Kazakhstan national rugby union team

The Kazakhstan national rugby union team, nicknamed "The Nomads", is controlled by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union. Kazakhstan have been participating in international competition since 1994 after their independence from the USSR.

Kazakhstan
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameThe Nomads
UnionKazakhstan Rugby Union
Head coachTimur Mashurov
CaptainSerik Zhanseitov
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current64 (as of 4 November 2024)
Highest63 (16 January 2023)
First international
 Georgia 17–5 Kazakhstan 
(4 March 1994)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan  115–5  Kyrgyzstan
(3 July 2022)
Biggest defeat
Japan  118–3  Kazakhstan
(10 Dec 1998)

In 2007, the fortunes of the team greatly improved by winning all five of their matches and rising 14 places in the IRB World Rankings to 32nd. This rise was the biggest by any international team over the year. This led to the team being entered into the top division of the new Asian Five Nations in 2008.[1]

Kazakhstan are now one of the leading rugby union nations in Asia, finishing second in the 2009 and 2010 Asian Five Nations to continent heavyweights Japan on both occasions. Their second-place finish in 2010 saw them advance to the four-team playoff for a final place at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. They lost 44–7 to Uruguay in Montevideo, being eliminated but it was still their best result yet. They have yet to qualify for a Rugby World Cup finals.

Asian Games

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Rugby union at the 1998 Asian Games – Men

Japan 118–3 Kazakhstan

Chinese Taipei 27–11 Kazakhstan

Asian Five Nations Record

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Asia Rugby Championship

World Cup Record

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Year Result Reached
1995 Did not Enter N/A
1999 Did not Enter N/A
2003 Did not Qualify Asia Round 1 – Pool C (3rd)
2007 Did not Qualify Asia Round 1b Playoff
2011 Did not Qualify Final place play-offs
2015 Did not Qualify 2015 Rugby World Cup
2019 withdrew 2019 Rugby World Cup

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