Guam national rugby union team
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The Guam national rugby union team represents Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

 in international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

, though they have attempted to qualify for the World Cup.

History

Guam attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

 in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, taking part in Division 3 Pool B of Round 1a of the Asian qualifying tournament. They competed against three other nations in the pool; Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan national rugby union team
The Kazakhstan national rugby union team represents Kazakhstan at international level of rugby union. The team are nicknamed "The Nomads" and are controlled by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union....

, India
India national rugby union team
The Indian national rugby union team is a national rugby team representing the country of India in international competition. It is ranked 75th in the world , out of 95teams. Their captain is Nasser Hussain, nicknamed "Nino" and they are currently being coached by South Africans Norman Laker and...

 and Malaysia
Malaysia national rugby union team
The Malaysia national rugby union team represents Malaysia in international rugby union. Malaysia have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995.-History:...

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In their first match of the pool competition, Guam played India in Guam and drew 8-all with them. However they then lost 51-6 to Kazakhstan and 44-15 to Malaysia. In 2006 they played two internationals, a 14-18 loss against the Philippines
Philippines national rugby union team
The Philippines national rugby union team, nicknamed the "Volcanoes" represents the Philippines in international rugby union. The Philippines have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have been playing in the Asian 5 Nations tournaments since its inception in 2008. Currently they are...

 and a 27-22 loss against Pakistan
Pakistan national rugby union team
The Pakistan national rugby union team represents Pakistan in international rugby union. Pakistan is a member of the International Rugby Board , and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament....

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World Cup record

  • 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
  • 1991 - 2003 - Did not enter
  • 2007 - Did not qualify

See also

  • Rugby union in Guam
    Rugby union in Guam
    Rugby union in Guam is a minor but growing sport. They are currently ranked 82nd by the IRB. Although Guam is often considered part of Oceania, it tends to take part in Asian rugby tournaments.-History:...

  • 2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
    2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
    In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, thirteen Asian Rugby Football Union nations compete for one full place, and one repechage place . No Asian teams qualified for the quarter finals in 2003, so none qualify automatically in 2007...

  • Guam national rugby union team (sevens)
    Guam national rugby union team (sevens)
    -References:...

  • Guam women's national rugby union team

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