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Luxembourg national rugby union team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Luxembourg women's national rugby union team.

Luxembourg
UnionLuxembourg Rugby Federation
Head coachAlexandre Benedetti
CaptainChristian Olsen
Most capsNigel Shaplin (51)
Top scorerGilles Caviglia (288)
Top try scorerSteve Knowles
Adrien Timmermans (11)
Home stadiumStade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
World Rugby ranking
Current55 (as of 16 November 2024)
Highest56 (2019)
Lowest94 (2008)
First international
Belgium Belgium 28 – 6 Luxembourg Luxembourg
3 May 1975
Biggest win
Luxembourg Luxembourg 84 – 7 Slovenia Slovenia
24 April 2024
Biggest defeat
Luxembourg Luxembourg 3 – 116 Sweden Sweden
5 May 2001
Websitewww.rugby.lu
Luxemburg National Team

The Luxembourg national rugby union team is a minor team, and is ranked as a third tier nation. They are currently competing in the 2024-2025 Rugby Europe Trophy. Since 1996 Luxembourg also competes in the sevens circuits in Europe Luxembourg national rugby sevens team.

Luxembourg has been a member of FIRA since 1976, two years after the founding of Luxembourg Rugby Federation (French: Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Rugby (FLR)). The Grand Duchy has participated several times in the FIRA championships and, despite the small size, has honourably acquitted itself. Luxembourg has also been a member of the International Rugby Board since 1991.

The Luxembourg rugby team is the only national sports team to have been three times champions of their group in a European competition. In 1995, more than 20 points scored against Slovenia at Cessange and more than 20 points scored in Split against Croatia and finally an excellent draw against Andorra in Luxembourg enabled them to be champions of their group. In 1997 they won the Bronze Cup with wins against Bosnia, Bulgaria and Monaco. Luxembourg has in their past encounter recorded a 10–10 draw against Georgia, but the best performance to date was a "Grand Slam" in 2004 in FIRA-AER European Cup division 3B. In the 2017–2018 campaign, Luxembourg won the Grand Slam against Denmark, Norway, Finland and Estonia in the Rugby Europe Conference 2 North, while also integrating several young players in the squad, and gained promotion to the Rugby Europe Conference 1 North for the 2018–2019 campaign.

They spent 4 consescutive seasons in Rugby Europe Conference North, surprising many by avoiding relegation. During this time they recorded impressive wins against higher-ranked Moldova, Hungary and Sweden.

In the 2023-24 Rugby Europe Championships, Luxembourg were drawn into Pool B in the Conference. They won all four matches by huge margins, defeating Hungary, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia. Their 84-7 victory against Slovenia is the club's record largest win. Luxembourg secured promotion to the 2024-25 Rugby Europe Trophy after defeating Moldova 19-0 in a playoff match. It is the first time Luxembourg have played in this division and is also the highest level at which they have ever played.


The national side is ranked 53rd in the world (as of 17 August 2024).[1]

National clubs

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The Rugby Club Luxembourg was founded in May 1973 by a group of expatriates working in the Grand Duchy. Several of the founders still live in Luxembourg and contribute one way or another to the sport. The club played its first competitive game against US Castillionnaise in September 1973. Up until 1995, the club played in the Alsace-Lorraine regional league. In that year, the team joined the Belgian second division, which it belonged to until 1998, when it earned promotion to the first division. In 2001, the club decided to return to the French league system, again playing regionally in Alsace-Lorraine. It won its division in 2008 but, after an invitation to play in Germany, decided to join the German league system in 2009. In the 2017–2018 season, RCL is leading Bundesliga 2 West unbeaten and hopes to secure promotion to Bundesliga 1 for the 2018–2019 season.

De Rugby Club Walferdange was founded in 1990. In 2001, after 10 years in the Belgian League they finished top of the third division and champion during the 2002/03 season. In its first season in the second division, the club was relegated to 3rd Division. The club's objective having gone through a rebuilding phase, is to return to and remain in the Belgian 2nd division.

