Venezuela national rugby union team
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| Union | Federación Venezolana de Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | La Vinotinto | ||
| Coach(es) | Gustavo Lopez | ||
| Captain(s) | Luis Zamora | ||
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| First international | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago 26 - 23 Venezuela  (1998-07-01) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Venezuela 70 - 0 Costa Rica  (2006-10-14) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 Argentina 147 - 7 Venezuela (2004-05-01) | |||
Venezuela is a third tier rugby playing nation. They joined the IRB in 1998. They entered the Rugby World Cup qualification matches for Australia 2003 and France 2007, but were twice eliminated by Brazil.
Current Squad
Squad to the 2012 South American Championship
- José Albornoz (Caballeros)
- Carlos Barbosa (Caballeros) Vice-Captain
- Pablo Barboza (Caballeros)
- Carlos Caraza (UCV)
- Víctor Castro (Nomadas)
- Leonardo Faría (Maracaibo)
- Víctor Gallegos (SC Frankfurt 1880, Germany)
- José Gastello (Dorados)
- Daniel Jaramillo (Nomadas)
- César Lameda (Maracaibo)
- Alejandro Martínez (Valencia, Spain)
- Gerardo Mohamad (UCV)
- Diego Ortiz (Caballeros)
- Carlos Patiño (Belgrano Athletic, Argentina)
- Sergio Pulido (Caballeros)
- Harry Ramos (Guerreros)
- Pedro Reañez (Dorados)
- Luis Romero (Cabimas)
- Carlos Salas (Maracaibo) Vice-Captain
- Rodrigo Salas (Maracaibo)
- Carlos Soler (Maracaibo)
- Robert Torres (Maracaibo)
- Luis Vásquez (Heidelberger RK, Germany)
- Luis Zamora (UCV) (captain)
Head Coach: Gustavo Lopez
Coaches
-
Rex Lawrence - Carlos de Pascual
- Jose Queirel
- Gustavo Lopez
Rugby World Cup qualification
- 1987 - Did not enter
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Did not enter
- 1999 - Did not enter
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
- 2015 - Did not qualify
See also
References
Sources
- (Spanish) Federación Venezolana de Rugby - Official Site