Nickname(s) | Nomads | ||
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Union | Kazakhstan Rugby Union | ||
Head coach | Anna Yakovleva | ||
Captain | Karina Sazintova | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 18 (as of 4 September 2023) | ||
Highest | 8 (2003) | ||
First international | |||
Germany 11–10 Kazakhstan ( Hanover, Germany; 31 October 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Kazakhstan 91–7 Singapore ( Almaty, Kazakhstan; 4 September 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Kazakhstan 0–118 Fiji ( Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 27 October 2023) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | 9th place, 1998 |
Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
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1 | England | 96.90 | |
2 | New Zealand | 90.56 | |
3 | France | 87.27 | |
4 | Canada | 86.27 | |
5 | Australia | 81.61 | |
6 | Scotland | 75.99 | |
7 | Wales | 74.28 | |
8 | Italy | 74.26 | |
9 | Ireland | 73.53 | |
10 | United States | 72.57 | |
11 | Japan | 69.38 | |
12 | South Africa | 65.17 | |
13 | Spain | 65.15 | |
14 | Russia | 61.10 | |
15 | Samoa | 59.57 | |
16 | Netherlands | 58.98 | |
17 | Fiji | 58.65 | |
18 | Hong Kong | 58.31 | |
19 | Kazakhstan | 55.97 | |
20 | Sweden | 52.72 | |
*Change from the previous week |
The Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Nomads, represents Kazakhstan in women's rugby union and is governed by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union. They have competed in six Rugby World Cup's, having made their first appearance in 1994 in Scotland. They compete annually in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship and have won five tournaments.
Kazakhstan has competed in six Rugby World Cups between 1994 and 2014. They won the 2014 Asian Four Nations Championship in Hong Kong. [2] Up to 2019, Kazakhstan had only played four international matches since the 2014 World Cup. They defeated China in the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Division 1 competition and qualified for the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship. [3]
The 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was postponed twice before it was cancelled altogether. [4] [5] [6] The Nomads were left to play Hong Kong who later withdrew due to challenges caused by COVID-19. [7] They qualified for the repechage tournament and met Colombia who saw them off with a 18–10 victory in a semifinal berth. [8]
In December 2022, Kazakhstan fell five places in rankings, from 15th to 20th, after two consecutive losses to Hong Kong. [9] [10]
(Full internationals only)
Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
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Canada | 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
China | 2007 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
Colombia | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
England | 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
France | 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
Germany | 1993 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
Hong Kong | 2009 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.66% |
Ireland | 1998 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% |
Italy | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Japan | 2005 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 77.77% |
New Zealand | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
Netherlands | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Russia | 1994 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
Samoa | 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
Spain | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
Scotland | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
Singapore | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
South Africa | 2006 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
Sweden | 1994 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
Thailand | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Uzbekistan | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
United States | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
Wales | 1994 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40% |
Summary | 72 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 50% |
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
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1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1994 | Plate final | 9th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 69 |
1998 | Bowl final | 9th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 57 |
2002 | 11th place playoff | 11th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 58 |
2006 | 11th place playoff | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 114 |
2010 | 11th place playoff | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 203 |
2014 | 11th place playoff | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 215 |
2017 | Did not enter | |||||||
2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 6/9 | 9th | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 389 | 716 |
Kazakhstan squad for RWC 2021 Final Qualification Tournament [3] | |
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Squad
| Squad
Coach: Anna Yakovleva |
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