The Richard Mertens Club is a member of the European Community sports clubs (French: Cercle Sportif des Communautés Européennes) and concentrates on U-7/U-19, its goal being to promote the game of rugby in Luxembourg and act as a feeder club for the two senior clubs of Luxembourg with any talented players. Player retention remains a concern for Luxembourgish rugby with most of such players stopping the sport after school for various reasons, even if they remain in Luxembourg. Despite this, the school has had some success stories since its inception with a few of its past players having gone on to play for well known university and club sides, or having gone on to represent Luxembourg at the senior level.

In 2017, a fourth club was founded in the south of the country in Dudelange, Rugby Club Terres Rouge. The club exclusively caters for the youth; it has been implied by the founders that there is potential for founding a senior team.

A fifth club, the Rugby Eagles Luxembourg, was founded in 2019 and became an official Member of the Luxembourg Rugby Union in June 2020. This club is exclusively a child-centered rugby project.

Statistics XV

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Test Record

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Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Luxembourg national XV at test level up until 26 October 2024:

Sortable and collapsible table
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won
 Andorra 5 1 3 1 20%
 Armenia 1 0 1 0 0%
 Austria 7 5 2 0 71.43%
 Azerbaijan 1 1 0 0 100%
 Belgium 4 0 4 0 0%
 Bermuda 1 0 1 0 0%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 7 3 0 70%
 Bulgaria 9 2 7 0 22.22%
 Croatia 2 1 1 0 50%
 Cyprus 2 0 2 0 0%
 Czech Republic 3 0 3 0 0%
 Denmark 5 3 2 0 60%
 East Germany 1 1 0 0 100%
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 100%
 Finland 9 8 1 0 88.89%
 Georgia 1 0 0 1 0%
 Germany 2 0 2 0 0%
 Greece 6 3 3 0 50%
 Hungary 5 3 2 0 60%
 Israel 9 3 6 0 33.33%
 Latvia 4 0 4 0 0%
 Lithuania 7 2 5 0 28.57%
 Malta 1 0 1 0 0%
 Moldova 3 2 1 0 66.67%
 Monaco 2 1 0 1 50%
 Norway 6 5 1 0 83.33%
 Serbia 2 2 0 0 100%
 Slovenia 7 5 2 0 71.43%
 Sweden 7 1 6 0 14.29%
  Switzerland 5 1 4 0 20%
 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0%
 Ukraine 1 0 1 0 0%
 Yugoslavia 1 0 1 0 0%
Total 131 58 70 3 44.27%

