Cambodia national rugby union team

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Cambodia
CambodiaKoupreysLogo.jpg
Union Cambodian Federation of Rugby
NicknameKoupreys
EmblemThe Kouprey
Ground RCAF Old Stadium
CoachJohn Mojsa [1]
CaptainVannak Vireak
First international
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 7 - 46 Macau  Flag of Macau.svg
(May 22, 2005)
Largest win
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 38 - 0 Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg
(July 5, 2013)
Largest defeat
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 55 - 3 Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg
(July 19, 2008)
World Cup
Appearancesnone

The Cambodia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Koupreys, represents Cambodia in the sport of rugby union. The national team is administered by the Cambodian Federation of Rugby, [2] which is part of Asia Rugby. [3]

Contents

The Koupreys have been inactive since at least 2015, their last recorded match being a 25-20 win against Brunei on 21 June 2014. [4] Cambodia has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.

History

Cambodia's first match was against Macau in Hong Kong on 22 May 2005, a curtain raiser to a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifier [5] , which resulted in a 7-46 loss for them. Their first victory by 30-7 followed in 2006, against Indonesia as part of the 2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series Regional tournament which they hosted in Phnom Penh and also won.

Record

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Cambodia national XV at test level up until 21 June 2014.

OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawnWin %ForAgaDiff
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 853062.5%19693+103
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 312033.33%4373-30
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 1138027.27%147198-51
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 10100%746-41
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 10100%549-44
Total24915037.5%398459-61

Tournament history

Asia Rugby Championship

Asia Rugby Championship record
YearPositionPWDLFA
Flag of Cambodia.svg 2006 Champions330010117
Flag of Brunei.svg 2007 Silver32016635
Total6 titles1066324237052205

References

  1. ↑ "Praises flow for both Brunei and Cambodia | the Brunei Times". Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  2. ↑ "The Cambodian National Team". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  3. ↑ "IRB Membership". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  4. ↑ RugbyArchive
  5. ↑ Cambodia XV set to make international debut


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