The Mexican national 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...

 team represents Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 in international rugby union competitions. Their first official test match, in March 2008, was a 47-7 victory over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national rugby union team

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national rugby union team

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national rugby union team represents the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in international rugby union. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are considered a tier three nation by the International Rugby Board , and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World...

 in Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Mexico did not participate in Rugby World Cup qualifying until the 2011 edition. Their record was 2-2, finishing 6th place in Round 1A of the Americas qualification zone

2011 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification

In the American Region for Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Canada and USA, qualified directly to the world cup and the third place, Uruguay, will enter a playoff against the third place European team and the second place African and Asian teams....

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Current squad

Name and Club

• Abril Bruno (Wallabies)
• Andrade Juan (Jaguares)
• Barbaroux Patricio (Wallabies)
• Bartsch Nicholas (Unicorns)
• Berumen Carlos (Wallabies)
• Bullrich Luis (Cumiyais)
• Campos Luciano (Celaya)
• Charlton Nicholas (Celaya)
• Chávez Alejandro (Tazmania)
• Flores Emmanuel (Aztecas
  Aztecas
  Aztecas de la UDLAP is the name which receive the representative teams of the Mexican University, the Universidad de las Américas Puebla of which the most important and famous is a collegiate American football squad...
  
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• Gonzalez Gilberto (Tazmania)
• Iriarte Hector (Tazmania)
• Magallanes Antonio (Tazmania)
• Morin Cedric (Rhinos)
• Nanni Gabriele (Rhinos)
• Petersen Carlos (Tazmania)
• Quintana Jr. Richard (Unicorns)
• Ramos Fernando (Tazmania)
• Rios Mauricio (Wallabies)
• Rodriguez Omar (Wallabies)
• Septien Pablo (Wallabies)
• Wilson Brian (Celaya)

External links

• Federación Mexicana de Rugby - Official Site
• Wallabies México Rugby Football Club - Official Site
• TEMPLARIOS México Rugby Football Club - Official Site