Singapore National Rugby Union Team
Association | Singapore Rugby Union | ||
WR abbreviation | SIN | ||
WR rank | 55th (43.97 points) (as of February 4, 2020) |
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First international match Malaysia 13:26 Singapore (November 6, 1972)![]() ![]() |
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Biggest win Singapore 85-0 India (October 26, 1998)![]() ![]() |
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Biggest defeat Hong Kong 164: 13 Singapore (October 27, 1994)![]() ![]() |
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World Championship participations: none |
The Singapore national rugby union team represents Singapore in the sport of rugby union . It belongs to the third class of strength ( third tier ). In 1972, for the first time, a Singapore national rugby team played an international game. So far, the Singaporeans have not yet qualified for a world championship.
history
On November 6, 1972, the Singapore national team played the first official game in its history against Malaysia , which was won with 26:13.
The team missed the World Cup in France , as the Singaporeans lost in the third division after a success against Thailand with 47:27, against Sri Lanka with 17:34 and thus eliminated in second.
The team was the winner of the first division of the Asian Five Nations 2008 , a draw against Sri Lanka with 20:20 and a win against Taiwan with 23:22 were enough. With this success the team qualified for the elite class of the Asian Five Nations 2009 .
In the elite class, all four games against Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Hong Kong were lost, as a result of which the team had to be relegated to the first division.
International matches
country | Games | Won | Lost | draw |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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9 | 2 | 7th | 0 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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8th | 6th | 2 | 0 |
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8th | 3 | 4th | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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7th | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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11 | 5 | 6th | 0 |
Total | 60 | 25th | 32 | 3 |
Results at world championships
- World Championship 1987 : not participated
- World Championship 1991 : not participated
- 1995 World Cup : not qualified
- World Championship 1999 : not qualified
- World Championship 2003 : not qualified
- World Championship 2007 : 1st qualifying round
Individual evidence
- ^ World Rugby Rankings. world.rugby, February 4, 2020, accessed November 26, 2019 .