Kazakhstan national rugby union team
- Kazakhstan national rugby union team
Infobox rugby team
country = Kazakhstan
imagesize =
union = Kazakhstan Rugby Union
coach = Stanislav Knorr
country
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first = ru-rt|Kazakhstan 5 - 17 ru|Georgia|1990
(1994-04-03)
bigwin = ru-rt|Kazakhstan 89 - 10 ru|India
(2002-11-18)
bigloss = ru-rt|China 57 - 15 ru|Kazakhstan
(2002-04-14)The Kazakhstan national rugby union team is nicknamed "the Nomads". It is controlled by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union and represents Kazakhstan in the sport of Rugby Union.
In 2007 they won all five of their matches and rose 14 places in the IRB World Rankings to 32nd, a bigger rise than any other team [ [http://www.irb.com/rankings/news/newsid=2021676.html International Rugby Board - 2007 rankings highs and lows] . December 28, 2007] .
In 2008 Kazakhstan is participating in the inaugural Asian Five Nations.
2007 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
"See Also: 2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification"
From June 5 - June 25 2005, Kazakhstan defeated Guam, India and Malaysia to finish top of Pool B, Division 3.
They then defeated Sri Lanka 25-19 in Kazakhstan before losing the match in Colombo, Sri Lanka 24-12. This eliminated them from the 2007 World Cup.
Irish player Luke O'Callaghan plays for the Kazakhstan team, and put together material for a television documentary of his experiences which was shown on Setanta Sports.
External links
* [http://www.kazrugby.org/index6.htm Official site]
* [http://impressions-ba.com/features.php?id_feature=10392 Tries and Tribulations]
References
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