The British Virgin Islands national rugby union team represents the British Virgin Islands in international rugby union. The nation are a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB) and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. The British Virgin Islands played their first international in 1996 – losing to Barbados 17 – 0.
The British Virgin Islands compete in the NACRA Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Guyana. [1]
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the British Virgin Islands national XV at test level up until 7 November 2015:
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barbados | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Barbados XV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Curaçao | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
 Dominican Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Saint Lucia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
 Saint Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
 United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 47.06% |
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