The Jamaica national rugby union team represents

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in the sport of

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. The team has thus far not qualified for a

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but has participated in qualifying tournaments. The national side is ranked 67th in the world (as of 29 July 2019).

History

Jamaica played their first rugby international in 1960 losing 3-6 in a match with

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. Jamaica competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua,

, the Cayman Islands,

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, the

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, and Guyana. Jamaica took part in qualifying for the

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. They were knocked out of Round 1 (North) of the Americas tournaments by

, losing 51 to 5. They attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in June/July 2005. Jamaica drew their first game 10-all against Bermuda, but lost the second match against the Cayman Islands 8-18. They won their last game 5-3 over the

, and finished third in the group. Jamaica entered the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, but lost to Guyana by 10-3, and were once again knocked out of the competition.

World Cup record

* 1987 - Did Not Qualify * 1991 - 1999 - Did Not Qualify * 2003 - 2015 - Did Not Qualify * 2019 - Did Not Qualify

References

External links

Jamaica Rugby

Jamaica
on rugbydata.com

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History

World Cup record

See also

References

External links