Gibraltar national rugby union team
Union | Gibraltar Rugby Football Union | |
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The Gibraltar national rugby union team represent Gibraltar in men's rugby union.
The nation is not currently affiliated to World Rugby and have yet to qualify for a World Cup.
On 5 November 2011 the Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU) fielded a national team in its first official Test Match. The fixture was against the Belgium Development Team and was held in Brussels. The final score was: Belgium Development 20 – Gibraltar 8.
Test Caps have officially been awarded to the Gibraltar team players, this came after playing and defeating a Cyprus XV and an Israel A team. Their first full international came against Malta in March 2015.
The GRFU went through the process of FIRA/AER (European Rugby Federation) membership.[1] The GRFU had planned other international fixtures for April 2012. This however was blocked by Spain.[2] This came as a surprise as UEFA and the ICC recognise Gibraltar.
The Gibraltar national rugby sevens team plays regularly in tournaments, particularly in the Tangier Sevens.
International record
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Referee | Competition |
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5 November 2011 | Belgium XV ![]() | 20–8 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium | unknown | Friendly (First International) |
23 March 2013 | Gibraltar ![]() | 36–10 | ![]() | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | unknown | Friendly |
22 February 2014 | Gibraltar ![]() | 25–12 | ![]() | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Julian Bevan (SWE) | Friendly |
7 March 2015 | Gibraltar ![]() | 8–33 | ![]() | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Ranbir Dhillon (GBR) | Friendly (First full International) |
17 October 2015 | Malta ![]() | 14–29 | ![]() | Malta | unknown | Friendly |
6 April 2016 | Malaysia ![]() | 49–0 | ![]() | Kajang, Malaysia | unknown | Friendly |
8 April 2016 | Singapore ![]() | 13–13 | ![]() | Yio Chu Kang Stadium | unknown | Friendly |
5 November 2016 | Montenegro ![]() | 7–55 | ![]() | Tivat Arsenal Stadium, Montenegro | Petra Druskovic (CRO) | Friendly |
8 April 2017 | Gibraltar ![]() | 22–17 | ![]() | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Matthew Shales (GBR) | Friendly |
6 October 2017 | Hungary ![]() | 15–21 | ![]() | Mandok, Hungary | unknown | Friendly |
24 February 2018 | Gibraltar ![]() | 33–14 | ![]() | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | George Pounder (SRU) | Friendly |
17 March 2018 | Gibraltar ![]() | 17–5 | ![]() | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Fergus Hollins (SRU) | Friendly |
27 April 2018 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 28–15 | ![]() | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | R. Drake | Friendly |
10 October 2018 | Israel ![]() | 20–17 | ![]() | Netanya, Israel | unknown | Friendly |
13 April 2019 | Denmark ![]() | 26–22 | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark | unknown | Friendly |
4 May 2019 | Sweden ![]() | 26–31 | ![]() | Vilamoura, Portugal | David Young (SRU) | Friendly |
28 September 2019 | Gibraltar ![]() | 22–6 | ![]() | Europa Point, Gibraltar | Charles Samson (SRU) | Friendly |
9 October 2022 | ![]() | 33-16 | ![]() | National Sports Centre, Bermuda | unknown | Friendly |
26 November 2022 | ![]() | 18-36 | ![]() | Birmingham Moseley Rugby | unknown | Friendly |
25 March 2023 | Gibraltar ![]() | 20-15 | ![]() | Europa Point, Gibraltar | Elgan Williams (WRU) | Friendly |
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