Latvia women's national rugby union team explained

Latvia
Type:Women
Union:Latvian Rugby Federation
World Rugby Rank:47
World Rugby Rank Date:28 October 2024
First Game: 7–41
Largest Win: 50–0
Largest Loss: 0–63
World Rugby Max:40
World Rugby Max Year:2024
Coach:Antonio Joao de Carvalho Abreu
World Rugby Min:47
World Rugby Min Year:2024

The Latvia women's national rugby union team represents Latvia in rugby union. They played their first test match in 2023.

History

Latvia made their international debut when they took on Finland at the Myllypuro Sports Park in Helsinki on 15 October 2023.[1] They have been playing rugby sevens internationally since 2007 and made their first step into the fifteens code with their inaugural test match.

On 5 October 2024, Latvia and Norway played in their first official Rugby Europe competition, the match took place in Ogre City Stadium in Latvia.[2]

Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 5 October 2024)

Latvia Internationals From 2023!Opponent!First Match!Played!Won!Drawn!Lost!Win %
202320020.00%
20241100100%
Summary310233.33%

Results

Full internationals

WonLostDraw
Test Date Opponent Venue Event Ref
115 October 2023741Myllypuro Sports Park, Helsinki[3]
25 October 2024500Ogre City Stadium, Latvia[4]
326 October 2024063Zemgales Olimpiskais Centrs, JelgavaTest match

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birch . John . 2023-10-21 . Latvia make test debut in Finland . 2023-12-08 . Scrum Queens . en.
  2. Web site: Heatly . Gary . 2024-10-07 . Weekend review : Rugby Europe Conference games' delights . 2024-10-08 . Rugby Europe . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2023-10-21 . Finland v Latvia . 2023-12-09 . www.world.rugby.
  4. Web site: 2024-10-05 . Latvia v Norway . 2024-10-08 . www.rugbyeurope.eu.