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class="infobox-label">Captain</th><td class="infobox-data">Krishna Chettri</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Rankings" title="World Rugby Rankings">World Rugby ranking</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 95 (as of 4 November 2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest</th><td class="infobox-data">96 (2024)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">First international</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bangladesh national rugby union team">Bangladesh</a> 31-7 <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nepal</a><br />21 June 2022</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Biggest defeat</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India_national_rugby_union_team" title="India national rugby union team">India</a> 86-0 <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nepal</a><br />19 November 2022</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Nepal national rugby union team (<a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a>:नेपाल राष्ट्रिय रग्बी युनियन टीम</b>) represents <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> in international <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>. Nepal is a member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Rugby_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="International Rugby Board">International Rugby Board</a> (NRB). It is governed by <a href="/wiki/Nepal_Rugby_Association" title="Nepal Rugby Association">Nepal Rugby Association</a>, which is registered under <a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Council_(Nepal)" title="National Sports Council (Nepal)">National Sports Council</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. </p><p>Nepali team lost against to Bangladesh team in the first international match on 21 June 2022. This match was an official international friendly match. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overall">Overall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Overall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #ccc;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:175px; text-align:left; background:#ccc;">Opponent </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Played </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Won </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Lost </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Drawn </th> <th style="width:75px; text-align:center; background:#ccc;">Win percentage </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bangladesh national rugby union team">Bangladesh</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India_national_rugby_union_team" title="India national rugby union team">India</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0% </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Total</th> <th><b>6</b></th> <th><b>0</b></th> <th><b>6</b></th> <th><b>0</b></th> <th><b>0%</b> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players_records">Players records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Players records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>First International Score in Official Match:<b>Birat Shrestha</b> on (21 June 2022)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Captains">Captains</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Captains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players have captained Nepal in the recent past: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr align="center" bgcolor="#dfdfdf"> <td><b>Captain</b> </td> <td><b>Years</b> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><b>Sabin Mahat</b> </td> <td>2023- </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaches">Coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following coaches have led Nepal in the recent past: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr align="center" bgcolor="#dfdfdf"> <td><b>Coach</b> </td> <td><b>Years</b> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal"><img alt="Nepal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></a></span></span> <b>Wijelath Sean Mark Wijesinghe</b> </td> <td>2023- </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_matches">Recent matches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Recent matches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Matches played in the last 12 months.</dt></dl> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">21 June 2022<br />13:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bangladesh national rugby union team">Bangladesh</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">31–7</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nepal</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.khelpati.com/others/35897">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location">Banggabandhu International Stadium , <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">19 November 2022<br />14:30</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org"><a href="/wiki/India_national_rugby_union_team" title="India national rugby union team">India</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">86–0</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nepal</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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class="flagicon">   <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span></span></span></td><td style="width:22%">12–43</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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title="List of international rugby union teams">International men's rugby union teams</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tier 1 teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Argentina national rugby union team">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_rugby_union_team" title="Italy national rugby union team">Italy</a></li> <li><a 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union team">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tonga national rugby union team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national rugby union team">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_rugby_union_team" title="Uruguay national rugby union team">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_national_rugby_union_team" title="Zimbabwe national rugby union team">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other Emerging teams <br />(<a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> members)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algeria_national_rugby_union_team" title="Algeria national rugby union team">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="American Samoa national rugby union team">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andorra_national_rugby_union_team" title="Andorra national rugby union team">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria_national_rugby_union_team" title="Austria national rugby union team">Austria</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Azerbaijan national rugby union team">Azerbaijan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahamas_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bahamas national rugby union team">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados_national_rugby_union_team" title="Barbados national rugby union team">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium_national_rugby_union_team" title="Belgium national rugby union team">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bermuda national rugby union team">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_national_rugby_union_team" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby 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team">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cayman Islands national rugby union team">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_national_rugby_union_team" title="China national rugby union team">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_rugby_union_team" title="Chinese Taipei national rugby union team">Chinese Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Colombia national rugby union team">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cook Islands national rugby union team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_rugby_union_team" title="Costa Rica national rugby union team">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Croatia national rugby union team">Croatia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cyprus national rugby union team">Cyprus</a></i></li> 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national rugby union team">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_rugby_union_team" title="Hong Kong national rugby union team">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungary_national_rugby_union_team" title="Hungary national rugby union team">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_national_rugby_union_team" title="India national rugby union team">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Indonesia national rugby union team">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_national_rugby_union_team" title="Iran national rugby union team">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_national_rugby_union_team" title="Israel national rugby union team">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_national_rugby_union_team" title="Jamaica national rugby union team">Jamaica</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jordan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Jordan national rugby union team">Jordan</a></i></li> <li><a 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national rugby union team">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Malaysia national rugby union team">Malaysia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mali_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mali national rugby union team">Mali</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_national_rugby_union_team" title="Malta national rugby union team">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mauritius national rugby union team">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mexico national rugby union team">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldova_national_rugby_union_team" title="Moldova national rugby union team">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monaco_national_rugby_union_team" title="Monaco national rugby union team">Monaco</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mongolia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Mongolia national rugby union team">Mongolia</a></i></li> <li><a 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team">Singapore</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Slovakia national rugby union team">Slovakia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Slovenia national rugby union team">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Solomon Islands national rugby union team">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korea_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Korea national rugby union team">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_union_team" title="Sri Lanka national rugby union team">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Saint Lucia national rugby union team">St Lucia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_national_rugby_union_team" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national rugby union team">St Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a 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