Jamaica national rugby union team
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Jamaica women's national rugby union team}}
{{Infobox national rugby team
| Name = Jamaica
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| Union = Jamaica Rugby Football Union
| Nickname = Jamaica Crocs
| ground = JDF
| Coach = Huntley Anderson
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| World Rugby Rank = 66
| World Rugby Rank date = 4 November 2024
| First game = {{ru|Jamaica}} 6-3 {{ru-rt|Trinidad and Tobago}}
(27 November 1960)
| Largest win = {{ru|Jamaica}} 48-0 {{ru-rt|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
(5 March 2016)
| Largest loss = {{ru|Jamaica}} 5-69 {{ru-rt|Trinidad and Tobago}}
(12 October 1998)
| World cup apps = 0
|World Rugby min=67|World Rugby min date=23 November 2020}}
The Jamaica national rugby union team represents Jamaica in the sport of rugby union. The team has thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup but has participated in qualifying tournaments.
The national side is ranked 66th in the world (as of 4 November 2024).{{Cite web |title=Women's and Men's Rankings |url=https://www.world.rugby/rankings |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.world.rugby}}
History
Jamaica played their first rugby international in 1960 losing 3-6 in a match with Trinidad and Tobago.
Jamaica competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, and Guyana.{{cite book
| page = 78
| editor-last = Bath | editor-first = Richard
| date = 1997
| title = Complete Book of Rugby
| publisher = Seven Oaks Ltd
| isbn = 1-86200-013-1}}
Jamaica took part in qualifying for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. They were knocked out of Round 1 (North) of the Americas tournaments by Trinidad and Tobago, losing 51 to 5.
They attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in June/July 2005. Jamaica drew their first game 10-all against Bermuda, but lost the second match against the Cayman Islands 8-18. They won their last game 5-3 over the Bahamas, and finished third in the group.
Jamaica entered the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, but lost to Guyana by 10-3, and were once again knocked out of the competition.
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Jamaica national XV at test level up until 9 March 2019:
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| width=200 | Opponent
! width=70 | Played ! width=70 | Won ! width=70 | Lost ! width=70 | Drawn ! width=70 | % Won | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left" | {{ru|BAH}} | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | {{#expr:5/9*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|BAR}} | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | {{#expr:4/6*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|BER}} | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | {{#expr:1/6*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|Cayman Islands}} | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | {{#expr:2/11*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|GUY}} | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | {{#expr:4/12*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|Martinique}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|MEX}} | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| align="left" | {{ru|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|Trinidad and Tobago}} | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | {{#expr:2/14*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{ru|Turks and Caicos Islands}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}% |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} USA Rugby South | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} USA XV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Total || 67 || 22 || 40 || 5 || {{#expr:22/67*100 round 2}}% |
World Cup record
- 1987 - Did not qualify
- 1991 - 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - 2015 - Did not qualify
- 2019 - Did not qualify
- 2023 - Did not qualify
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.jamaica.rugby Jamaica Rugby]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928002800/http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000064/index.html Jamaica at the IRB Official Site]
- [http://rugbydata.com/jamaica Jamaica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115150911/http://www.rugbydata.com/jamaica/ |date=2020-01-15 }} on rugbydata.com
- [http://www.rugbyinternational.net/countries/jamaica.htm Jamaica Official Games]
{{National rugby teams}}
{{National sports teams of Jamaica}}
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Category:Caribbean national rugby union teams