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Wales at the Rugby World Cup - wikipedia Wales at the Rugby World Cup Jump to : navigation , search Map of nations best results , excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments . The Wales national rugby union team have played in all eight Rugby World Cup tournaments . Their best finishes were third placing in 1987 , when they beat Australia in the bronze final , and fourth placing in 2011 . The 1987 tournament was Wales ' most successful ; they won all three pool matches and their quarter - final , before losing to the All Blacks in the semi-finals . They then faced Australia in the third place play - off match , which they won 22 -- 21 . In the next two tournaments in 1991 and 1995 , Wales failed to progress beyond the pool stage , winning just one match in each tournament . Both the 1999 and 2003 tournaments were more successful , with Wales qualifying for the quarter - finals both times . Wales hosted the event in 1999 and topped their pool only to lose to eventual winners Australia in the quarter - finals . In 2003 , they finished second in their pool to the All Blacks and faced England in the quarter - finals , where they lost to the eventual champions , despite scoring more tries than their opponents . In the 2007 World Cup , Wales again failed to progress from the pool stage . After a loss to Australia , and two wins against Japan and Canada , they lost by four points to Fiji , despite scoring more tries than their opponents . Contents ( hide ) 1 By position 1.1 Team ranking 2 By matches 2.1 1987 Rugby World Cup 2.2 1991 Rugby World Cup 2.3 1995 Rugby World Cup 2.4 1999 Rugby World Cup 2.5 2003 Rugby World Cup 2.6 2007 Rugby World Cup 2.7 2011 Rugby World Cup 2.8 2015 Rugby World Cup 3 Hosting 3.1 1991 Rugby World Cup 3.2 1999 Rugby World Cup 3.3 2007 Rugby World Cup 3.4 2015 Rugby World Cup 4 References By position ( edit ) Year Round Position GP PF PA 1987 ( 16 ) Third place 3rd 6 5 0 126 104 1991 ( 16 ) Pool stage ( 11th ) - 0 32 61 1995 ( 16 ) Pool stage ( 9th ) - 0 89 68 1999 ( 20 ) Quarterfinals ( 7th ) - 0 127 95 2003 ( 20 ) Quarterfinals ( 7th ) - 5 0 149 126 2007 ( 20 ) Pool stage ( 9th ) - 0 168 105 2011 ( 20 ) Fourth place 4th 7 0 228 74 2015 ( 20 ) Quarterfinals ( 8th ) - 5 0 130 85 2019 <Td_colspan="3"> Total 37 21 0 16 1049 718 Team ranking ( edit ) Pos . Team Champion Runner - up Third Fourth 1st New Zealand 3 ( 1987 , 2011 , 2015 ) 1 ( 1995 ) 2 ( 1991 , 2003 ) 1 ( 1999 ) 2nd Australia 2 ( 1991 , 1999 ) 2 ( 2003 , 2015 ) 1 ( 2011 ) 1 ( 1987 ) 3rd South Africa 2 ( 1995 , 2007 ) - 2 ( 1999 , 2015 ) - 4th England 1 ( 2003 ) 2 ( 1991 , 2007 ) - 1 ( 1995 ) 5th France - 3 ( 1987 , 1999 , 2011 ) 1 ( 1995 ) 2 ( 2003 , 2007 ) 6th Wales - - 1 ( 1987 ) 1 ( 2011 ) 7th Argentina - - 1 ( 2007 ) 1 ( 2015 ) 8th Scotland - - - 1 ( 1991 ) By matches ( edit ) 1987 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Pool 2 games - Team PF PA Pts Wales 0 0 82 31 6 Ireland 0 84 41 Canada 0 65 90 Tonga 0 0 29 98 0 25 May 1987 Ireland 6 -- 13 Wales Pen : Kiernan ( 2 ) Try : Ring Pen : Thorburn Drop : Davies ( 2 ) Athletic Park , Wellington Referee : Kerry Fitzgerald 29 May 1987 Tonga 16 -- 29 Wales Tries : Fielea Fifita Con : Liava'a Pen : Liava'a Amone Tries : Webbe ( 3 ) Hadley Con : Thorburn ( 2 ) Pen : Thorburn ( 2 ) Drop : Davies Showgrounds Oval , Palmerston North Referee : David Bishop 3 June 1987 Canada 9 -- 40 Wales Pen : Rees ( 3 ) Tries : Evans ( 4 ) Devereux Bowen Hadley Phillips Con : Thorburn ( 4 ) Rugby Park , Invercargill Referee : David Bishop <Td_colspan="2"> Quarter - finals <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Semi-finals <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Final <Td_colspan="2"> 6 June - Lancaster Park , Christchurch <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> New Zealand 30 <Td_colspan="2"> 