Venezuelan national rugby union team
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| Nickname (s) | Las Orquideas | ||
| Association | Federación Venezolana de Rugby | ||
| Trainer |
 Jose Queirel
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| captain | Ali Rebolledo | ||
| WR abbreviation | VEN | ||
| WR rank | 78th (35.87 points) (as of February 4, 2020) |
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First international Trinidad and Tobago 26:23 Venezuela (July 1, 1998) .svg){kind=small} |
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Biggest win Venezuela 70-0 Costa Rica (October 14, 2006)  |
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Biggest defeat Argentina 147: 7 Venezuela (May 1, 2004) |
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World Championship participations: none |
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The Venezuelan rugby union team represents Venezuela in the Rugby Union . The team is classified as a third category national team by the International Rugby Board (IRB).
history
It was not until 1998 that the Venezuelan Federation joined the International Rugby Board. The first international match was just lost against Trinidad and Tobago with 26:23.
Despite two participations in qualifying for the Rugby Union World Cup in 2003 and 2007, it has not yet been possible to qualify for the final tournament. The team failed in the first qualifying round to Brazil .
Participation in world championships
- 1987 did not participate
- 1991 did not participate
- 1995 did not participate
- 1999 did not participate
- 2003 1st qualifying round
- 2007 1st qualifying round
- 2011 1st qualifying round
- 2015 1st qualifying round
Individual evidence
- ^ World Rugby Rankings. world.rugby, February 4, 2020, accessed November 26, 2019 .