Zimbabwe at the Rugby World Cup Zimbabwe at the Rugby World Cup Zimbabwe have made two Rugby World Cup appearances – in 1987 and 1991. In the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Zimbabwe's national rugby team was invited as the African entrant. No other African countries were invited, as South Africa was disqualified from the tournament due to a sporting boycott adopted by the international community in response to "apartheid". However, Zimbabwe succeeded in getting through 1991 Rugby World Cup qualifying, and hosted the Africa qualifications. In more recent years, the Namibia national rugby union team has generally defeated Zimbabwe in African qualifying rounds. Pool 4 games
New Zealand at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup Residents at Ericsson Stadium and defeated them 20-4. The match was 20-all after 80 minutes. In extra time Australia scored two tries to win the match. New Zealand at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup The 1995 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team to compete at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. New Zealand won Group B of the tournament, before losing to Australia 20-30 in a semi-final. Earlier in the year, New Zealand played two test matches against France, winning one and drawing the other. New