14 June - Ballymore , Brisbane Scotland 3 New Zealand 49 <Td_colspan="2"> 8 June - Ballymore , Brisbane Wales 6 Wales 16 <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> 20 June - Eden Park , Auckland England 3 New Zealand 29 <Td_colspan="2"> 7 June - Eden Park , Auckland France 9 France 31 <Td_colspan="2"> 13 June - Concord Oval , Sydney <Td_colspan="2"> Fiji 16 France 30 <Td_colspan="2"> Third place <Td_colspan="2"> 7 June - Concord Oval , Sydney Australia 24 <Td_colspan="2"> Australia 33 Wales 22 <Td_colspan="2"> Ireland 15 Australia 21 <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="8"> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 June - Rotorua International Stadium , Rotorua <Td_colspan="8"> 8 June 1987 England 3 -- 16 Wales Pen : Webb Tries : Roberts Jones Devereux Con : Thorburn ( 2 ) Ballymore , Brisbane Referee : Rene Hourquet 14 June 1987 New Zealand 49 -- 6 Wales Tries : Kirwan ( 2 ) Shelford ( 2 ) Drake Whetton Stanley Brooke - Cowden Con : Fox ( 7 ) Pen : Fox Try : Devereux Con : Thorburn Ballymore , Brisbane Attendance : 22,576 Referee : Kerry Fitzgerald 18 June 1987 Australia 21 -- 22 Wales Tries : Burke Grigg Con : Lynagh ( 2 ) Pen : Lynagh ( 2 ) Drop : Lynagh Tries : Roberts Moriarty Hadley Con : Thorburn ( 2 ) Pen : Thorburn ( 2 ) Rotorua International Stadium , Rotorua Referee : Fred Howard 1991 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Pool C games - Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Australia 0 0 79 25 9 Western Samoa 0 54 34 7 Wales 0 32 61 5 Argentina 0 0 38 83 6 October 1991 Wales 13 -- 16 Western Samoa Tries : Emyr , Evans Con : Ring Pen : Ring Tries : Vaega , Vaifale Con : Vaea Pen : Vaea ( 2 ) Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Referee : Patrick Robin 9 October 1991 Wales 16 -- 7 Argentina Tries : Arnold Pen : Ring ( 3 ) , Rayer Tries : Simon Pen : Del Castillo Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Referee : Rene Hourquet 12 October 1991 Wales 3 -- 38 Australia Pen : Ring Tries : Roebuck ( 2 ) , Slattery , Campese , Horan , Lynagh Con : Lynagh ( 4 ) Pen : Lynagh ( 2 ) Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Referee : Keith Lawrence 1995 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Pool C games - Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points New Zealand 0 0 225 45 9 Ireland 0 93 94 7 Wales 0 89 68 5 Japan 0 0 55 252 27 May 1995 Japan 10 -- 57 Wales Tries : Osamu Ota ( 2 ) Tries : Gareth Thomas ( 3 ) , Ieuan Evans ( 2 ) , Andrew Moore , Hemi Taylor Con : Neil Jenkins ( 5 ) Pen : Neil Jenkins ( 4 ) Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein Attendance : 12 000 Referee : Efrahim Sklar 31 May 1995 New Zealand 34 -- 9 Wales Tries : Marc Ellis , Walter Little , Josh Kronfeld Con : Andrew Mehrtens ( 2 ) Pen : Andrew Mehrtens ( 4 ) Drop : Andrew Mehrtens Pen : Neil Jenkins ( 2 ) Drop : Neil Jenkins Ellis Park , Johannesburg Attendance : 38 000 Referee : Ed Morrison 4 June 1995 Ireland 24 -- 23 Wales Tries : Eddie Halvey , Nick Popplewell , Denis McBride Con : Eric Elwood ( 3 ) Pen : Eric Elwood Tries : Jonathan Humphreys , Hemi Taylor Con : Neil Jenkins ( 2 ) Pen : Neil Jenkins ( 2 ) Drop : Adrian Davies Ellis Park , Johannesburg Attendance : 35 000 Referee : Ian Rogers 1999 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Pool 4 games - Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Wales 0 118 71 Samoa 0 97 72 Argentina 0 83 51 Japan 0 0 36 140 0 1 October 1999 Wales 23 -- 18 Argentina Tries : Colin Charvis , Mark Taylor Con : Neil Jenkins ( 2 ) Pen : Neil Jenkins ( 3 ) Pen : Gonzalo Quesada ( 6 ) Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Referee : Paddy O'Brien 9 October 1999 Wales 64 -- 15 Japan Tries : Mark Taylor , ( 2 ) Robert Howley , Scott Gibbs , David Llewellyn , Gareth Thomas , Allan Bateman , Shane Howarth Con : Neil Jenkins ( 8 ) Con : Neil