Venezuela national rugby union team

The Venezuela national rugby union team is classified as a third tier rugby playing nation. They joined the IRB in 1998. They entered the Rugby World Cup qualification matches for Australia 2003 and France 2007, but were twice eliminated by Brazil.

Venezuela
UnionVenezuelan Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Las Orquídeas
Coach(es)Gustavo López
Team kit
Change kit
First international
 Trinidad and Tobago 26 - 23 Venezuela 
(1998-07-01)
Largest win
 Venezuela 70 - 0 Costa Rica 
(2006-10-14)
Largest defeat
 Argentina 147 - 7 Venezuela 
(2004-05-01)

Coaches

  • Rex Lawrence
  • Carlos de Pascual
  • José Queirel
  • Graciano Molina
  • Gustavo López (since July 2012)[1]

Rugby World Cup qualification

  • 1987 - Did not enter
  • 1991 - Did not enter
  • 1995 - Did not enter
  • 1999 - Did not enter
  • 2003 - Did not qualify
  • 2007 - Did not qualify
  • 2011 - Did not qualify
  • 2015 - Did not qualify
  • 2019 - Did not qualify

Overall

Against Played Won Lost Drawn % Won
 Argentina10100.00
 Brazil918011,1%
 Chile10100.00
 Chile A10100.00
 Colombia22801436.3%
 Costa Rica4400100.00
 Ecuador3300100.00
 Paraguay40400.00
 Peru18126066,7%
 Trinidad and Tobago30300.00
 Uruguay10100.00
Total672839041,79%
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See also

References

  1. "Venezuela estrena nuevo entrenador de rugby" (in Spanish). CONSUR. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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