The Guam national rugby union team represents the

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territory of

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in international

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. They have yet to make their debut at the

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, though they have attempted to qualify for the World Cup. The national side is ranked 74th in the world (as of 29 July 2019).

History

Guam attempted to qualify for the

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, taking part in Division 3 Pool B of Round 1a of the Asian qualifying tournament. They competed against three other nations in the pool;

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and

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. In their first match of the pool competition, Guam played India in Guam and drew 8-all with them. However they then lost 51-6 to Kazakhstan and 44-15 to Malaysia. In 2006 they played two internationals, a 14-18 loss against the

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and a 27-22 loss against

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World Cup record

* 1987 - No qualifying tournament held * 1991 - 2003 - Did not enter *

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- Did not qualify * 2011 - Did not enter *

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- Did not qualify

Overall record

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Guam national XV at test level up until 18 May 2019.

Squad

Squad to 2012 Asian Five Nations - Division 3 *Leonard Calvo *Brendon O'Mallan *Carlos Eustaquio *Sixto Quintanilla *Fabian Garces *Basil O'Mallan *Paul Claros (c) *Steven Sablan *Vinson Calvo *Vern Lokeijak *Jacob Flores *Stephen Santos *Randy Mendiola *Gerard Aguon *Paul Eustaquio *Edward Calvo *Neil James *Joshua Jude 'Outside J' Paulino *Casey Howard 'C-Swag' Zinser Substitutes *Matthew Toves *Earl Pascual *John Arceo *Brian Romiro *Paul Calvo *Mario Martinez *Jesse Manglona

Honours

;

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*Division 3 Champions:

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References

External links

Guam
on IRB.com
Guam
on rugbydata.com {{National rugby teams Asian national rugby union teams Rugby union in Guam National sports teams of Guam