Jenkins Tries : Patiliai Tuidraki , Daisuke Ohata Con : Keiji Hirose Pen : Keiji Hirose Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Referee : Joel Dume 14 October 1999 Wales 31 -- 38 Samoa Tries : Gareth Thomas , Penalty try ( 2 ) Con : Neil Jenkins ( 2 ) Pen : Neil Jenkins ( 4 ) Tries : Stephen Bachop ( 2 ) , Filiga Falaniko , Patrick Lam , Silao Leaegailesolo Con : Silao Leaegailesolo Pen : Silao Leaegailesolo Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Referee : Ed Morrison Quarter finals - 23 October 1999 Wales 9 -- 24 Australia Pens : Neil Jenkins ( 3 ) Tries : George Gregan ( 2 ) , Ben Tune Con : Matthew Burke ( 3 ) Pen : Matthew Burke Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Attendance : 74,499 Referee : Colin Hawke 2003 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Group D games - Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points New Zealand 0 0 282 57 20 Wales 0 132 98 14 Italy 0 77 123 0 8 Canada 0 54 135 5 Tonga 0 0 46 178 12 October 2003 Wales 41 -- 10 Canada Tries : Parker , Cooper , M. Jones , Charvis , Thomas Con : Harris ( 5 ) Pen : Harris ( 2 ) Tries : Tkachuk Con : Pritchard Drop : Ross Telstra Dome , Melbourne Attendance : 24,874 Referee : Chris White 19 October 2003 Wales 27 -- 20 Tonga Tries : Cooper , M. Williams Con : S. Jones Pen : S. Jones ( 4 ) Drop : M. Williams Tries : Hola , Kivalu , Lavaka Con : Hola Pen : Hola Canberra Stadium Attendance : 19,806 Referee : Paul Honiss 25 October 2003 Italy 15 -- 27 Wales Pen : Wakarua ( 5 ) Tries : M. Jones , Parker , D. Jones Con : Harris ( 3 ) Pen : Harris ( 3 ) Canberra Stadium Attendance : 22,641 Referee : Andrew Cole 2 November 2003 New Zealand 53 -- 37 Wales Tries : Rokocoko ( 2 ) , MacDonald , Williams , Howlett ( 2 ) , Spencer , Mauger Con : MacDonald ( 5 ) Pen : MacDonald Tries : Taylor , Parker , Charvis , S. Williams Con : S. Jones ( 4 ) Pen : S. Jones ( 3 ) Telstra Stadium , Sydney Attendance : 80,012 Referee : André Watson Quarter finals - 9 November 2003 England 28 -- 17 Wales Try : Greenwood 44 ' c Con : Wilkinson Pen : Wilkinson ( 6 ) Drop : Wilkinson 80 + 1 ' Tries : S. Jones 30 ' m Charvis 35 ' m M. Williams 71 ' c Con : Harris Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane Attendance : 45,252 Referee : Alain Rolland 2007 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Pool B games - Main article : 2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool B Team Pld TF PF PA + / - BP Pts Australia 0 0 30 215 41 + 174 20 Fiji 0 14 114 136 − 22 15 Wales 0 23 168 105 + 63 12 Japan 0 7 64 210 − 146 Canada 0 6 51 120 − 69 0 AUS CAN FJI JPN WAL Australia -- 37 -- 6 55 -- 12 91 -- 3 32 -- 20 Canada -- -- 16 -- 29 12 -- 12 17 -- 42 Fiji -- -- -- 35 -- 31 38 -- 34 Japan -- -- -- -- 18 -- 72 Wales -- -- -- -- -- 2011 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Pool D games - Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points South Africa 0 0 282 57 20 Wales 0 132 98 14 Samoa 0 77 123 0 8 Fiji 0 54 135 5 Namibia 0 0 46 178 11 September 2011 South Africa 17 -- 16 Wales Tries : F. Steyn 3 ' , Hougaard 65 ' Con : M. Steyn ( 2 ) Pen : M. Steyn ( Report ) Tries : Faletau 54 ' Con : Hook Pen : Hook ( 3 ) Westpac Stadium , Wellington Attendance : 24,874 Referee : Wayne Barnes 18 September 2011 Wales 17 -- 10 Samoa Tries : Williams 67 ' Con : S. Jones Pen : Hook ( 2 ) Priestland ( 2 ) ( Report ) Tries : Perenise 42 ' Con : Williams Pen : Williams Waikato Stadium , Hamilton Attendance : 19,806 Referee : Alain Rolland 26 September 2011 Wales 81 -- 7 Namibia Tries : S. Williams ( 3 ) 7 ' , 46 ' , 70 ' Brew 14 ' Faletau 17 ' Jenkins 49 ' North ( 2 ) 60 ' , 66 ' Davies 62 ' L. Williams 75 ' Byrne 77 ' A. Jones 80 + ' Con : S. Jones ( 6 ) Priestland ( 3 ) Pen : S. Jones ( Report ) Tries : Koll 52 ' Con : Kotzé Stadium Taranaki , New Plymouth Attendance : 80,012 Referee : Steve Walsh 2 October 