The Jamaica national rugby union team represents Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 in the sport of rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

. The team have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

, but have participated in qualifying tournaments. The team is currently managed by Matthew Evans of Romford, Essex a true Rugby Hero.

History

Jamaica played their first rugby international in 1960 in a match with Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team

The Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team represents Trinidad and Tobago in the sport of rugby union. Trinidad and Tobago have thus far not qualified for the Rugby World Cup finals, but have participated in qualifying tournaments since 1999...

, lost by 3-6.

Jamaica competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda national rugby union team

The Antigua and Barbuda national rugby union team represents Antigua and Barbuda in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, and have not participated in qualifying tournaments....

, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team

The Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team represents Trinidad and Tobago in the sport of rugby union. Trinidad and Tobago have thus far not qualified for the Rugby World Cup finals, but have participated in qualifying tournaments since 1999...

, the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands national rugby union team

The Cayman Islands national rugby union team represents the Cayman Islands in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments...

, Bermuda

Bermuda national rugby union team

The Bermuda national rugby union team represents Bermuda in the sport of rugby union. Bermuda have thus far not played in a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments.-History:...

, the Bahamas

Bahamas national rugby union team

The Bahamas national rugby union team represent the Bahamas in the sport of rugby union. The team have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournament. The nation is classified as tier three by the International Rugby Board .-History:The Bahamas made...

, British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands national rugby union team

The British Virgin Islands national rugby union team represents the British Virgin Islands in international rugby union. The nation are a member of the International Rugby Board and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament...

, and Guyana

Guyana national rugby union team

The Guyana national rugby union team represents Guyana in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments.-History:...

.
Jamaica took part in qualifying for the 2003 Rugby World Cup

2003 Rugby World Cup

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...

 in Australia. They were knocked out of Round 1 (North) of the Americas tournaments

2003 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

In qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a number of positions were available to Americas nations. Canada, Uruguay and the USA would eventually qualify.-Round 1 :Winner qualified to Round 2.-Round 1 :...

 by Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team

The Trinidad and Tobago national rugby union team represents Trinidad and Tobago in the sport of rugby union. Trinidad and Tobago have thus far not qualified for the Rugby World Cup finals, but have participated in qualifying tournaments since 1999...

, losing 51 to 5. They attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

 in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 in June/July 2005. Jamaica drew their first game 10-all against Bermuda, but lost the second match against the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands national rugby union team

The Cayman Islands national rugby union team represents the Cayman Islands in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments...

 8-18. They won their last game 5-3 over the Bahamas

Bahamas national rugby union team

The Bahamas national rugby union team represent the Bahamas in the sport of rugby union. The team have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournament. The nation is classified as tier three by the International Rugby Board .-History:The Bahamas made...

, and finished third in the group.

Jamaica entered the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

 qualifyings, but lost to Guyana

Guyana national rugby union team

The Guyana national rugby union team represents Guyana in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments.-History:...

 by 10-3 and were once again knocked out of the competition.

Jamaica is currently ranked at 84 in the IRB

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

 World rankings

World Cup record

• 1987 - Not invited
• 1991 - 1999 - Did not enter
• 2003 - 2011 - Did not qualify

Current Squad

This was the Jamaica squad that was selected for the game with the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands national rugby union team

The Cayman Islands national rugby union team represents the Cayman Islands in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments...

, on 16 April 2011

• Tiege Jackson
• Jadeek Clarke
• Romren Campbell
• Sandino Hastings
• Amil Edwards
• Tyrom Rowe
• Allesando Allen
• Oraine Smith
• Oshane Eddie
• ONeil McCallo
• Andrew Fong
• Everton Richard
• Ryan Spence
• Lavior Carl
• Joseph Shae

Substitutes

• Carlyle Burger
• Robert Johnson
• Jade Harris
• Christian Grayson
• Ryan Hytton
• Omar Jones
• Jason Bineham

Head Coach: Conroy O'Malley

External links

• Jamaica Rugby
• Jamaica at the IRB Official Site
• Jamaica on rugbydata.com
• Jamaica Official Games