Russia women's national rugby union team
The Russia women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Russia. The side first played as "Russia" in 1994, but its predecessor, the Soviet Union women's national rugby union team played six matches between 1990 and 1991.
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| Union | Rugby Union of Russia | ||
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| Head coach | Valerian Bagdasarov | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 14 (as of 9 January 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
 Russia 0-66 England  (11 April 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Russia 74-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina  (21 May 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 United States 84-0 Russia (2 May 1998)  Scotland 84-0 Russia (17 May 2009) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1994) | ||
History
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Rugby and Rugby Europe suspended Russia from international and European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.[1][2]
| Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | England | 94.55 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 92.14 |
| 3 | |  France | 91.35 |
| 4 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 84.87 |
| 5 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 78.97 |
| 6 | |  Wales | 77.30 |
| 7 |  1 |  Italy | 74.24 |
| 8 |  1 | United States | 73.39 |
| 9 | | Scotland | 73.29 |
| 10 | |  Ireland | 71.09 |
| 11 | |  Japan | 70.46 |
| 12 | |  Spain | 65.32 |
| 13 | |  South Africa | 63.90 |
| 14 | | Russia | 61.10 |
| 15 | |  Samoa | 60.04 |
| 16 | |  Netherlands | 60.02 |
| 17 | |  Hong Kong | 58.31 |
| 18 | |  Kazakhstan | 57.54 |
| 19 | |  Fiji | 57.08 |
| 20 | |  Sweden | 56.01 |
| *Change from the previous week | |||
Records (Russia)
Overall
(Full internationals only)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
2006 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Czech Republic |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| England |
1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
 Finland |
2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Germany |
2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Italy |
1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Kazakhstan |
1997 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% |
| Netherlands |
1998 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00% |
 Norway |
2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Romania |
2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Scotland |
1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| Spain |
1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| Sweden |
1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
2014 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
| United States |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Wales |
1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| Summary | 1994 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 47.83% |
References
- Gallan, Daniel (1 March 2022). "World Rugby joins other sports bodies by suspending Russia and Belarus". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Rugby Europe Statement – Russia and Belarus Suspension". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
External links
- (in Russian) Rugby Union of Russia - Official Site
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