Poland national rugby union team
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The Poland national rugby union team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w rugby) represents Poland in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed The White and Reds (Biało-czerwoni), is considered one of the stronger tier 3 teams in European rugby and currently compete in the second division of the Rugby Europe International Championships in the Rugby Europe Trophy, a competition which is just below the Rugby Europe Championship where the top 6 countries in Europe (apart from the teams in the 6 nations) compete. They are yet to participate in any Rugby World Cup and often play in white with red shorts as well as in red with white shorts.
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Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) | ||
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Emblem | Eagle | ||
Union | Polski Związek Rugby | ||
Head coach | Christian Hitt | ||
Captain | Grzegorz Buczek | ||
Most caps | Stanislaw Więciorek (65) | ||
Top scorer | Janusz Urbanowicz (205) | ||
Home stadium | Narodowy Stadion Rugby Stadion ŁKS Stadion Widzewa | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 34 (as of 20 March 2023) | ||
Highest | 25 (2012, 2013) | ||
Lowest | 42 (2010) | ||
First international | |||
Poland 9–8 East Germany (Łódź, Poland 24 August 1958) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Poland 74–0 Norway (Riga, Latvia 24 September 1994) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Portugal 65–3 Poland (Gdansk, Poland 11 February 2023) | |||
Website | www.pzrugby.pl |
Men's World Rugby Rankings Top 30 as of 27 May 2024[1] | |||||
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Rank | Change* | Team | Points | ||
1 | South Africa | 094.54 | |||
2 | Ireland | 090.69 | |||
3 | New Zealand | 089.80 | |||
4 | France | 087.92 | |||
5 | England | 085.75 | |||
6 | Scotland | 082.82 | |||
7 | Argentina | 080.68 | |||
8 | Italy | 079.41 | |||
9 | Australia | 077.48 | |||
10 | Wales | 077.26 | |||
11 | Fiji | 076.38 | |||
12 | Japan | 074.27 | |||
13 | Georgia | 074.02 | |||
14 | Samoa | 072.23 | |||
15 | Tonga | 071.57 | |||
16 | Portugal | 070.28 | |||
17 | United States | 067.94 | |||
18 | Uruguay | 067.39 | |||
19 | Spain | 064.37 | |||
20 | Romania | 061.66 | |||
21 | Canada | 060.90 | |||
22 | Namibia | 060.56 | |||
23 | Chile | 060.49 | |||
24 | Hong Kong | 059.80 | |||
25 | Russia | 058.06 | |||
26 | Switzerland | 057.44 | |||
27 | Netherlands | 057.29 | |||
28 | Belgium | 055.89 | |||
29 | Brazil | 055.37 | |||
30 | Korea | 053.46 | |||
* Change from the previous week | |||||
Poland's historical rankings | |||||
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Source: World Rugby[1] Graph updated to 27 May 2024 |