Nepal national rugby union team explained

Nepal
Union:Nepal Rugby Union
Nickname:The Gorkhas
Captain:Krishna Chettri
Coach:Tanka Raj Giri
Top Scorer:Birat Shrestha
World Rugby Rank: 96
World Rugby Rank Date:18 August 2024
First Game: 31-7
21 June 2022
Largest Loss: 86-0
19 November 2022

The Nepal national rugby union team (Nepali:नेपाल राष्ट्रिय रग्बी युनियन टीम) represents Nepal in international rugby union. Nepal is a member of the International Rugby Board (NRB). It is governed by Nepal Rugby Association, which is registered under National Sports Council.

History

Rugby is going to be played between Nepal and Bangladesh from 21 to 22 June 2022 at Army Stadium, Dhaka. A team of 25 from Nepal including players, coach, manager and a physio will leave for Bangladesh on 18 June, Saturday. The Rugby 7s and Rugby 15s matches will be played.

Nepali team lost against to Bangladesh team in the first international match on 21 June 2022. This match was an official international friendly match.

Records

Overall

OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawnWin percentage
50500%
10100%
Total6060%

Players records

Captains

The following players have captained Nepal in the recent past:

CaptainYears
Sabin Mahat2023-

Coaches

The following coaches have led Nepal in the recent past:

CoachYears
Wijelath Sean Mark Wijesinghe2023-

Recent matches

Matches played in the last 12 months.

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Current squad

Squad for the Bangladesh-Nepal International 15s Rugby series 2022.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 22 Rugby Players to play in Bangladesh. nepalrugby . 16 June 2022.