Match Record XV

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Sortable and collapsible table
# Opponent Year Date FLR Opp W/L/D H/A Season T C P DP Competition Coach Captain Comments
131  Lithuania 2024 26 October 2024 20 47 L A 2024-2025 2 2 2 0 2024-25 Trophy - - Trophy 2024-25
130  Moldova 2024 25 May 2024 19 0 W H 2023–2024 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Conference Play-off - - Conference Play-off 23-24
129  Slovenia 2024 20 April 2024 84 7 W H 2023–2024 14 7 0 0 2023–24 Conference Pool B A Benedetti C Olsen Conference Pool B 23-24
128  Hungary 2024 06 April 2024 18 15 W A 2023–2024 2 1 2 0 2023–24 Conference Pool B A Benedetti C Olsen Conference Pool B 23-24
127  Austria 2023 04 November 2023 27 14 W H 2023–2024 4 2 1 0 2023–24 Conference Pool B A Benedetti C Olsen Conference Pool B 23-24
126  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023 14 October 2023 59 10 W A 2023–2024 9 7 0 0 2023–24 Conference Pool B A Benedetti C Olsen Conference Pool B 23-24
125  Latvia 2022 02 April 2022 9 32 L A 2021–2022 0 0 3 0 2021–22 Conference 1 North F Guillot L Carrol North 1 21–22
124  Hungary 2022 12 March 2022 30 23 W H 2021–2022 3 3 3 0 2021–22 Conference 1 North F Guillot L Carrol North 1 21–22
123  Czech Republic 2021 27 November 2021 12 39 L H 2021–2022 0 0 4 0 2021–22 Conference 1 North F Guillot G Kimmel North 1 21–22
122  Sweden 2021 23 October 2021 5 51 L A 2021–2022 1 0 0 0 2021–22 Conference 1 North F Guillot C Sweetnam North 1 21–22
121  Sweden 2019 2 November 2019 13 0 W A 2019–2020 1 1 2 0 2019–20 Conference 1 North Jon Flynn R Kimmel North 1 19–20
120  Czech Republic 2019 12 October 2019 7 36 L H 2019–2020 1 1 0 0 2019–20 Conference 1 North Jon Flynn R Kimmel North 1 19–20
119  Hungary 2019 5 April 2019 18 15 W A 2018–2019 2 1 2 0 2018–19 Conference 1 North Jon Flynn M Dozin North 1 18–19
118  Moldova 2019 13 April 2019 23 10 W H 2018–2019 2 2 2 1 2018–19 Conference 1 North Jon Flynn R Kimmel North 1 18–19
117  Sweden 2018 3 November 2018 9 10 L H 2018–2019 0 0 3 0 2018–19 Conference 1 North Jon Flynn R Kimmel North 1 18–19
116  Ukraine 2018 13 October 2018 13 24 L A 2018–2019 1 1 2 0 2018–19 Conference 1 North Jon Flynn R Kimmel North 1 18–19
115  Norway 2018 28 April 2018 35 16 W H 2017–2018 3 1 6 0 2017–18 Conference 2 North Jon Flynn R Kimmel North 2 17–18 Promotion
114  Finland 2018 14 April 2018 45 5 W H 2017–2018 6 6 1 0 2017–18 Conference 2 North Jon Flynn R Kimmel North 2 17–18
113  Estonia 2017 11 November 2017 64 0 W H 2017–2018 10 7 0 0 2017–18 Conference 2 North J Flynn R Kimmel North 2 17–18
112  Denmark 2017 14 October 2017 18 3 W A 2017–2018 2 1 2 0 2017–18 Conference 2 North J Flynn R Kimmel North 2 17–18
111  Czech Republic 2017 6 May 2017 3 33 L H 2016–2017 0 0 1 0 2016–17 Conference 1 North J Flynn S Rezapour North 1 16–17 Relegation
110  Lithuania 2017 22 April 2017 12 24 L A 2016–2017 0 0 4 0 2016–17 Conference 1 North J Flynn S Rezapour North 1 16–17
109  Sweden 2016 5 November 2016 0 19 L H 2016–2017 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Conference 1 North J Flynn R Kimmel North 1 16–17
108  Latvia 2016 22 October 2016 24 31 L A 2016–2017 4 2 0 0 2016–17 Conference 1 North J Flynn S Rezapour New ENC structure – North 1 16–17
107  Slovenia 2016 14 May 2016 29 10 W H 2015–2016 2 2 5 0 2014–16 ENC 2C J Flynn S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
