Mexico's rugby team ( Selección de rugby de México ) represents Mexico in top-level international rugby matches. In March 2012, the team got into the IRB rating and as of May 20, 2013, ranked 74th in the list [1] .
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| Federation | Mexican Rugby Federation | ||
| Trainer | Simon Pierre | ||
| Captain | Juan Pablo Andrade | ||
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The first game Mexico 10:10  Colombia(January 8, 1996) | |||
Biggest win Mexico 68:14  Jamaica(March 24, 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat Bermuda 26: 7 Mexico(June 5, 2011) | |||
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History
The first match of the team took place on January 8, 1996. The Mexicans also hosted debuting Colombians and tied (10:10). However, the first test match of the Mexicans took place only in March 2008. Rugby players beat Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (47: 7) in the qualifying match for the 2011 World Cup . Having won one more meeting and having conceded twice, the Mexicans took the sixth place in the round “1A”, completing the performances.
In the Caribbean Championship match against Jamaica, the team won a record-breaking major victory (68:14). The record was the number of fans who attended the team match (2000). The match was taken into account as a qualifying game for the next world championship [2] .
Results
As of May 21, 2013 [3] .
| Rival | Matches | Victory | Defeats | Draws | Win rate |
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| The bahamas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Barbados | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0% |
| Bermuda | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0% |
| Cayman islands | four | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 % |
| Colombia | one | 0 | 0 | one | 0% |
| Costa Rica | one | one | 0 | 0 | 100 % |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | one | one | 0 | 0 | 100 % |
| Jamaica | one | one | 0 | 0 | 100 % |
| Total | 12 | five | 6 | one | 42% |
Current Composition
The composition of the match against the national team of the Cayman Islands in the selection for the 2015 World Cup .
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Notes
- ↑ International Rugby Board - World Rankings: Full world rankings Archived August 10, 2011.
- ↑ IRB, RWC 2105 qualifying Mexico for flyer in, http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2061635.html#mexico+flyer+rwc+2015+qualifying Archived April 27, 2012.
- Ug RugbyData.com - International Rugby Union Statistics - Statistics for Mexico - Head to Head Table (not available link)