Saint Lucia national rugby union team
| Nickname | The Lucians | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | St. Lucia Rugby Football Union | |
| Head coach | Joe O'Donnell | |
| Captain | Sergio Creggy | |
| Top scorer | Tom Hotan (132) | |
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 100 (as of 4 November 2024) | |
| First international | ||
| File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 45–25 Saint Vincent File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg (28 May 2005) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 45–25 Saint Vincent File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg (28 May 2005) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 97–0 Saint Lucia File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg (10 August 2005) | ||
The Saint Lucia national rugby union team represents Saint Lucia in the sport of rugby union. Saint Lucia have thus far not played in a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments. They are classed as a tier-three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB).
History
Saint Lucia played their first international friendly in 2008 against Dominican Republic which they lost 16-12 with tries coming from Tom Hotan and Andy Bucana. They won their first ever match in 3 years against Cayman Islands 33-0. They also got to the quarter-finals of the American Rugby Cup. They were knocked out by Brazil 25-3. They also got crushed 87-0 against Canada which they could not stop James Pritchard, Connor Braid and young Tyler Ardron. James Pritchard kicked 43 points. Also 20 year old Taylor Paris got the man of the match. They also lost 52-5 against Uruguay and Chile.
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Saint Lucia national XV at test level up until 11 April 2015:
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 23.53% |
See also
External links
- Saint Lucia on IRB.com
- Saint Lucia on rugbydata.com
- Development of rugby in St Lucia
- Coach rugby in St Lucia
