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GETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT’

THE GAME OF RUGBY IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING WORLD WIDE. THIS WEB SITE'S MAIN FUNCTION IS THE RESEARCHING, COLLECTING, COLLATING, RECORDING AND UPDATING OF INTERNATIONAL TEST RUGBY RESULTS AND RECORDS.

MARCH 2019

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Updated Sunday 31 March
 
LATEST NEWS 

Test Rugby Results for 30 March Posted (31/03)
Match Reports and Country Lists Updated (31/03)
2019 Test Rugby Fixtures-Results Updated (30/03)

Rugby Europe Development Changes- Go to Fixtures Additions & Alterations (30/03)
Asia Rugby Championship, Division 3, West-Schedule Change-Go to Fixtures Additions & Alterations (29/03)
Test Rugby Fixtures Ahead for 2-5 April (29/03)

Latest Data Stuff-Scroll down for details

TEST RUGBY RESULTS-Covering the Last Month

02/04/2019
Jordan v Lebanon in Doha (Asia Rugby Championship; Division 3, West)

30.03.2019
Finland 32, Austria 29 in Vienna (Rugby Europe Conference 2; North)
Qatar 77, Jordan 0 in Doha (Asia Rugby Championship; Division 3, West)

23.03.2019
Portugal 93, Czech Republic 0 in Lisbon (Rugby Europe Trophy)
Switzerland 28, Poland 25 in Lodz (Rugby Europe Trophy)
Malta 37, Cyprus 10 in Paphos (Rugby Europe Conference 1; South)
Martinique 39, Curacao 0 in Fort-du-France (Rugby Americas Cup; South)

17.03.2019
Georgia 22, Russia 6 in Sochi (Rugby Europe International Championship)
Spain 33, Germany 10 in Heidelberg (Rugby Europe International Championship)
Romania 43, Belgium 17 in Brussels (Rugby Europe International Championship)

16.03.2019
Wales 25, Ireland 7 in Cardiff (6 Nations International Rugby Championship)
France 25, Italy 14 in Rome
(6 Nations International Rugby Championship)
England 38, Scotland 38 at Twickenham
(6 Nations International Rugby Championship)
Portugal 48, Switzerland 14 in Nyon
(Rugby Europe Trophy)
Netherlands 24, Czech Republic 20 in Prague
(Rugby Europe Trophy)
Israel 40, Bosnia Herzegovina 0 in Netanya (Rugby Europe Conference 1; South)
Martinique 43, Barbados 19 in Fort de France (Rugby America’s Cup; South)

 

10/03/2019

Ireland 26, France 14 in Dublin (6 Nations International Rugby Championship)
Spain 47, Belgium 9 in Madrid (Rugby Europe International Championship)
Georgia 52, Germany 3 in Tblissi (Rugby Europe International Championship

 

09/03/2019
Wales 18, Scotland 11 at Murrayfield (6 Nations International Rugby Championship)
England 57, Italy 14 at Twickenham
(6 Nations International Rugby Championship)
Romania 22, Russia 20 in Bucharest (Rugby Europe International Championship)
United States 30, Canada 25 in Tukwila (Americas Rugby Championship)
Uruguay 42, Brazil 20 in Montevideo (Americas Rugby Championship)
Argentina XV 85, Chile 10 in Santiago (Americas Rugby Championship)
Portugal 18, Netherlands 5 in Amsterdam (Rugby Europe Trophy)


03/03/2019
Brazil 15, Chile 10 in Sao Paulo (Americas Rugby Championship)

Spain 21, Romania 18 in Madrid (Rugby Europe International Championship)
Uruguay 32, United States 25 in Tukwila (Americas Rugby Championship)

02/03/2019
Russia 26, Germany 18 in Heidelberg
(Rugby Europe International Championship)
Georgia 46, Belgium 6 in Brussels
(Rugby Europe International Championship)
Argentina XV 39, Canada 23 in Langford
(Americas Rugby Championship)

TEST RUGBY FIXTURES AHEAD

 

05/04/2019
Qatar v Lebanon in Doha (Asia Rugby Championship; Division 3, West)


IMPORTANT RUGBY STUFF

For previews, reviews and results of test rugby to the end of 2015 go to http://rugby-international.blogspot.com/

LINKS TO OTHER RECOMMENDED RUGBY WEBSITES

 

Tier 2 Rugby Forum

This is an excellent forum for people interested in the game outside the top tier of world Rugby.

 

http://wrr.live555.com

Ross Finlayson began his rugby ranking system in 1996. ‘The original Internet rugby union world rankings’

INTERNATIONAL TEST RUGBY FIXTURES AND RESULTS

 

2019 International Rugby Fixtures and Results-Updated 30/03/2019
2018 International Rugby Fixtures and Results 
Updated 25/11/2018

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GWC AND WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS

 

Note: World Rugby, unlike the GWC Rankings, does not exclude a nation if it does not participate in  
          international test rugby in any one year. The exclusions are in line with GWC Rankings policy
          and is not endorsed by World Rugby.

