Singapore national rugby union team
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| Union | Singapore Rugby Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tom Browne and Phil Greening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Rong Jing Xiang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Malaysia 13 - 26 Singapore (1972-11-06) |
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| Singapore 85 - 0 India (1998-10-26) |
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| Hong Kong 164 - 13 Singapore (1994-10-27) |
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The Singapore national rugby union team represents Singapore in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, though since the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Singapore have been participating in qualification competitions.
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[edit] History
Singapore first tried to qualify for a World Cup for the 1995 tournament in South Africa, taking part in the Asia qualifiers. Singapore played out of Group B in Round 1, though they lost their three fixtures and did not advance to Round 2. Singapore attempted to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales also; playing in Round 1 of Asia, but losing both of their fixtures against Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Singapore finished second in the final standings of Pool A of Round 1 in attempting to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, and did not advance to Round 2. They finished second in their group in qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France as well, losing one match and winning one.
[edit] World Cup record
- 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1995 - 2007 - Did not qualify
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Singapore Rugby Union
- Singapore on IRB.com
- Singapore on rugbydata.com
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