France at the Rugby World Cup following stadiums were used (finals locations emboldened). France will host the Rugby World Cup for the second time in 2023. France can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film "Invictus" based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. France at the Rugby World Cup The France national rugby team have competed in all the Rugby World Cup tournaments. They are one of five teams who have played in the final match, having done so three times (1987, 1999, 2011), losing and finishing second in the tournament each time. They have made it to at least the quarter-finals at every
Romania at the Rugby World Cup matches - Romania has not hosted any World Cup games. Romania at the Rugby World Cup Romania have played in the first eight editions of the Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. They originally qualified for the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup to be played in 2019. In 2018 after it was discovered that Romania were one of three countries guilty of fielding ineligible players in multiple qualifiers they received a points deduction. The points deduction meant Romania did not qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Pool 4 matches - Pool D matches -