Spain's only Rugby World Cup appearance was in 1999 when they competed in Pool A against South Africa (Springboks), Scotland and Uruguay. Spain lost all three games, and finished the tournament ranked 18th out of 20 teams.
They qualified for both the 2019 World Cup in Japan and the 2023 World Cup hosted in France. However, Spain was later disqualified due to fielding an ineligible player and falsification of a copy of an ineligible player's passport respectively.
Spain has not hosted any Rugby World Cup games.
By position
Qualifying 1987 Rugby World Cup – Not invited 1991 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. 1995 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. 1999 Rugby World Cup – Qualified as Europe 6 by beating Portugal 21–17. 2003 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. Spain lost to the United States 120–26 in aggregate in a two-match repechage. 2007 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. Spain lost to Romania 43-20 and Georgia 37-23 during European qualification. 2011 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. Spain finished 5th with a 2–8 record in the qualifying tournament, the 2008-10 European Nations Cup. 2015 Rugby World Cup – Did not qualify. 2019 Rugby World Cup – Disqualification due to fielding an ineligible player. 2023 Rugby World Cup – Disqualification for falsifying the passport of an ineligible player. 2027 Rugby World Cup – Qualified as second in Pool A by beating Switzerland 13–43.
By matches
1999 Rugby World Cup Pool A matches
Overall record CountryPldWDLFA+/-% 1--11527-120 1--1347-440 1--1048-480 TOTAL3--318122-1040
Team Records Most Points Scored 15 vs 1999 3 vs 1999
Most Points Conceded 48 vs 1999 47 vs 1999 27 vs 1999
Worst Losing Margin 48 vs 1999 44 vs 1999 12 vs 1999
Individual Records Most Points 15 Andrei Kovalenco 3 Ferran Velazco Querol
Most Points in a Game 15 Andrei Kovalenco vs 3 Ferran Velazco Querol vs
Most Tries
Most Drop Goals 1 Ferran Velazco Querol
References
Bibliography Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, () Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, ()