- Vanuatu national rugby union team
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Vanuatu 
Union Vanuatu Rugby Football Union Nickname(s) Tuskers Coach(es) Ishmael Kalsakau First international New Hebrides _18_-_18_ 
Wallis and Futuna
(1966-12-01)Largest win 
Vanuatu 6-0 Wallis and Futuna
(1966-12-01)Largest defeat Papua New Guinea 
97 - 3 Vanuatu
(2005-08-20)The Vanuatu national rugby union team represents Vanuatu in the sport of rugby union. The team is classified as a tier three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB), and they have yet to qualify for a Rugby World Cup. They made their international debut in 1966. The team is nicknamed the Tuskers, after the pig tusks prized as currency in some parts of the country. The tusks also appear on the country's flag.
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History
Vanuatu were involved in the Oceania qualifying tournaments for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. They were a part of the Round 1a group, with the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. They won their first match at home against the Solomon Islands, and lost the second match away to Papua New Guinea 97 to 3, and did not proceed to the next round.
World Cup record
- 1987 - No qualify tournament held
- 1991 - 1999 - Did not enter
- 2003 - 2007 - Did not qualify
See also
External links
- Vanuatu on rugbydata.com
International Rugby Union Competitions Worldwide MenWorld Cup · World Cup Sevens · Junior World Championship · Junior World Trophy · Nations Cup · Sevens World Series · The Rugby ChampionshipWomenMulti-sport events Continental AfricaAfrica Cup · CAR Development TrophyAsiaAsian Five Nations · Asian Sevens SeriesEuropeOceaniaSouth AmericaDefunct Categories:- Oceanian national rugby union teams
- Rugby union in Vanuatu
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