Bahamas national rugby union team
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
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| Current | 103 (as of 4 November 2024) | |
| Highest | 102 (2024) | |
| First international | ||
| File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 24 - 3 Bahamas File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg (22 March 1997) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 42 - 5 Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg (3 June 2017) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 52 - 3 Bahamas File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg (1 October 2005) | ||
The Bahamas national rugby union team represent the Bahamas in the sport of rugby union. The team have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournament. The nation is classified as tier three by the International Rugby Board (IRB).
History
The Bahamas made their international debut on March 22, 1997 in a match against Bermuda. Bermuda won the contest 24 points to 3. The Bahamas played Barbados that April, and in the process won their first international; defeating Barbados 37-23. The team played three internationals during October 1998; although the Bahamas lost all three games, against Bermuda, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica. The Bahamas compete in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and Guyana.[1] They played a one-off international in 2001, losing to Barbados 18 points to 25. Another international was played in June 2003, where they lost 7 to 13 to the Cayman Islands. The Bahamas took part in the Americas qualifying tournaments for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. They won their first two matches, defeating the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, but lost their third against Jamaica. However, they did finish at the top of the Northern Pool, clinching the play-off match against the winner of the other pool. The Bahamas lost to Barbados in the play-off match, 52-3.
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Bermuda national XV at test level up until 3 June 2017:
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% |
| File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.29% |
| File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| United States USA A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| United States USA South | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 49 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 36.73% |
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World Cup record
- 1987 - Did not enter
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Did not enter
- 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
- 2015 - Did not qualify
Squad
Squad to 2012 NACRA Championship 26 May 2012 [2]
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Squad
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Substitutes
Coach
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References
- ↑ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p78
- ↑ "Official RWC 2015 Site". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17.
External links
- Bahamas on IRB.com
- Rugby Bahamas
- Bahamas Archived 2020-01-15 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com
- http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/06/04/bahamas-back-life-big-win-dominican-republic/