Cambodia national rugby union team

Cambodia
UnionCambodian Federation of Rugby
NicknameKoupreys
EmblemThe Kouprey
GroundRCAF Old Stadium
CoachJohn Mojsa [1]
CaptainVannak Vireak
First international
 Cambodia 7 - 46 Macau 
(May 22, 2005)
Largest win
 Cambodia 38 - 0 Brunei 
(July 5, 2013)
Largest defeat
 Indonesia 55 - 3 Cambodia 
(July 19, 2008)
World Cup
Appearancesnone

The Cambodia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Koupreys, represents Cambodia in the sport of rugby union. The national team is administered by the Cambodian Federation of Rugby,[2] which is part of Asia Rugby.[3]

The Koupreys have been inactive since at least 2015, their last recorded match being a 25-20 win against Brunei on 21 June 2014.[4] Cambodia has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.

History

Cambodia's first match was against Macau in Hong Kong on 22 May 2005, a curtain raiser to a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifier[5], which resulted in a 7-46 loss for them. Their first victory by 30-7 followed in 2006, against Indonesia as part of the 2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series Regional tournament which they hosted in Phnom Penh and also won.

Record

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Cambodia national XV at test level up until 21 June 2014.

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Brunei 8 5 3 0 62.5% 196 93 +103
 Indonesia 3 1 2 0 33.33% 43 73 -30
 Laos 11 3 8 0 27.27% 147 198 -51
 Macau 1 0 1 0 0% 7 46 -41
 Mongolia 1 0 1 0 0% 5 49 -44
Total 24 9 15 0 37.5% 398 459 -61

Tournament history

Asia Rugby Championship

Asia Rugby Championship record
Year Position P W D L F A
2006 Champions 3 3 0 0 101 17
2007 Silver 3 2 0 1 66 35
Total 6 titles 106 63 2 42 3705 2205

References

  1. ^ "Praises flow for both Brunei and Cambodia | the Brunei Times". Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  2. ^ "The Cambodian National Team". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  3. ^ "IRB Membership". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  4. ^ RugbyArchive
  5. ^ Cambodia XV set to make international debut