The Bahamas national rugby union team represent the

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in the sport of

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. The team have thus far not qualified for a

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, but have participated in qualifying tournament. The nation is classified as tier three by the

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(IRB).

History

The Bahamas made their international debut on March 22, 1997 in a match against

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. Bermuda won the contest 24 points to 3. The Bahamas played

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that April, and in the process won their first international; defeating Barbados 37-23. The team played three internationals during October 1998; although the Bahamas lost all three games, against Bermuda,

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and

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. The Bahamas compete in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes

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, the

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, the

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, and

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.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p78 They played a one-off international in 2001, losing to Barbados 18 points to 25. Another international was played in June 2003, where they lost 7 to 13 to the

. The Bahamas took part in the Americas qualifying tournaments for the

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. They won their first two matches, defeating the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, but lost their third against Jamaica. However, they did finish at the top of the Northern Pool, clinching the play-off match against the winner of the other pool. The Bahamas lost to Barbados in the play-off match, 52-3.

Record

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Bermuda national XV at test level up until 3 June 2017:

World Cup record

* 1987 - Did not enter * 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

Squad

Squad to 2012 NACRA Championship 26 May 2012

References

External links

Bahamas
on IRB.com
Rugby Bahamas

Bahamas
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