Venezuela national rugby union team - Wikipedia
- ️Wed Jul 01 1998
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| Nickname | Las Orquídeas | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Venezuelan Rugby Federation | |
| Head coach | Harry Ramos | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 75 (as of 4 November 2024) | |
| Highest | 75 (2024) | |
| Lowest | 79 (2024) | |
| First international | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago 26–23 Venezuela  (1998-07-01) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Venezuela 70–0 Costa Rica  (2006-10-14) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 Argentina 147–7 Venezuela (2004-05-01) |
The Venezuela national rugby union team is classified as a third-tier rugby playing nation. They joined the then, IRB, in 1998. They entered the Rugby World Cup qualification matches for the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cup's, but were twice eliminated by Brazil.
Rugby World Cup qualification
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- 1987 - Did not enter
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Did not enter
- 1999 - Did not enter
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
- 2015 - Did not qualify
- 2019 - Did not qualify
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Brazil |
9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11.11% |
 Chile |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Chile A |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Colombia |
22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 36.36% |
| Costa Rica |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Ecuador |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Paraguay |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
 Peru |
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
 Uruguay |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 67 | 28 | 39 | 0 | 41.79% |
- Rugby union in Venezuela
- Venezuela national rugby sevens team
- Venezuela women's national rugby sevens team
- ^ "Venezuela estrena nuevo entrenador de rugby" (in Spanish). CONSUR. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- (in Spanish) feverugby.com - Official Site