 

2019
World TableUpdated 17/03/2019
Africa Table -  Updated 21/03/2019
Asia Table – Updated 21/03/2019
Europe Table Updated 27/03/2019

 

2018
World Table-
Updated 17/03/2019

2017 GWC Rugby Rankings
2016 GWC Rugby Rankings
Archive
Created and uploaded 27.01.2017

 

YOUNGEST AND OLDEST TEST RUGBY PLAYERS

 

2015 Youngest and Oldest Test Rugby Players-Created 30.06.2016
2014 Youngest and Oldest Test Rugby Players-
Updated 21.06.2016
2013 Youngest and Oldest Rugby Test Players-
Updated 08.10.2015
2012 Youngest and Oldest Test Rugby Players-
Updated 03.03.2013

2011 Youngest and Oldest Test Rugby Players

2010 Youngest and Oldest Rugby Test Players

 

TEST RUGBY RECORDS

This is another new section added to rugbyinternational.net. it is a case of add as I go when I get time.

 

Individual Player Records Updated 10.09.2013

 

MATCH REPORT SHEETS AND COUNTRY LISTS UPDATED


Country List Updates (31.03)

The following international test rugby nations have had their list updated. See top of page for alphabetical listing.

 

Andorra

Cayman Islands

Hungary

Paraguay

United Arab Emirates

Barbados

Denmark

Iran

Philippines

United States XV

Bermuda

Finland

Lithuania

Slovakia

 

Belgium

Georgia

Luxembourg

Sri Lanka

 

Brazil

Gibraltar

Malaysia

Sweden

 

Bulgaria

Guyana

Norway

Ukraine

 

 

Match Reports Updated (31.03)

The following international rugby match reports have been either created or updated and appear in the country lists at top of the page.

 

06/10/2017: Gibraltar v Hungary (New)
14/10/2017: Finland v Norway (New)
28/10/2017: Denmark v Norway (New)
21/04/2018: Lithuania v Hungary (New)
28/04/2018: Lithuania v Sweden (New)
28/04/2018: Ukraine v Hungary (New)
28/04/2018: Luxembourg v Norway (New)

COUNTRY DATA

This section hopes to cover each nation’s international rugby stats year-by-year.

This is a work in progress as I gradually upload the data for each nation. Click on the nation below and see where I’m up to.
If you can contribute to this data either by noticing errors or by adding to what I don’t have then contact me at rugint@bigpond.net.au
A special thanks to Stuart Farmer whose data on scrum.com for the main nations is, in most cases, my comparison.

 

Georgia’s test rugby data has been updated. The seasons 2012-13 to 2014-15 inclusive were added 12.02.2016

 

AUSTRALIA  ARGENTINA  BAHAMAS  BARBADOS  BENIN  BERMUDA  BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA  BRAZIL CANADA  CAYMAN ISLANDS  CHINESE TAIPEI  COLOMBIA DENMARK   ENGLAND  FIJI  FRANCE  GEORGIA  GUYANA  IRELAND  ITALY  IVORY COAST  JAMAICA JAPAN KAZAKHSTAN LUXEMBOURG  MADAGASCAR   MALI  MAURITUS  MEXICO  MOROCCO   NAMIBIA   NEW ZEALAND  NIGER  NIGERIA  NORWAY  PARAGUAY  PERU  PHILIPPINES PORTUGAL  ROMANIA  RUSSIA  ST VINCENT & GRENADINES  SAMOA SCOTLAND  SENEGAL SINGAPORE  SLOVAKIA  SOUTH AFRICA  SRI LANKA  SWEDEN  THAILAND TOGO  TONGA  TRINIDAD TOBAGO  UNITED STATES  VENEZUELA   WALES  ZAMBIA

 

58 nations added. Just 45 to go! Well over half way!

 

FIXTURES ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS


Rugby Europe Development-Changes (30/03)

Montenegro has withdrawn from this competition. Turkey and Estonia remain, playing a two-match home-away series.

20/04/2019
Turkey v Estonia in Istanbul

25/05/2019
Estonia v Turkey in Tallinin

Asia Rugby Championship, Division 3, West-Schedule Change (29/03)

Iran has withdrawn from this competition

New Draw

30/03/2019
Qatar v Jordan in Doha

02/04/2019
Jordan v Lebanon in Doha

 

05/04/2019
Qatar v Lebanon in Doha

 

2019 Rugby Championship (19/03)

20/07/2019
South Africa v Australia in Johannesburg
Argentina v New Zealand in Buenos Aires

27/07/2019
Australia v Argentina in Brisbane
New Zealand v South Africa in Wellington

10/08/2019
Australia v New Zealand in Perth
Argentina v South Africa    TBC

17/08/2019
New Zealand v Australia in Auckland
South Africa v Argentina in Pretoria

http://www.allblacks.com/Fixtures/2019

2019 Rugby America’s North Men’s 15s Competition Schedule (19/03)

North Championship

Bermuda vs. Jamaica – March 9th
Result:  Bermuda 43-19 Jamaica

North Cup

British Virgin Islands vs. Turks & Caicos  – May 4 2019
Turks & Caicos vs. Dominican Republic – April 13 2019
Dominican Republic vs. British Virgin Islands –  TBA

