The Gibraltar national rugby union team represent
Gibraltar in men's
rugby union.
The nation is not currently affiliated to
World Rugby and have yet to qualify for a
World Cup.
On 5 November 2011 the Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU) fielded a national team in its first official Test Match. The fixture was against the
Belgium Development Team and was held in
Brussels. The final score was: Belgium Development 20 – Gibraltar 8.
Test Caps have officially been awarded to the Gibraltar team players, this came after playing and defeating a
Cyprus XV and an
Israel A team. Their first full international came against
Malta in March 2015.
The GRFU went through the process of FIRA/AER (European Rugby Federation) membership.[1] The GRFU had planned other international fixtures for April 2012. This however was blocked by Spain.[2] This came as a surprise as
UEFA and the
ICC recognise Gibraltar.
Gibraltar 8 – 20
Belgium XV
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