Moldovan national rugby union team
| Association | Federația de Rugby din Moldova |
| WR abbreviation | MDW |
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First international Moldova 22: 6 Lithuania (October 10, 1993) .svg){kind=small} |
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Biggest victory Moldova 58: 8 Malta (November 18, 2000)  |
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Biggest defeat Portugal 59-0 Moldova (March 11, 2017) |
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World Championship participations: none |
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The Moldovan national rugby union team represents the Republic of Moldova in the sport of rugby union . It belongs to the third class of strength ( third tier ). In 1993 a Moldovan national rugby team played for the first time in an international match. Previously, the team played as part of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States . The team plays in Division 1B of the European Nations Cup . So far, the Moldovans have not yet qualified for a world championship.
history
In 1936 the Rugby Union Federation of the Soviet Union was founded. Until 1991 the Moldovan team was part of this association. On October 10, 1993, the Moldovan national team played the first official game in its history against Lithuania , which was won 22: 6.
The team missed the World Cup in France . In the second round, the team in Group B took second place behind Germany and thus advanced. In the third qualifying round Moldova lost three victories against Spain , finished second in Group A and were eliminated.
International matches
| country | Games | Won | Lost | draw |
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 Andorra
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Belgium
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4th | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Bulgaria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Denmark
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Germany
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Georgia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Israel
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Croatia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Latvia
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4th | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Lithuania
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Luxembourg
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Malta
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Monaco
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Norway
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Austria
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Poland
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Serbia
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4th | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovenia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Spain
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Czech Republic
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ukraine
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Hungary
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 27 | 17th | 2 |
Results at world championships
- World Championship 1987 : not participated
- World Championship 1991 : not participated
- World Championship 1995 : not participated
- World Championship 1999 : not qualified
- World Championship 2003 : not qualified
- World Championship 2007 : 3rd qualifying round
Individual evidence
- ^ World Rugby Rankings. world.rugby, February 4, 2020, accessed November 26, 2019 .