Men's Rugby World Cup Titles by Country, 1987–2023
Source:
World Rugby
Key Findings
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South Africa leads in Rugby World Cup Wins with 4.
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Average Rugby World Cup Wins: 1.25 · median: 0.50.
About This Dataset
Men's Rugby World Cup Titles by Country, 1987–2023
This chart counts men's Rugby Union World Cup titles from 1987 through the 2023 tournament. South Africa leads with four, followed by New Zealand with three, Australia with two and England with one.
Titles are counted from the official Rugby World Cup tournament archive. Each completed tournament contributes one title to its winning nation. The ten tournaments in this period therefore account for ten titles.
The table retains eight selected nations. France, Argentina, Ireland and Wales have no title in this period; their zero values do not measure appearances, runners-up finishes or match wins.
The ranking excludes the women's World Cup, rugby league and sevens. It ends at the 2023 final and is not a forecast of the 2027 tournament.
Titles are counted from the official Rugby World Cup tournament archive. Each completed tournament contributes one title to its winning nation. The ten tournaments in this period therefore account for ten titles.
The table retains eight selected nations. France, Argentina, Ireland and Wales have no title in this period; their zero values do not measure appearances, runners-up finishes or match wins.
The ranking excludes the women's World Cup, rugby league and sevens. It ends at the 2023 final and is not a forecast of the 2027 tournament.
Analysis
South Africa holds 4 of the 10 titles (40%), New Zealand 3 (30%), Australia 2 (20%) and England 1 (10%). South Africa leads New Zealand by one title. Together they account for 7 of 10 championships. Four of the eight selected nations have no title. Across all eight rows, the mean is 1.25 and the median is 0.5; these describe the selected table, not every participating nation.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Rugby
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Rugby World Cup Wins
- Last updated
- 6 October 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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