The United States has played in all but one Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987.The USA is the second strongest national rugby side in North America, and the third strongest in the Americas after Argentina and Canada. The U.S. has played in seven World Cups from the inaugural 1987 tournament to the most recent one in 2019—all but the 1995 World Cup. The team's best result so far has been to win one game—which they accomplished in 1987, 2003, and 2011.