Brazilian national rugby union team

Brazil
Nickname (s)	Os Tupis
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Rugby
Trainer	Rodolfo Ambrosio
captain	Yan Rosetti
WR abbreviation	BRA
WR rank	26. (58.89 points) (as of February 4, 2020) ;
home	Away
	First international Uruguay 8-6 Brazil (9 September 1950) ; ;
	Biggest win; Brazil 95-0 Costa Rica (October 16, 2006) ;
	Biggest defeat Argentina 111-0 Brazil (23 May 2012) ; ;
	World Championship; participations: none

The Brazilian national rugby union team represents Brazil on an international level in the sport of rugby union .

history

Rugby union has been played in Brazil since the late 19th century. British immigrants brought the sport to the country.

The Brazilian national team first played an international match on September 9, 1950, against Uruguay . In 1964 and 1973, Brazil hosted a South American tournament that took place annually from 2000 onwards. Since 2018 it has been known as the South American Six Nations, based on the traditional European Six Nations tournament . In that year, Brazil won for the first time, Argentina and Uruguay did not appear with their actual national team. Brazil has also been participating in the Americas Rugby Championship since 2016 . In 2017 they reached fourth place there after victories over Canada and Chile .

Brazil has not yet qualified for a World Cup.

International matches

opponent	Games	Victories	Ndlg.	Unent.
Argentina Argentina	13	0	13	0
Belgium Belgium	1	1	0	0
Chile Chile	26th	3	21st	2
Costa Rica Costa Rica	1	1	0	0
Germany Germany	3	0	3	0
France France	1	0	1	0
Hong Kong Hong Kong	1	0	1	0
Canada Canada	3	1	2	0
Kenya Kenya	2	0	2	0
Colombia Colombia	7th	7th	0	0
New Zealand Māori	1	0	1	0
Paraguay Paraguay	25th	15th	10	0
Peru Peru	8th	8th	0	0
Portugal Portugal	3	1	2	0
Romania Romania	1	0	1	0
Spain Spain	1	0	1	0
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago	5	4th	1	0
Uruguay Uruguay	27	3	24	0
Venezuela Venezuela	8th	7th	1	0
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0
United States United States	3	1	2	0
Total	141	53	86	2