Mexico national rugby union team
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| Union | Federación Mexicana de Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Serpientes (Snakes) | ||
| Emblem(s) | Kukulkan | ||
| Coach(es) |
 Simon Pierre | ||
| Captain(s) | Juan Pablo Andrade | ||
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| First international | |||
Mexico 18 - 22 Cayman Islands  (1985) Mexico 46 - 12 Colombia  (7 June 1996) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Mexico 96 - 0 Turks and Caicos Islands  (28 June 2014) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 Brazil 76 - 5 Mexico (20 April 2013) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
The Mexico national rugby union team represents Mexico in international rugby union competitions. Mexico entered the IRB International Rankings in March 2012, ranked initially in joint 71st place with other new entrants Pakistan and the Philippines.
Mexico is one of the newest members of World Rugby, having only been participating consistently in international rugby since the late 2000s; before, the team only played 6 games, including 2 that are not capped by the FMR. Mexico also fields a sevens teams, as well as female teams in both the main union game and the 7s.
History
2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying
A record crowd for a Rugby match in Mexico saw the home team dispatch Jamaica 68-14 in Mexico City to open their NACRA Caribbean Championship account with a victory in a match that also doubled as the opening Rugby World Cup 2015 qualification match at the Universidad Iberoamericana football grounds. The home side kept their hopes alive of progressing to face the winners of the CONSUR B tournament in the South American region in the next phase of qualifying with an excellent display of pace, power and execution, running in nine tries in front of more than 2,000 vociferous fans.[1]
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Mexico's first official test match, and first participation in Rugby World Cup qualifying, was in March 2008. In that match, Mexico secured a 47-7 victory over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national rugby union team in 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying. Mexico's record in qualifying was 2-2, finishing 6th place in Round 1A of the Americas qualification zone.
Record
Overall Record
Updated to 13 April 2015.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | For | Aga | Diff |
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 Bahamas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | 62 | 58 | +4 |
 Barbados | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
 Bermuda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 63 | 35 | +28 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | 126 | -107 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 43.00 | 114 | 122 | -8 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 23 | 6 | +17 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 56 | 20 | +36 |
 Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 102 | 22 | +80 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 47 | 7 | +40 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 96 | 0 | +96 |
| USA South | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | 98 | 84 | +14 |
| Total | 24 | '13 | 11 | 1 | 50.00 | 534 | 448 | +86 |
Current squad
Mexico squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification match against Cayman Islands.[2]
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References
- ↑ IRB, Mexico off to flyer in RWC 2105 qualifying, http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2061635.html#mexico+flyer+rwc+2015+qualifying
- ↑ "Third Concentration of Serpents". <Mexican Rugby Federation. 2012-04-28.
External links
- Federación Mexicana de Rugby - Official Site
- Wallabies México Rugby Football Club - Official Site
- TEMPLARIOS México Rugby Football Club - Official Site
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