Promotion
106  Denmark 2016 30 April 2016 19 14 W A 2015–2016 2 0 3 0 2014–16 ENC 2C J Flynn S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
105  Serbia 2015 14 November 2015 30 24 W H 2015–2016 4 2 1 1 2014–16 ENC 2C J Flynn S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
104  Austria 2015 24 October 2015 34 6 W A 2015–2016 4 4 2 0 2014–16 ENC 2C J Flynn S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
103  Denmark 2015 9 May 2015 13 5 W H 2014–2015 2 0 1 0 2014–16 ENC 2C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
102  Slovenia 2015 8 April 2015 14 11 W A 2014–2015 2 2 0 0 2014–16 ENC 2C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
101  Austria 2014 8 November 2014 18 13 W H 2014–2015 2 1 2 0 2014–16 ENC 2C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
100  Serbia 2014 25 October 2014 36 0 W A 2014–2015 5 4 1 0 2014–16 ENC 2C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2C 14–16
99  Finland 2014 10 May 2014 27 7 W H 2013–2014 3 3 2 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 12–14
Promotion
98  Greece 2014 26 April 2014 52 8 W A 2013–2014 8 6 0 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 12–14
97  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 9 November 2013 12 24 L H 2013–2014 2 1 0 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 12–14
96  Norway 2013 19 October 2013 9 7 W A 2013–2014 0 0 3 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 12–14
95  Israel 2013 5 October 2013 12 26 L H 2013–2014 0 0 4 0 2015 Rugby World Cup R2 M Davis S Rezapour Match 2
94  Slovenia 2013 5 May 2013 22 10 W H 2012–2013 4 1 0 0 2015 Rugby World Cup R1 M Davis S Rezapour Match 1
93  Greece 2013 20 April 2013 20 7 W H 2012–2013 2 2 2 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour Qualified 2015 RWC R1 Mid Season Table ; ENC 2D 12–14
92  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 13 April 2013 23 33 L A 2012–2013 3 1 2 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 12–14
91  Norway 2012 10 November 2012 15 8 W H 2012–2013 3 0 0 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 12–14
90  Finland 2012 6 October 2012 16 14 W A 2012–2013 1 1 3 0 2012–14 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 12–14
89  Greece 2012 5 May 2012 15 8 W H 2011–2012 0 0 5 0 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour 5th in 2D ENC 2D 10–12
88  Finland 2012 21 April 2012 26 3 W H 2011–2012 2 2 3 1 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 10–12
87  Bulgaria 2011 22 October 2011 16 19 L A 2011–2012 2 0 2 0 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis C Ellis ENC 2D 10–12
86  Cyprus 2011 8 October 2011 7 48 L A 2011–2012 1 1 0 0 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis C Ellis ENC 2D 10–12
85  Cyprus 2011 7 May 2011 0 50 L H 2010–2011 0 0 0 0 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 10–12
84  Greece 2011 2 April 2011 18 30 L A 2010–2011 2 1 2 0 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 10–12
83  Bulgaria 2010 13 November 2010 8 18 L H 2010–2011 1 0 1 0 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 10–12
82  Finland 2010 9 October 2010 18 10 W A 2010–2011 2 1 2 0 2010–12 ENC 2D M Davis S Rezapour ENC 2D 10–12
81  Israel 2010 1 May 2010 17 19 L H 2009–2010 2 2 1 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis S Rezapour 4th in 3C ; New FIRA-AER structure ENC 3C 08–10
