Jamaica national rugby union team

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Jamaica
NicknameJamaica Crocs
Union Jamaica Rugby Football Union
Head coachHuntley Anderson
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First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current67 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 6-3 Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
(27 November 1960)
Biggest win
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48-0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg
(5 March 2016)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 5-69 Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
(12 October 1998)
World Cup
Appearances0

The Jamaica national rugby union team represents Jamaica in the sport of rugby union. The team has thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup but has participated in qualifying tournaments.

Contents

The national side is ranked 67th in the world (as of 29 July 2019). [1]

History

Jamaica played their first rugby international in 1960 losing 3-6 in a match with Trinidad and Tobago.

Jamaica competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, and Guyana. [2]

Jamaica took part in qualifying for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. They were knocked out of Round 1 (North) of the Americas tournaments by Trinidad and Tobago, losing 51 to 5.

They attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in June/July 2005. Jamaica drew their first game 10-all against Bermuda, but lost the second match against the Cayman Islands 8-18. They won their last game 5-3 over the Bahamas, and finished third in the group.

Jamaica entered the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, but lost to Guyana by 10-3, and were once again knocked out of the competition.

Record

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Jamaica national XV at test level up until 9 March 2019:

OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawn % Won
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 953155.56%
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 642066.67%
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 614116.67%
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1129018.18%
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1246233.33%
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 1100100%
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 20200%
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1100100%
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 14211114.29%
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 2200100%
Flag of the United States.svg USA Rugby South 10100%
Flag of the United States.svg USA XV 20200%
Total672240532.84%

World Cup record

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References

  1. "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  2. Bath, Richard, ed. (1997). Complete Book of Rugby. Seven Oaks Ltd. p. 78. ISBN   1-86200-013-1.