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 | ![]() | ||
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 | |||
![]() ![]() (Łódź, Poland 24 August 1958) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Riga, Latvia 24 September 1994) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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 | ![]() | ![]() | 094.54 | ||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 090.69 | ||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 089.80 | ||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 087.92 | ||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 085.75 | ||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 082.82 | ||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 080.68 | ||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 079.41 | ||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 077.48 | ||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 077.26 | ||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 076.38 | ||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 074.27 | ||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 074.02 | ||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 072.23 | ||
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 071.57 | ||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 070.28 | ||
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 067.94 | ||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 067.39 | ||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 064.37 | ||
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 061.66 | ||
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 060.90 | ||
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 060.56 | ||
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 060.49 | ||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 059.80 | ||
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 058.06 | ||
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 057.44 | ||
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 057.29 | ||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 055.89 | ||
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 055.37 | ||
30 | ![]() | ![]() | 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 |