Guam national rugby union team
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The Guam national rugby union team represents Guam in international rugby union. They are considered a tier three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, though they have attempted to qualify for the World Cup.
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[edit] History
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.
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, seeing Guam finish fourth in the final standings, not advancing to the next stage. In 2006 they played two internationals, a 14-18 loss against the Philippines and a 27-22 loss against Pakistan.
[edit] World Cup record
- 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
- 1991 - 2003 - Did not enter
- 2007 - Did not qualify
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Guam on IRB.com
- Rugby on Guam
- Guam on rugbydata.com
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