:
2270:
2265:
2260:
2255:
2250:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2230:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2210:
2204:
2202:
2193:
2192:
2190:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2133:
2131:
2127:
2126:
2119:
2118:
2111:
2104:
2096:
2087:
2086:
2084:
2083:
2076:
2069:
2062:
2055:
2048:
2041:
2034:
2027:
2020:
2013:
2006:
1999:
1992:
1985:
1977:
1975:
1971:
1970:
1968:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1941:
1939:
1935:
1934:
1932:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1915:
1913:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1905:
1900:
1894:
1892:
1891:National teams
1888:
1887:
1885:
1884:
1878:
1876:
1875:Governing body
1872:
1871:
1864:
1863:
1856:
1849:
1841:
1833:
1832:
1805:
1777:
1766:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1744:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1667:
1664:
1559:
1556:
1555:
1554:
1548:
1533:
1530:
1521:
1518:
1508:
1505:
1401:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1386:
1382:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1370:New Zealand XV
1367:
1363:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1346:
1345:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1329:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1261:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1202:
1189:
1176:
1172:
1171:
1158:
1145:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1114:
1101:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1070:
1062:
1049:
1045:
1044:
1031:
1023:
1010:
1006:
1005:
992:
984:
971:
967:
966:
953:
945:
932:
928:
927:
914:
901:
888:
884:
883:
875:
862:
849:
845:
844:
831:
818:
805:
801:
800:
792:
779:
766:
762:
761:
748:
735:
722:
718:
717:
709:
696:
683:
679:
678:
665:
652:
639:
635:
634:
621:
608:
595:
591:
590:
577:
564:
551:
547:
546:
533:
520:
507:
503:
502:
489:
476:
463:
459:
458:
455:
452:
449:
442:
439:
410:were awarded.
398:, or third to
359:Russian Empire
317:
314:
296:
295:
267:
266:
265:Largest defeat
262:
261:
233:
232:
228:
227:
202:
201:
197:
196:
193:
192:
189:
188:
179:
171:
164:
157:
150:
143:
136:
129:
122:
121:
120:
118:
109:
101:
94:
87:
80:
73:
66:
59:
52:
51:
50:
43:
42:
39:
38:
33:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3645:
3634:
3631:
3629:
3626:
3624:
3621:
3619:
3616:
3614:
3611:
3609:
3606:
3605:
3603:
3588:
3580:
3579:
3576:
3568:
3565:
3564:
3562:
3558:
3555:
3553:
3550:
3548:
3545:
3543:
3540:
3538:
3535:
3533:
3530:
3529:
3527:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3509:
3507:
3503:
3500:
3499:
3497:
3495:
3492:
3488:
3485:
3483:
3480:
3479:
3477:
3473:
3470:
3468:
3465:
3463:
3460:
3459:
3457:
3453:
3450:
3448:
3445:
3444:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3433:
3430:
3428:
3425:
3423:
3420:
3418:
3415:
3413:
3410:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3400:
3399:
3397:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3384:
3383:Field hockey
3382:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3353:
3350:
3349:
3347:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3329:
3327:
3325:
3322:
3321:
3318:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3293:
3290:
3286:
3282:
3277:
3268:
3263:
3261:
3256:
3254:
3249:
3248:
3245:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3215:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3189:
3187:
3184:
3183:
3181:
3179:Defunct teams
3177:
3171:
3168:
3166:
3163:
3162:
3160:
3158:
3153:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3137:
3134:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3108:
3106:
3100:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3075:
3073:
3069:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3050:
3048:
3046:
3042:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3030:New Caledonia
3028:
3026:
3023:
3021:
3018:
3017:
3015:
3013:
3012:Oceania Rugby
3009:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
2979:
2977:
2975:
2971:
2965:
2962:
2960:
2957:
2955:
2954:Liechtenstein
2952:
2950:
2947:
2945:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2935:
2932:
2931:
2929:
2927:
2923:
2917:
2914:
2912:
2909:
2907:
2904:
2903:
2901:
2899:
2895:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2850:
2848:
2846:
2842:
2839:
2833:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2804:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2791:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2774:
2770:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2762:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2740:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2713:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2686:
2682:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2654:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2622:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2610:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2578:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2557:
2554:
2552:
