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Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team

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For the men's team, see Kazakhstan national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Kazakhstan women's national rugby sevens team.

Kazakhstan
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameNomads
UnionKazakhstan Rugby Union
Head coachAnna Yakovleva
CaptainKarina Sazintova
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current19 (as of 15 July 2024)
Highest8 (2003)
Lowest20 (2022)
First international
 Germany 11–10 Kazakhstan 
(Hanover, Germany; 31 October 1993)
Biggest win
 Kazakhstan 91–7 Singapore 
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 4 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Kazakhstan 0–118 Fiji 
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 27 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1994)
Best result9th place, 1998
Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 28 October 2024[1]
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

The Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Nomads, represents Kazakhstan in women's rugby union and is governed by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union. They have competed in six Rugby World Cup's, having made their first appearance in 1994 in Scotland. They compete annually in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship and have won five tournaments.

History

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Kazakhstan has competed in six Rugby World Cups between 1994 and 2014. They won the 2014 Asian Four Nations Championship in Hong Kong.[2] Up to 2019, Kazakhstan had only played four international matches since the 2014 World Cup. They defeated China in the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Division 1 competition and qualified for the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[3]

The 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was postponed twice before it was cancelled altogether.[4][5][6] The Nomads were left to play Hong Kong who later withdrew due to challenges caused by COVID-19.[7] They qualified for the repechage tournament and met Colombia who saw them off with a 18–10 victory in a semifinal berth.[8]

In December 2022, Kazakhstan fell five places in rankings, from 15th to 20th, after two consecutive losses to Hong Kong.[9][10]

Records

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Overall

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

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Kazakhstan internationals 1993-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win%
 Canada 1994 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 China 2007 4 3 0 1 75%
 Colombia 2022 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 England 2000 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Fiji 2023 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 France 1998 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Germany 1993 4 3 0 1 75%
 Hong Kong 2009 7 4 0 3 57.14%
 Ireland 1998 6 3 0 3 50%
 Italy 2001 2 2 0 0 100%
 Japan 2005 10 7 0 3 70%
 Kenya 2023 1 1 0 0 100%
 New Zealand 2014 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Netherlands 1999 2 2 0 0 100%
 Russia 1994 4 1 0 3 25%
 Samoa 2002 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Spain 2006 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Scotland 2006 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Singapore 2013 2 2 0 0 100%
 South Africa 2006 4 1 0 3 25%
 Sweden 1994 4 3 0 1 75%
 Thailand 2005 1 1 0 0 100%
 Uzbekistan 2008 2 2 0 0 100%
 United States 2010 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Wales 1994 5 2 0 3 40%
Summary 77 37 0 40 48.05%

Rugby World Cup

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Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA Squad
Wales 1991 Did not enter
Scotland 1994 Plate final 9th 5 3 0 2 91 69 Squad
Netherlands 1998 Bowl final 9th 5 4 0 1 109 57 Squad
Spain 2002 11th place playoff 11th 4 2 0 2 72 58 Squad
Canada 2006 11th place playoff 11th 5 1 0 4 70 114 Squad
England 2010 11th place playoff 11th 5 1 0 4 25 203 Squad
France 2014 11th place playoff 12th 3 0 0 3 22 215 Squad
Ireland 2017 Did not enter
New Zealand 2021 Did Not Qualify
England 2025
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total 6/9 9th† 27 11 0 16 389 716
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue


Results

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2014 Women's Rugby World Cup

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  1.  Kazakhstan 5-79  New Zealand
  2.  Kazakhstan 7-47  United States
  3.  Kazakhstan 5-40  Ireland
  4.  Kazakhstan 5-18  Spain
  5.  Kazakhstan 0-31  Samoa

2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying

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  1.  Kazakhstan 8-13  China
  2.  Kazakhstan 15-0  China
  3.  Kazakhstan 10-18  Colombia

2023 WXV

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  1.  Kazakhstan 0-109  Ireland
  2.  Kazakhstan 18-12  Kenya
  3.  Kazakhstan 0-118  Fiji

Asian Championship

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  1. 2006: DNE
  2. 2007 ARFU Women's Rugby Championship
  3. 2008 ARFU Women's Rugby Championship
  4. 2010: DNE
  5. 2012 Asia Women's Four Nations
  6. 2013 Asia Women's Four Nations
  7. 2014 Asia Women's Four Nations
  8. 2015 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
  9. 2016: DNE
  10. 2017: DNE
  11. 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
  12. 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
  13. 2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship

Players

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Recent Squad

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Kazakhstan squad for RWC 2021 Final Qualification Tournament[3]

Squad

  • Veronika Stepanuyga
  • Nigora Nurmatova
  • Alina Askerova
  • Daiana Kazibekova
  • Galina Krassavina
  • Yekaterina Kamenkova
  • Kundyzay Baktybayeva
  • Anzhelika Pichugina
  • Akzharkynay Zholdaspayeva
  • Balzhan Koishibayeva
  • Darya Tkachyova
  • Lyudmila Sherer
  • Karina Sazintova (c)
  • Natalya Kamendrovskaya
  • Liliya Kibisheva
  • Adina Makhsutova

Squad

  • Moldir Ashkat
  • Xeniya Kim
  • Alyona Drobovskaya
  • Milana Alayeva
  • Svetlana Malezhina
  • Blazhan Akhbayeva
  • Darya Simakova
  • Anastassiya Khodus
  • Yekaterina Ardashirova
  • Anna Melnikova
  • Amina Tulegenova
  • Diana Abisheva
  • Yelena Yurova
  • Svetlana Obukhoya

Coach: Anna Yakovleva

Previous Squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ World Rugby.com (26 May 2014). "Kazakhstan Women crowned Asian 4N champions". Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "RWC 2021 Qualifier Preview: Kazakhstan vs Colombia". RugbyAsia247. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. ^ Houston, Michael (20 February 2020). "Asia Rugby Women's Championship rescheduled due to coronavirus". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2020 rescheduled". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship update". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. ^ Ekin, Kim (21 January 2022). "'Every avenue was explored' - World Rugby issue statement on RWC 2021". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. ^ "Colombia one step closer to Rugby World Cup 2021 after beating Kazakhstan". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  9. ^ "New-look Hong Kong at record high in World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  10. ^ "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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