80  Greece 2010 13 March 2010 9 17 L A 2009–2010 0 0 3 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 3C 08–10
79  Finland 2009 7 November 2009 9 3 W H 2009–2010 0 0 3 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 3C 08–10
78  Bulgaria 2009 24 October 2009 12 25 L A 2009–2010 2 1 0 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 3C 08–10
77  Greece 2009 25 April 2009 14 17 L H 2008–2009 1 0 3 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis P Evans ENC 3C 08–10
76  Israel 2009 21 March 2009 0 30 L A 2008–2009 0 0 0 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis P Evans ENC 3C 08–10
75  Bulgaria 2008 29 November 2008 10 18 L H 2008–2009 1 1 1 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 3C 08–10
74  Finland 2008 2 October 2008 27 19 W A 2008–2009 2 1 5 0 2008–10 ENC 3C M Davis S Rezapour ENC 3C 08–10
73  Finland 2008 24 May 2008 10 11 L A 2007–2008 1 1 1 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis Z Neves Dos Santos 2nd in 3CENC 3C 06–08
72  Israel 2008 3 May 2008 12 20 L A 2007–2008 2 1 0 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis Z Neves Dos Santos ENC 3C 06–08
71  Slovenia 2008 19 April 2008 3 10 L H 2007–2008 0 0 1 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis Z Neves Dos Santos ENC 3C 06–08
70  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2007 27 October 2007 30 3 W H 2007–2008 2 1 6 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 06–08
69  Israel 2007 20 May 2007 22 15 W H 2006–2007 3 2 1 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 06–08
68  Slovenia 2007 5 May 2007 16 25 L A 2006–2007 1 1 3 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 06–08
67  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2007 21 April 2007 17 12 W A 2006–2007 2 2 1 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 06–08
66  Finland 2006 30 September 2006 16 8 W H 2006–2007 1 1 3 0 2006–2008 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 06–08
65  Norway 2006 6 May 2006 8 25 L H 2005–2006 1 0 0 1 2005–2006 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson 2nd in 3C ENC 3C 05–06
64  Azerbaijan 2006 29 April 2006 31 3 W A 2005–2006 3 2 4 0 2005–2006 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 05–06
63  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 12 November 2005 20 7 W A 2005–2006 2 2 2 0 2005–2006 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 05–06
62  Israel 2005 29 October 2005 19 3 W H 2005–2006 1 1 4 0 2005–2006 ENC 3C M Davis A Thompson ENC 3C 05–06
61  Armenia 2005 1 October 2005 12 39 L H 2005–2006 0 0 3 1 2005–2006 ENC 3B/3C Playoff M Davis A Thompson 2nd Round ENC 3B/3C
60  Austria 2005 7 May 2005 9 11 L H 2004–2005 0 0 3 0 2007 Rugby World Cup R2 M Davis A Thompson 5th in Pool B – RWC 07
59  Moldova 2005 16 April 2005 6 55 L A 2004–2005 0 0 2 0 2007 Rugby World Cup R2 M Davis A Thompson RWC 07
58  Germany 2004 27 November 2004 0 96 L A 2004–2005 0 0 0 0 2007 Rugby World Cup R2 M Davis A Thompson RWC 07
57  Denmark 2004 13 November 2004 5 6 L H 2004–2005 1 0 0 0 2007 Rugby World Cup R2 M Davis A Thompson RWC 07
56  Austria 2004 8 May 2004 19 18 W A 2003–2004 1 1 4 0 2003–2004 ENC 3B M Davis A Van Zealand 1st Promotion to 3A – ENC 3B 03–04
55  Bulgaria 2004 24 April 2004 39 5 W H 2003–2004 6 3 1 0 2003–2004 ENC 3B M Davis A Van Zealand ENC 3B 03–04
