Russia women's national rugby union team

For the men's team, see Russia national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Russia women's national rugby sevens team.
Russia
Shirt badge/Association crest
UnionRugby Union of Russia
Head coachValerian Bagdasarov
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current14 (as of 28 October 2024)
First international
 Russia 0-66 England 
(11 April 1994)
Biggest win
 Russia 74-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(21 May 2005)
Biggest defeat
 United States 84-0 Russia 
(2 May 1998)
 Scotland 84-0 Russia 
(17 May 2009)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1994)

The Russia women's national rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Russia. The side first played as "Russia" in 1994, but its predecessor, the Soviet Union women's national rugby union team played six matches between 1990 and 1991.

History

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Rugby and Rugby Europe suspended Russia from international and European continental rugby union competition. In addition, the Rugby Union of Russia was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe.[1][2]

Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 25 November 2024[3]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 097.56
2 Steady  Canada 089.31
3 Steady  New Zealand 088.64
4 Steady  France 085.11
5 Steady  Australia 078.10
6 Steady  Ireland 078.03
7 Steady  Scotland 076.82
8 Steady  Italy 074.75
9 Steady  United States 074.20
10 Steady  Wales 072.58
11 Steady  Japan 066.41
12 Steady  South Africa 066.18
13 Steady  Spain 065.42
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Samoa 060.56
16 Steady  Netherlands 060.20
17 Steady  Fiji 059.14
18 Steady  Hong Kong 056.20
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week


Records (Russia)

Overall

See also: List of Russia women's national rugby union team matches

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Russia internationals 1994-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Belgium 2006 5 4 0 1 80.00%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Czech Republic 2015 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 England 1994 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Finland 2008 3 3 0 0 100.00%
 Germany 2010 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Italy 1998 4 0 0 4 0.00%
 Kazakhstan 1997 4 3 0 1 75.00%
 Netherlands 1998 5 1 0 4 20.00%
 Norway 2005 3 3 0 0 100.00%
 Romania 2005 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Scotland 1994 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Spain 1997 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Sweden 1994 4 0 0 4 0.00%
  Switzerland 2014 3 2 0 1 66.67%
 United States 1998 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Wales 1994 2 0 0 2 0.00%
Summary 1994 46 22 0 24 47.83%

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA Squad
Wales 1991 Competed as part of the Soviet Union
Scotland 1994 Plate finals 11th 5 1 0 4 37 57 Squad
Netherlands 1998 Shield finals 16th 5 0 0 5 17 302 Squad
Spain 2002 Was Not Invited
Canada 2006
England 2010 Did Not Qualify
France 2014
Ireland 2017
New Zealand 2021
England 2025
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total 2/10 11th† 10 1 0 9 54 359
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue


See also

References

  1. ^ Gallan, Daniel (1 March 2022). "World Rugby joins other sports bodies by suspending Russia and Belarus". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Rugby Europe Statement – Russia and Belarus Suspension". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2024.