2551:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2534:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2517:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2470:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2428:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2377:
2374:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2366:
2362:
2360:
2359:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2340:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2320:
2318:
2317:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2280:
2274:
2271:
2269:
2266:
2264:
2263:United States
2261:
2259:
2256:
2254:
2251:
2249:
2246:
2244:
2241:
2239:
2236:
2234:
2231:
2229:
2226:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2214:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2205:
2203:
2201:participation
2200:
2194:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2134:
2132:
2128:
2124:
2117:
2112:
2110:
2105:
2103:
2098:
2097:
2094:
2081:
2077:
2074:
2070:
2067:
2063:
2060:
2056:
2053:
2049:
2046:
2042:
2039:
2035:
2032:
2028:
2025:
2021:
2018:
2014:
2011:
2007:
2004:
2000:
1997:
1993:
1990:
1986:
1983:
1979:
1978:
1976:
1972:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1958:
1956:
1953:
1951:
1948:
1946:
1943:
1942:
1940:
1936:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1916:
1914:
1910:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1895:
1893:
1889:
1883:
1880:
1879:
1877:
1873:
1869:
1862:
1857:
1855:
1850:
1848:
1843:
1842:
1839:
1821:
1820:
1815:
1809:
1794:
1793:
1788:
1781:
1775:
1770:
1761:
1756:
1752:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1728:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1676:
1675:
1673:
1663:
1661:
1657:
1653:
1648:
1646:
1642:
1638:
1634:
1630:
1625:
1623:
1619:
1615:
1611:
1607:
1603:
1600:and defeated
1599:
1595:
1591:
1587:
1583:
1579:
1575:
1570:
1568:
1563:
1552:
1551:I.I. Kiziriia
1549:
1546:
1545:B.P. Gavrilov
1543:
1542:
1541:
1539:
1529:
1526:
1517:
1515:
1504:
1501:
1496:
1492:
1491:Soviet Union:
1488:
1483:
1482:
1478:
1474:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1458:
1454:
1450:
1446:
1442:
1441:A F McCormick
1438:
1437:T D L Tagaloa
1434:
1430:
1426:
1423:
1419:
1416:
1412:
1406:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1361:New Plymouth
1360:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1326:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1314:
1313:
1310:Christchurch
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1296:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1232:
1231:Western Samoa
1228:
1214:
1203:
1201:
1190:
1188:
1177:
1174:
1173:
1170:
1159:
1157:
1146:
1144:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1126:
1115:
1113:
1102:
1100:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1082:
1071:
1069:Soviet Union
1067:
1063:
1061:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1032:
1030:Soviet Union
1028:
1024:
1022:
1011:
1008:
1007:
1004:
993:
991:Soviet Union
989:
985:
983:
972:
969:
968:
965:
954:
952:Soviet Union
950:
946:
944:
933:
930:
929:
926:
915:
913:
902:
900:
889:
886:
885:
882:Soviet Union
880:
876:
874:
863:
861:
850:
847:
846:
843:
832:
830:
819:
817:
806:
803:
802:
799:Soviet Union
797:
793:
791:
780:
778:
767:
764:
763:
760:
749:
747:
736:
734:
723:
720:
719:
716:Soviet Union
714:
710:
708:
697:
695:
684:
681:
680:
677:
666:
664:
653:
651:
640:
637:
636:
633:
622:
620:
609:
607:
596:
593:
592:
589:
578:
576:
565:
563:
552:
549:
548:
545:
534:
532:
521:
519:
508:
505:
504:
501:
490:
488:
477:
475:
464:
461:
460:
456:
454:Second place
453:
450:
447:
446:
438:
436:
432:
427:
425:
421:
416:
411:
409:
405:
401:
397:
392:
390:
385:
382:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
331:
327:
323:
313:
311:
307:
303:
284:
280:
268:
263:
250:
246:
234:
229:
223:
219:
218:Griviţa Roşie
215:
203:
198:
194:
185:
184:
119:
115:
114:
49:
48:
44:
40:
37:
34:
30:
19:
3481:
3478:Rugby union
3285:Soviet Union
3227:West Germany
3222:Soviet Union
3221:
3206:East Germany
3186:Arabian Gulf
2926:Rugby Europe
2845:Rugby Africa
2788:
2771:
2759:
2737:
2710:
2683:
2651:
2619:
2607:
2575:
2548:
2531:
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1989:Azerbaijan
1747:References
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320:See also:
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2073:Ukraine
2045:Moldova
2010:Georgia
2003:Estonia
1996:Belarus
1982:Armenia
1903:Women's
1825:3 March
1798:2 March
1725:Non-ENC
1645:Romania
1637:the USA
1602:Namibia
1598:Ireland
1574:Georgia
1332:June 8
1315:June 5
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1281:May 29
1276:Nelson
1264:May 25
1256:Result
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1213:Romania
1169:Romania
1125:Romania
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402:in the
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371:England
316:History
279:England
181:Change
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3136:Greece
2949:Kosovo
2826:Zambia
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2790:Turkey
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