2011 Wales 66 -- 0 Fiji Tries : Roberts ( 2 ) 5 ' , 50 ' S. Williams 16 ' North 32 ' Warburton 39 ' Burns 59 ' Halfpenny 68 ' Williams 72 ' Davies 80 + ' Con : Priestland ( 5 ) S. Jones ( 4 ) Pen : Priestland ( Report ) Waikato Stadium , Hamilton Attendance : 22,641 Referee : Wayne Barnes Quarter Final 8 October 2011 Ireland 10 -- 22 Wales Tries : S. Jones 30 ' m Charvis 35 ' m M. Williams 71 ' c Con : Harris Westpac Stadium , Wellington Attendance : 45,252 Referee : Craig Joubert Semi Final 15 October 2011 Wales 8 -- 9 France Try : Phillips Pen : Hook Pen : Parra ( 3 ) Eden Park , Auckland Attendance : 45,252 Referee : Alain Rolland Bronze Medal Match 21 October 2011 Wales 18 -- 21 Australia Eden Park , Auckland Referee : Wayne Barnes Millennium Stadium , Cardiff , where Wales play their home games 2015 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . ( September 2015 ) . Wales started by beating Uruguay , England & Fiji , to then lose to Australia . Then South Africa knocked them out in the quarter - finals . Hosting ( edit ) Main article : Rugby World Cup hosts The Rugby World Cup is held every four years , and up to and including 2015 , alternated between traditional rugby heartlands in the southern hemisphere and those in Europe . Wales hosted the tournament in 1999 , with Cardiff 's Millennium Stadium built to coincide with the event . However , it is common for Rugby World Cups to have matches played outside their official host country , and all four tournaments hosted in Europe have used Wales to some degree as a World Cup venue . After the 2015 event , Cardiff 's Millennium Stadium and its predecessor will have hosted a total 21 matches over a total of four world cups . This is the largest number of world cup games hosted by one venue . 1991 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) England was billed as the main host of the second tournament in 1991 , hosting the opening ceremony , and final , though the hosting duties were shared between all countries which competed in the Five Nations Championship . France hosted eight games , England and Wales each hosted seven , and Scotland and Ireland five . The National Stadium in Cardiff hosted the third place playoff , whilst all of Pool C 's matches were played in Wales . Wales were scheduled to feature in this pool , and all three of their pool matches were hosted in the National Stadium . One game each was played at the club grounds of Pontypridd , Pontypool and Llanelli . The following Welsh stadiums were used : City Stadium Capacity Cardiff National Stadium , Cardiff Arms Park 53,000 Llanelli Stradey Park 10,800 Pontypool Pontypool Park 8,800 Pontypridd Sardis Road 7,200 1999 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) Wales was chosen by the International Rugby Board as the principal host for the 1999 event . The centrepiece venue of the tournament , hosting the opening ceremony and final was the Millennium Stadium , a new structure built on the site of the old National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park at a cost of £ 126 million from private investment . An agreement was reached with the unions of all four rivals in the Five Nations Championship ( England , France , Ireland and Scotland ) , so that , like 1991 , the majority of the matches would take place outside the official host nation . In a unique tournament format there were five pools in the opening round . Each of the five unions competed in a separate pool , and acted as host for all of the matches within that pool . All Pool A games were held in Scotland , Pool B games in England , Pool C games in France and Pool E games in Ireland . Wales hosted Pool D , also featuring Argentina , Samoa and Japan . Four of the pool games were at the Millennium Stadium , with one match each at Stradey Park , Llanelli 's rugby stadium , and at The Racecourse , Wrexham , which usually featured Association Football . Of eleven knock - out games , the Millennium Stadium only hosted three ; Australia 's defeat of Wales in the quarter final stage , and the third place play - off and final . The other fixtures were played for at a variety of European venues . The following Welsh stadiums were used : City Stadium Capacity Cardiff Millennium Stadium 74,500 Wrexham Racecourse Ground 15,500 Llanelli Stradey Park 10,800 2007 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) In a more public bidding process , France beat England to win the right to host the 2007 World Cup . The WRU supported the French bid , in accordance with an agreement between the nations over the 1999 cup . As a result of that agreement , world cup rugby returned to the Millennium Stadium for three pool matches ( including two featuring Wales ) , and a quarter - final . Ironically , as France were unexpected runners - up to Argentina in their group , the hosts found themselves competing in this , the only knock - out match held outside of their borders . The game was one of the highlights of the tournament , notable for a large number of reasons , though largely for being New Zealand 's earliest exit from a Rugby World Cup , after the New Zealand Herald ran the hubristic headline ' France pose absolutely no threat to All Blacks ' . The French squad 's reply to the Haka , where the squad dressed in red , white and blue shirts , drew some attention , with a number of images of Sebastien Chabal 's stony face appearing in the media the following day . Several controversial decisions by referee Wayne Barnes , provoked death threats from some fans . Statistical analysis by New Zealand company Verusco showed the match 's playing time , that is time the ball is in play , was the longest of any of the 1,500 games they had ever recorded . City Country Stadium Capacity Further reading Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium 73,350 Overview 2015 Rugby World Cup ( edit ) A giant promotional rugby ball was placed on Cardiff Castle as part of the 2015 Rugby World Cup In 2009 England were awarded the rights to stage the 2015 tournament . Owing to the proximity of Cardiff , the RFU made it clear that they intended to use the Millennium Stadium as part of its bid , despite initial reluctance from the IRB for multiple hosting nations . The Millennium Stadium is hosting eight games in the tournament , more than in any previous world cup . These include two quarter - finals . This made Cardiff the only venue hosting knock - out matches with the exception of England 's national stadium , Twickenham , as well as the venue with the second highest number of games . As Wales and England have been drawn in the same group , Wales only have home advantage for two of their games , against Uruguay and Fiji . Cardiff is using the world cup to promote tourism in the city , with estimates that the games will add over £ 300 million to the local economy . A ' Fan Zone ' has been created within the grounds of Cardiff Arms Park with a large screen , for enjoying match days . Cardiff Council has commissioned an art installation to mark the tournament , grafting a rugby ball to the prominent Cardiff Castle , to make it appear the ball has smashed straight through the wall . This is similar to a publicity stunt from the 2007 World Cup , where a rugby ball hung from the centre of the Eiffel Tower . No such other sculptures have been created in the other 2015 venue cities . City Country Stadium Capacity Further reading Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium 73,350 Overview References ( edit ) Davies , Gerald ( 2004 ) The History of the Rugby World Cup ( Sanctuary Publishing Ltd , ( ISBN 1860746020 ) Farr - Jones , Nick , ( 2003 ) . 