Russia score 8 tries at Rugby World Cup, set debutants’ record

The Russian national team set the new record of the Rugby World Cup for debutant teams, scoring 8 tries in four games. Never before has a new team scored more than 4 tries per tournament.

Russian players only failed to score any tries in the opening match against the USA (6:13), but it was then that they managed to earn their only point of the tournament – for a defeat with a difference of 7 points or less.

Russia – Italy – 17:53, 3 tries

Alexander Yanyushkin, Vladimir Ostroushko, Andrey Makovetsky – VIDEO

Russia – Ireland – 12:62, 2 tries

Vasily Artemyev, Denis Simplikevich – VIDEO

Russia – Australia – 22:68, 3 tries

Vladimir Ostroushko, Denis Simplikevich, Konstantin Rachkov – VIDEO (highlights)

Thus, Vladimir Ostroushko and Denis Simplikevich scored two tries at the World Cup each .