54  Lithuania 2003 8 November 2003 9 8 W H 2003–2004 0 0 3 0 2003–2004 ENC 3B M Davis A Van Zealand ENC 3B 03–04
53  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003 25 October 2003 31 8 W A 2003–2004 3 2 4 0 2003–2004 ENC 3B M Davis A Van Zealand ENC 3B 03–04
52  Lithuania 2003 24 May 2003 6 60 L A 2002–2003 0 0 3 0 2002–2003 ENC 3B M Gillies P. Boeglin 3rd in Pool B – ENC 3B 02–03
51  Austria 2003 10 May 2003 25 14 W H 2002–2003 3 2 2 0 2002–2003 ENC 3B M Gillies G Dubois ENC 3B 02–03
50  Malta 2003 29/03/003 6 34 L A 2002–2003 0 0 2 0 2002–2003 ENC 3B M Gillies G Dubois ENC 3B 02–03
49  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2002 27 October 2002 21 5 W H 2002–2003 3 3 0 0 2002–2003 ENC 3B M Gillies A Thompson ENC 3B 02–03
48  Israel 2002 1 June 2002 31 19 W H 2001–2002 5 3 0 0 2001–2002 ENC 3B M Gillies A Thompson 4th in Pool 2 (B) – ENC 3B 01–02
47  Lithuania 2002 4 May 2002 7 26 L H 2001–2002 1 1 0 0 2001–2002 ENC 3B M Gillies S Focus ENC 3B 01–02
46  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001 27 October 2001 12 13 L A 2001–2002 2 1 0 0 2001–2002 ENC 3B M Gillies S Williams ENC 3B 01–02
45  Hungary 2001 6 October 2001 17 19 L H 2001–2002 2 2 1 0 2001–2002 ENC 3B M Gillies S Williams ENC 3B 01–02
44  Austria 2001 12 May 2001 0 77 L A 2000–2001 0 0 0 0 2003 Rugby World Cup R1 A Tribellini M Bus 5th in Pool A – RWC 03
43  Sweden 2001 5 May 2001 3 116 L H 2000–2001 0 0 1 0 2003 Rugby World Cup R1 A Tribellini S Focas RWC 03
42  Israel 2001 3 March 2001 3 62 L H 2000–2001 0 0 1 0 2003 Rugby World Cup R1 A Tribellini S Focas RWC 03
41  Latvia 2000 28 October 2000 19 24 L A 2000–2001 3 2 0 0 2003 Rugby World Cup R1 G Brittin A Thompson RWC 03
40  Norway 2000 23 September 2000 41 9 W A 2000–2001 6 5 0 0 2003 Rugby World Cup R1 G Brittin A Thompson First match of the entire 2003 Rugby World Cup ; RWC 03
39  Lithuania 2000 13 May 2000 40 6 W H 1999–2000 5 3 0 0 1999–2000 ENC 4 G Brittin S Focus 2nd in Pool 3 – ENC 4C
38  Norway 2000 15 April 2000 78 12 W H 1999–2000 12 6 2 0 1999–2000 ENC 4 G Brittin S Focus ENC 4C
37  Sweden 1999 23 October 1999 8 34 L A 1999–2000 1 0 1 0 1999–2000 ENC 4 G Brittin S Focus ENC 4C
36  Tunisia 1999 1 May 1999 5 32 L H 1998–1999 1 0 0 0 1998–1999 FIRA 3 G Brittin R Stub 4th in "Silver" Pool 1 FIRA 3A Serbia and Montenegro match cancelled due to Kosovo War.
35  Belgium 1999 6 March 1999 8 38 L A 1998–1999 1 0 1 0 1998–1999 FIRA 3 G Brittin N Edwards FIRA 3A
34  Germany 1998 25 October 1998 7 54 L A 1998–1999 1 1 0 0 1998–1999 FIRA 3 G Brittin R Stub FIRA 3A
33  Monaco 1998 18 April 1998 18 12 W H 1997–1998 2 1 2 0 1997–1998 FIRA 3 G Brittin N Edwards 1st Place – "Bronze" Pool FIRA 3
32  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998 28 March 1998 22 5 W H 1997–1998 3 2 1 0 1997–1998 FIRA 3 G Brittin S Williams FIRA 3
31  Bulgaria 1997 18 October 1997 39 6 W A 1997–1998 7 2 0 0 1997–1998 FIRA 3 G Brittin N Edwards FIRA 3
30  Sweden 1997 19 April 1997 5 48 L A 1996–1997 1 0 0 0 1999 Rugby World Cup R1(A) G Mallaby J Jenkins 5th in Pool 3 – RWC 99
29  Andorra 1997 13 March 1997 16 30 L H 1996–1997 1 0 0 0 1999 Rugby World Cup R1(A) G Mallaby G Paul RWC 99
28  Hungary 1996 2 November 1996 3 12 L H 1996–1997 0 0 1 0 1999 Rugby World Cup R1(A) G Mallaby G Paul RWC 99
27  Lithuania 1996 5 October 1996 3 26 L A 1996–1997 0 0 1 0 1999 Rugby World Cup R1(A) G Mallaby J Jenkins RWC 99
