United States at the Rugby World Cup
The United States national rugby union team has played in all but two Rugby World Cups since the inaugural tournament in 1987. The USA is the second strongest national rugby side in North America, and the third strongest in the Americas after Argentina and Canada. The U.S. has played in eight World Cups from the inaugural 1987 tournament to the 2019 tournament—all but the 1995 and 2023 World Cups. The team's best result so far has been to win one game—which they accomplished in 1987, 2003, and 2011. Summary of results by tournament Summary of results by opponent Notes: Results current through end of 2019 Rugby World Cup. The US has never played Wales or Canada in a RWC, even though those two teams have played in every RWC. Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Georgia, Uruguay, Spain, and Portugal are the other seven nations that have yet to play the USA at the Rugby World Cup that have previously qualified. Qualifying The U.S. has qualified for every World Cup, except for the 1995 and 2023 tournaments. Notes Rugby World Cup hosting So far the USA has not hosted any Rugby World Cup games, and no Rugby World Cups have been held