Guam national rugby union team
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| Emblem | Latte stone |
|---|---|
| Union | Guam Rugby Football Union |
| Head coach | Tony Penn |
| Captain | Paul Claros |
| Home stadium | Wettengel Rugby Field |
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 76 (as of 4 November 2024) |
| Highest | 71 (2023) |
| Lowest | 76 (2024) |
| First international | |
 Guam 8–8 India  (June 18, 2005) | |
| Biggest win | |
Guam 74–0 Brunei  (June 28, 2008) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 United Arab Emirates 82–7 Guam (May 15, 2019) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
The Guam national rugby union team represents the United States territory of Guam in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, though they have attempted to qualify for the World Cup.
The national side is ranked 76th in the world (as of 4 November 2024).[1]
History
[edit]Guam attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, taking part in Division 3 Pool B of Round 1a of the Asian qualifying tournament. They competed against three other nations in the pool; Kazakhstan, India and Malaysia.[citation needed]
In their first match of the pool competition, Guam played India in Guam and drew 8-all with them. However they then lost 51–6 to Kazakhstan and 44–15 to Malaysia. In 2006 they played two internationals, a 14–18 loss against the Philippines and a 27–22 loss against Pakistan.[citation needed]
World Cup record
[edit]- 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
- 1991 - 2003 - Did not enter
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not enter
- 2015 - Did not qualify
Overall record
[edit]Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Guam national XV at test level up until 18 May 2019.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 140 | 12 | +128 |
 China |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 114 | 98 | +16 |
| India |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 16 | 18 | -2 |
 Indonesia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 160 | 53 | +107 |
 Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 11 | 44 | -33 |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 17 | -9 |
 Laos |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 48 | 10 | +38 |
 Pakistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 37 | 10 | +27 |
 Philippines |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 45 | -37 |
 Qatar |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 13 | -6 |
 Thailand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 16 | 25 | -9 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 82 | -75 |
 Uzbekistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 23 | 22 | +1 |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54.54% | 595 | 449 | +146 |
Squad
[edit]Squad to 2012 Asian Five Nations - Division 3
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Substitutes
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Honours
[edit]See also
[edit]- Rugby union in Guam
- 2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
- Guam national rugby sevens team
- Guam women's national rugby union team
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
[edit]- Guam[permanent dead link] on IRB.com
- Guam Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com