26  Monaco 1996 4 May 1996 8 8 D A 1995–1996 1 0 1 0 1995–1996 FIRA ? M Gillies N Edwards Monaco's 1st Test match
25  Israel 1996 7 April 1996 12 20 L A 1995–1996 0 0 4 0 1995–1996 FIRA 3 M Gillies J Jenkins 3rd in Pool 3 – FIRA 3
24  Croatia 1995 28 October 1995 7 16 L H 1995–1996 1 1 0 0 1995–1996 FIRA 3 M Gillies T Whiteman FIRA 3
23  Bermuda 1995 16 May 1995 0 28 L H 1994–1995 0 0 0 0 Test Match M Gillies T Whiteman
22  Andorra 1995 13 May 1995 18 18 D H 1994–1995 0 0 5 1 1994–1995 FIRA 2 M Gillies T Whiteman 1st Place Pool C – FIRA 2C
21   Switzerland 1995 30 April 1995 6 0 W A 1994–1995 0 0 0 0 1994–1995 FIRA 2 M Gillies T Whiteman SUI forfeited the match as they were unable to host due to financial issues; FIRA 2C
20  Croatia 1994 3 December 1994 21 12 W A 1994–1995 2 1 3 0 1994–1995 FIRA 2 M Gillies M Gillies FIRA 2C
19  Slovenia 1994 31 October 1994 22 3 W H 1994–1995 3 2 1 0 1994–1995 FIRA 2 M Gillies T Whiteman FIRA 2C
18  Latvia 1994 14 May 1994 10 25 L H 1993–1994 1 1 1 0 1993–1994 FIRA 3 M Gillies M Gillies 4th in Pool A – FIRA 3C
17   Switzerland 1994 30 April 1994 8 17 L H 1993–1994 1 1 1 0 1993–1994 FIRA 3 M Gillies M Gillies FIRA 3C
16  Georgia 1993 31 October 1993 10 10 D H 1993–1994 1 1 1 0 1993–1994 FIRA 3 M Gillies A Emering FIRA 3C
15   Switzerland 1993 1 May 1993 10 37 L A 1992–1993 1 1 1 0 1995 Rugby World Cup Prelim R R Thurlow A Emering 4th in West Group – RWC 95 FLR withdrew
14  Bulgaria 1993 1 March 1993 13 16 L H 1992–1993 1 1 2 0 ?1995 Rugby World Cup Prelim R/FIRA? M Gillies A Emering West Group shows SUI, DEN, AND and LUX, maybe BUL friendly/playoff. 1st 5 pts try ; Need to find.
13  Denmark 1992 17 October 1992 9 19 L H 1992–1993 0 0 3 0 1995 Rugby World Cup Prelim R R Thurlow M Gillies RWC 95; FLR withdrew
12  East Germany 1990 15 September 1990 17 9 W H 1990–1991 3 1 1 0 ?1990-91IRA? I Bonallo G Paul Friendly? LUX or DDR not in 1990–92 FIRA Trophy DDR last match
11  Yugoslavia 1990 13 May 1990 6 28 L H 1989–1990 0 0 2 0 1989–90 FIRA Trophy I Bonallo S Duncan 3rd in Division 3 – FIRA 3
10  Andorra 1990 29 April 1990 6 26 L A 1989–1990 1 1 0 0 1989–90 FIRA Trophy I Bonallo S Duncan FIRA 3
9  Bulgaria 1989 14 May 1989 4 13 L A 1987–1989 1 0 0 0 1987–89 FIRA Trophy S Rowlands C Phipps 3rd in Division 3 – FIRA 3
8  Andorra 1989 23 April 1989 10 8 W H 1987–1989 1 0 2 0 1987–89 FIRA Trophy S Rowlands C Phipps FIRA 3
7  Bulgaria 1988 24 April 1988 4 14 L H 1987–1989 1 0 0 0 1987–89 FIRA Trophy S Rowlands T Savage FIRA 3
6  Andorra 1987 8 November 1987 3 24 L A 1987–1989 0 0 0 1 1987–89 FIRA Trophy S Rowlands G Paul FIRA 3
5   Switzerland 1980 19 April 1980 7 10 L A 1979–1980 1 0 1 0 ?1979–80 FIRA? B Drake F Mastroddi Friendly? neither LUX or SUI are not in 1979–80 FIRA Trophy
4  Belgium 1979 19 May 1979 7 10 L A 1978–1989 1 0 1 0 ?1978–79 FIRA? C Baldi B Drake Friendly? LUX not in 1978–79 FIRA Trophy
3   Switzerland 1977 14 May 1977 4 7 L H 1976–1977 1 0 0 0 1976–77 FIRA Trophy C Baldi F Mastroddi 4th in Division 3 – FIRA 3 LUX never played YOU in their group
2  Belgium 1977 27 April 1977 3 24 L H 1976–1977 0 0 1 0 1976–77 FIRA Trophy C Baldi A Binstead Division 3 – FIRA 3
1  Belgium 1975 3 May 1975 6 28 L A 1974–1975 1 1 0 0 ?1975 FIRA? R Marshall F Mastroddi 4pts try, Friendly? LUX not in 1975–76 FIRA Trophy
Total 1,895 2,422 212 132 187 7

