Thailand national rugby union team
Rugby national team representing Thailand
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The Thailand national rugby union team represents Thailand in men's international Rugby union. The Thai national team is yet to play at the Rugby World Cup, but has been playing in qualifying tournaments since the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.
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| Union | Thai Rugby Union | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 73 (as of 5 January 2026) | ||
| Highest | 73 (5 January 2026) | ||
| Lowest | 80 (2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Japan 82–8 Thailand  (8 March 1969) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 India 6–90 Thailand (28 October 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Japan 141–10 Thailand (4 November 1996) | |||
History
Thailand played their first ever rugby international in 1970. Thailand first attempted to qualify for a World Cup in 1999 when Wales was the host. They competed in Round 1 of the Asia qualifying tournament, winning and losing one match; seeing them finish second in the final standings, and knocking them out of contention to qualify. For the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, Thailand participated in Pool B of the Asia qualification tournament, but finished third in the standings after losing both of their fixtures.
Thailand attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France as well, and were grouped with Sri Lanka and Singapore. However they lost both of their fixtures and did not advance to the next stage.
Within the Asian Five Nations, they competed in the inaugural 2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations in Division Two. After winning all their matches, they will play in the First Division for the 2009 event, taking the place of the Chinese team, (which withdrew due to visa problems) Sri Lanka who finished last stay in Division One because of this.
Rugby World Cup record
| Year | Round | Position | Notes |
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| 1987 | — | — | No qualifying tournament held |
| 1991 | — | — | Did not enter |
| 1995 | — | — | Did not enter |
| 1999 | — | — | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | — | — | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | — | — | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | — | — | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | — | — | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | — | — | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | — | — | Did not enter |
Asia Rugby Championship
| Asia Rugby Championship – Thailand record (Division 2 / equivalent) | |||||||
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| Year | Host nation / Venue | Format | Position | P | W | L | Notes |
| 2014 | — | Round-robin | Fourth place | — | — | — | Participated in Division 2 |
| 2017 |  Chinese Taipei | Round-robin | — | — | — | — | Notable win vs Chinese Taipei (27–21) |
| 2018 | Thailand (Pattaya) | Knockout | Runner-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | Beat India (SF), lost final to Chinese Taipei |
| 2019 | Thailand (Hua Hin) | Knockout | Runner-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | Beat Kazakhstan (SF), lost final to UAE |
| 2022 |  Pakistan (Lahore) | Two-leg final | Runner-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost title on aggregate (38–39) to Pakistan |
| 2024 | — | League / Union Cup | — | — | — | — | Participated under Asia Rugby Union Cup structure |
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Thailand national XV at test level up until 15 July 2026, updated after match with 
Guam.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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 Arabian Gulf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
 China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Guam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Hong Kong | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30% |
| India | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Junior Japan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
 Kazakhstan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% |
 Laos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Malaysia | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 63.16% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
 Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Scotland A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Singapore | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 50% |
 South Korea | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.09% |
 Sri Lanka | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57% |
 Taiwan | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 29.41% |
 United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 156 | 68 | 79 | 9 | 43.59% |
Squad
Squad to 2012 Asian Five Nations - Division 3 [1]
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Substitutes
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