The Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team is nicknamed ''the Nomads''. It is controlled by the

Kazakhstan Rugby Union The Kazakhstan Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Kazakhstan. It is a member of the International Rugby Board. The Union organises the Kazakhstan national rugby union team, known as the ''Nomads''. See also * Rugby union in Kazak ...

History

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. They defeated

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in the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Division 1 competition and qualified for the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship. The 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was postponed twice before it was cancelled altogether. The Nomads were left to play Hong Kong who later withdrew due to challenges caused by

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. They qualified for the repechage tournament and met Colombia who saw them off with a 18–10 victory in a semifinal berth. In December 2022, Kazakhstan fell five places in rankings, from 15th to 20th, after two consecutive losses to

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Records

Overall

''(Full internationals only)''

Rugby World Cup

Players

Recent Squad

Previous Squads

References

External links

Kazakhstan rugby

Tries and Tribulations
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Rugby union in Kazakhstan