Jamaica_women's_national_rugby_union_team
The Jamaica women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Jamaica, representing them at rugby union. They played their first sevens international in 2000, and their first test in 2003.
| Union | Jamaica Rugby Football Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 35 (as of 4 December 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
Trinidad and Tobago  20–0  Jamaica(2003 NAWIRA Championship) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Caribbean XV  13–44 Jamaica(2011 NACRA Championship) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Jamaica 5–37 Trinidad and Tobago (2011 NACRA Championship) | |||
Jamaica played their first international against Trinidad and Tobago on 3 December, 2003 in Port of Spain. It was the inaugural NAWIRA Women's Rugby Championship that was hosted in Trinidad and Tobago's capital; the hosts were victorious in both games as they kept Jamaica scoreless both times.
In 2006, Jamaica hosted Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in September. Despite a narrow loss to Guyana in the opening match, Jamaica managed an impressive win against Trinidad and Tobago to win their first tournament due to their higher goal difference.[1]
They were runners-up in 2011, and between 2016 and 2019 they competed in a ten-a-side version of the game as the region was trying to build-up the game. The competition was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
2022 saw Jamaica compete in the regions first 12-a-side tournament. They met the USA South Panthers in the final after an undefeated run in their pool games, and just lost by a three point margin.[4][5]
In 2023, Jamaica attended their first fifteens tournament after twelve years.[6]
(Full internationals only)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Select XV |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Cayman Islands |
2004 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
 Guyana |
2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
 Mexico |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2003 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.66% |
| Summary | 2003 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 46.66% |
- "Jamaica rally to lift rugby title". SportsJamaica.com. 2006-10-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- "2020 RAN Men's 15-a-side, Women's 10s and Men's Under-19 tourney cancelled - Guyana Chronicle". Guyana Chronicle. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- Kelly, Bryan (2021-11-23). "RAN Women's 12s Tournament Cancelled due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- Birch, John (2022-07-17). "USA South win first RAN 12s". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- Ramphal, Vidia (2022-07-17). "Bronze medal for T&T rugby women". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- MacKinnon, Carly (2023-02-24). "2023 Rugby Americas North Under-19s Men's and Senior Women's 15s Tournament Venue Confirmed". Rugby Americas North. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- Jamaica Rugby
- Jamaica on World Rugby
- Jamaica Archived 2020-01-15 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com