Career XV

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Current Season XV

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2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference - Pool B

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Champions and possibly advances to Promotion play-off
Place Nation Games Points TBP LBP GS Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Luxembourg 4 4 0 0 190 46 +144 3 0 0 19
2  Hungary 4 2 0 2 133 70 +63 2 0 0 11
3  Austria 4 2 0 2 112 111 +1 2 0 0 10
4  Slovenia 4 2 0 2 72 151 -79 0 0 0 8
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 0 4 57 186 -129 0 1 0 1
Source - [2]
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point | Loss within 7 points – 1 point | Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point[3]

Rugby Europe Conference promotion to Trophy play-off

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25-26 May 2024[4]
TBA
Luxembourg 19–0Moldova 
Stade de Luxembourg, Gasperich
Referee: TBA

Current squad XV

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On 17 November, Luxembourg named their 26-player squad for 2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference - Pool B against Slovenia.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Filipe Campos Madureira Prop 7 Luxembourg Walferdange
Matthew Dennis-Soto Prop 13 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Denis Logelin Prop 1 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Anthony Rossi Prop 4 France Puy-Guillaume
Thibault Tomasetto Prop 5 France Metz Moselle
Quentin Dee Hooker 18 Luxembourg Walferdange
Ruben Albstmeijer Lock 4 Netherlands AAC Amsterdam
Josselin Gaspalou Lock 7 Luxembourg Walferdange
Edward Graybrook Lock 2 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Stefan Schaap Lock 12 Luxembourg Walferdange
Guillaume Thevenot Lock 2 France Paris Université
Julian Timon Clavien Back row 0 Luxembourg Walferdange
Guillaume Kimmel Back row 12 France Metz Moselle
Noé Tropiano Back row 2 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Adrian Mendez Scrum-half 8 Luxembourg Walferdange
Lucas Schmitt Scrum-half 4 Germany Heusenstamm
Hugo Bertani Fly-half 10 France Berre
Fintan Lawlor Fly-half 3 France Jacou Montpellier
Liam Carrol Centre 6 Scotland Stirling RFC
John Fitzpatrick Centre 4 Scotland Glasgow URFC
Christian Olsen (c) Centre 13 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Yared Ketema Wing 37 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Luke Ng Yan Kwong Wing 1 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Luca Zanette-Mansell Wing 3 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Finley Dew Fullback 0 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg
Matteo Franzina Fullback 5 Luxembourg RC Luxembourg

See also

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference standings".
  3. ^ "Rugby Europe International Championships 2018-2019 Manual" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/media/yu0ntbbt/rugby-europe-senior-xv-tournament-manual-23-24.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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