The China women's national rugby union team represents

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internationally in

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. They played their first test match in 2006 and compete in the

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and its divisional tournaments.

History

China played their first test match in 2006 against

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in the

. They were victorious with a 53–11 thrashing of Thailand. They eventually won the 2006 Asia Women's Championship. In 2007 they were runners-up after losing 34–5 to Kazakhstan in the final of the

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Record

''(Full internationals only)''

Full internationals

References

External links

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