Estonia national rugby union team

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Estonia
Union Estonian Rugby Union
Coach(es) Chris Budgen [1]
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Team kit
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Change kit
First international
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 15 – 22 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg
(22 May 2010)
Largest win
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 59 – 12 Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg
(4 October 2014)
Largest defeat
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 127 – 5 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg
(28 April 2018)

The Estonia national rugby union team is governed by the Estonian Rugby Union, which oversees all rugby union in Estonia. As of October 2014 they have played only a handful of matches, but have qualified for the 2014–16 European Nations Cup Third Division. The team's main stadium was Viimsi Staadion for several years.

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History

A combined Estonia/Latvia side took on a Swedish representative side in the late 1990s, but a proper national team only started playing in August 2009, touring England and playing two matches, losing both. They came up against Kent club Tonbridge Juddians in their first match, coming out at the wrong end of a 94–7 scoreline. [2] The Juddians gave them a rather torrid time in the scrums, which was probably influenced by the fact that the Estonians only had their first-ever scrum machine session on the morning of the match. The second fixture saw them square off against England Deaf at Folkestone, this time managing to keep the score to a respectable 21–27. [3]

Estonia have since played several matches as they have built up their team. They were defeated by the Welsh national deaf team in Tallinn, losing 93–3 in June 2012, [4] with closer defeats to Finland, Finland 'A' [5] and Turkey. [6]

Estonia obtained their first win a play-off match for a position in the 2014–16 European Nations Cup Third Division, defeating Belarus 59–12. [7]

Record

Overall

AgainstPlayedWonLostDrawn % Won
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1100100%
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 40400%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 20200%
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10100%
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 10100%
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 211050%
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 20200%
Flag placeholder.svg Presidents XV1100100%
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1100100%
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20200%
Total17413023.53%

Squad for the 2016 European Nations Cup

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