Cambodia national rugby union team

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Cambodia
Flag of Cambodia.svg
Union Rugby union in Cambodia
Nickname(s)Koupreys
Emblem(s)The Kouprey
Ground(s) RCAF Old Stadium
Coach(es)John Mojsa [1]
Captain(s)Vannak 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 Rugby union in Cambodia, [2] which is part of the Asian Rugby Football Union and an associate member of the International Rugby Board. [3]

The Koupreys currently compete in Division IV of the annual Asian Five Nations. [4] Cambodia has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.

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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. ↑ "Driver's License Suspension".


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