South Championship

Guyana  vs. Guadeloupe – Tentatively April 27th

South Cup

Martinique vs. Barbados – March 16, 2019
Result:  Martinique 43-14 Barbados
Martinique vs. Curacao  – March 23, 2019
Barbados vs. Curacao – April 6 2019

One-Off Internationals / Warm-up Matches

St Lucia vs. St Vincent – TBA
Mexico vs. Capital Selects – July 27th
Cayman vs. USA South – TBA

Special thanks to https://rugbyamericasnorth.com/new-look-2019-mens-15s/

2019 Rugby World Cup Draw (11/03)

Pool Stage

20.09.2019
Japan v Russia in Tokyo (Pool A)

21.09.2019
Australia v Fiji in Sapporo (Pool D)
France v Argentina in Tokyo (Pool C)
New Zealand v South Africa in Yokohama (Pool B)

22.09.2019
Italy v Namibia in Osaka (Pool B)
Ireland v Scotland in Yokohama (Pool A)
England v Tonga in Sapporo (Pool C)

23.09.2019
Wales v Georgia in Aichi (Pool D)

24.09.2019
Russia v Samoa in Kumagaya (Pool A)

25.09.2019
Fiji v Uruguay in Kamaisi (Pool D)

26.09.2019
Italy v Canada in Fukukoa (Pool B)
England v United States in Kobe (Pool C)

28.09.2019
Argentina v Tonga in Osaka (Pool C)
Japan v Ireland in Shizuoka (Pool A)
South Africa v Namibia in Aichi (Pool B)

29.09.2019
Georgia v United States in Kumagaya (Pool D)
Australia v Wales in Tokyo (Pool D)

30.09.2019
Scotland v Samoa in Kobe (Pool A)

02.10.2019
France v United States in Fukukoa (Pool C)
New Zealand v Canada in Oita (Pool B)

03.10.2019
Georgia v Fiji in Osaka (Pool D)
Ireland v Russia in Kobe (Pool A)

04.10.2019
South Africa v Italy in Shizuoka (Pool B)

05.10.2019
Australia v Uruguay in Oita (Pool D)
England v Argentina in Tokyo (Pool C)
Japan v Samoa in Aichi (Pool A)

06.10.2019
New Zealand v Namibia in Tokyo (Pool B)
France v Tonga in Kumamoto (Pool C)

08.10.2019
South Africa v Canada in Kobe (Pool B)

09.10.2019
Argentina v United States in Kumagaya (Pool C)
Scotland v Russia in Shizuoka (Pool A)
Wales v Fiji in Oita (Pool D)

11.10.2019
Australia v Georgia in Shizuoka (Pool D)

12.10.2019
New Zealand v Italy in Aichi (Pool B)
England v France in Yokohama (Pool C)
Ireland v Samoa in Fukukoa (Pool A)

13.10.2019
Namibia v Canada in Kamaisi (Pool B)
United States v Tonga in Osaka (Pool C)
Wales v Uruguay in Kumamoto (Pool D)
Japan v Scotland in Yokohama (Pool A)

Knockout Stage

Quarter-finals

19.10.2019
QF 1 Winner Pool C v Runner up Pool D in Oita
QF 2 Winner Pool B v Runner up Pool A in Tokyo

20.10.2019
QF 3 Winner Pool D v Runner up Pool C in Oita
QF 4 Winner Pool A v Runner up Pool B in Tokyo

Semi-finals

26.10.2019
SF 1 Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2 in Yokohama

27.10.2019
SF 2 Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4 in Yokohama

Third-place play-off-Bronze medal match

01.11.2019
Loser SF 1 v Loser SF 2 in Tokyo

Final

02.11.2019
Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2 in Yokohama

https://www.theroar.com.au/rugby-union/rugby-world-cup/rugby-world-cup-fixtures

TOURNAMENTS
 (In the Process of being revised and reorganised)

International
Churchill Cup
Cup of Nations
Updated 27.11.2016
Pacific Rim
Rugby Championship
Updated 18.09.2016
Rugby World Cup
Tri Nations
World Rugby/IRB Nations Cup

Africa
Africa Cup
Updated 13.11.2016
CAR Championships
Elgon Cup
Victoria Cup

Americas
Americas Rugby Championship
Updated 06.03.2017
Caribbean Championship
South American Championship/Cup
Updated 09.10.2016

 

Asia
Asia Rugby Championship
Updated 01.04.2017
Asia Games
Asia Nations
Cup of Nations

 

Europe
5 Nations
6 Nations
Updated 21.03.2017
Rugby Europe Championship (ENC) Updated 07.05.2017
FIRA/AER
FIRA

 

Oceania
Bledisloe Cup
Oceania Cup
Pacific Nations Cup

 

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