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Jump up ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060903232554/http://rugby.com.au/news/2003_april/france_wins_right_to_host_the_2007_rugby_wor_15381%2C3851.html Jump up ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/france/8779952/Rugby-World-Cup-2011-France-pose-absolutely-no-threat-to-All-Blacks-headline-in-New-Zealand-Herald-in-2007.html Jump up ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/8848272/Rugby-World-Cup-2011-five-best-responses-to-the-haka.html Jump up ^ Gower ( 2007 ) Jump up ^ BBC News ( 2007 ) Jump up ^ Lampp ( 2007 ) Jump up ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8170488.stm Jump up ^ ( 1 ) , Doubt over Wales ' 2015 Cup role Jump up ^ http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/europe/rugby-world-cup-where-to-eat-drink-and-play-in-cardiff-31538334.html Jump up ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-34297975 Jump up ^ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/rugby-world-cup-fanzone-cardiff-10092938 Jump up ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-34282743 <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Wales national rugby union team <Td_colspan="2"> Welsh Rugby Union History 2004 -- present Records Players All Players Captains Killed in the World Wars Tries by Shane Williams Home stadiums Millennium Stadium Cardiff Arms Park St. Helen 's Competitions and trophies Rugby World Cup Six Nations Championship Triple Crown Grand Slam James Bevan Trophy Prince William Cup Related teams Wales A Sevens U20s U18s Matches By opponent Argentina Australia Barbarians Canada England Fiji France Italy Ireland Japan New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa Tonga United States See also Results Tours Oceania 1969 1978 1986 1991 1994 2003 2007 2012 2016 Africa 1964 1995 1998 2002 2008 2014 Argentina 1968 1999 2006 North America 1980 1994 2005 Asia 2013 Spain See also Max Boyce Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Calon Lân Cwm Rhondda Old Scores <Th_colspan="2"> Rugby union in Wales Governing body Welsh Rugby Union ( WRU ) National teams Men 's Wales 7 's U-20 U-18 Schoolboys British and Irish Lions Women 's Wales 7 's National team competitions World Cup Six Nations Championship Women 's Six Nations Championship Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Sevens Series Commonwealth Games Sevens Grand Prix Series Regional and club teams Cardiff Blues Dragons Ospreys Scarlets RGC 1404 Celtic Warriors ( disbanded ) Welsh rugby union teams Regional and club competitions European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup Pro14 Anglo - Welsh Cup Welsh Premier Division British and Irish Cup WRU Challenge Cup WRU National Leagues Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy Mid District Cup Premiership Rugby Sevens Series Previous competitions Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup Celtic Cup Cardiff Sevens Snelling Sevens ( Welsh seven - a-side tournament ) Related articles Welsh rugby union system List of Wales national rugby union team captains Welsh rugby union players Millennium Stadium National Stadium , Cardiff Arms Park London Welsh RFC Wales international players Prince William Cup James Bevan Trophy History Judgement Day <Th_colspan="2"> National team appearances in the Rugby World Cup by tier Tier 1 teams Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales Tier 2 teams Canada Fiji Georgia Japan Namibia Portugal Romania Russia Samoa Spain Tonga United States Uruguay Tier 3 teams Ivory Coast Zimbabwe Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wales_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup&oldid=788359056 '' Categories : Wales national rugby union team Rugby World Cup by nation Hidden categories : Articles to be expanded from September 2015 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 1 July 2017 , at 00 : 16 . 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