Thailand national rugby union team

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The Thailand national rugby union team represents Thailand in international rugby union. Thailand have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have been playing in qualifying tournaments since the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.

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[edit] History

Thailand played their first ever rugby internationl in 1970, losing to Japan. Thailand first attempted to qualify for a World Cup for 1999 competition in Wales. They competed in Round 1 of the Asia qualifying tournament, winning and losing one match; seeing them finish second in the final standings, and knocking them out of contention to qualify. For the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, Thailand participated in Pool B of the Asia qualification tournament, but finished third in the standings after losing both of their fixtures.

Thailand attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France as well, and were grouped with Sri Lanka and Singapore. However they lost both of their fixtures and did not advance to the next stage.

[edit] World Cup record

  • 1987 - No qualifing tournament held
  • 1991 - 1995 - Did not enter
  • 1999 - 2007 - Did not qualify

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