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The Thailand national rugby league team, or the Thailand Chang 13, is the national team that represents Thailand in rugby league.The Thailand national team is associated with TRL Rugby 13 National Rugby League (Thailand) Co,.Ltd, the organization that runs the yet-to-be-formed Thailand Domestic League and the yet-to-be-formed University Shield competitions.
The Thailand Rugby Union (TRU) is the governing body of rugby union in Thailand, recognised by the International Rugby Board. It has its headquarters in Bangkok , and was founded in 1937, affiliating to the International Rugby Board in 1989.
IRL Men's World Rankings. The IRL Men's World Rankings are the ranking system for men's national teams in the sport of rugby league football. The teams of the member nations of the International Rugby League, rugby league football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
History. Thailand played their first ever rugby international in 1970. Thailand first attempted to qualify for a World Cup in 1999 when Wales was the host. They competed in Round 1 of the Asia qualifying tournament, winning and losing one match; seeing them finish second in the final standings, and knocking them out of contention to qualify.
A push into converting union players to rugby league, such as All Blacks John Gallagher, Frano Botica, Matthew Ridge and Va'aiga Tuigamala, occurred during the late 1980s and into the 1990s. [47] When rugby union became professional league players were allowed to play for rugby union teams, leading to a reversal in cross-code switching.
Rugby union at the Asian Games. Rugby union in Thailand is a significant sport. [citation needed] They are currently ranked 60th, with 16,121 registered players. [2] The governing body is the Thai Rugby Union, which was founded in 1937, and affiliated to the IRFB in 1989. [2] [3] [4]
United Rugby Championship — provincial/regional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. The competition began as the Celtic League, restricted to the three Celtic nations; became Pro12 when two Italian teams joined in 2010–11 and Pro14 when two South African teams joined in 2017–18.
For the women's rankings, see World Rugby Women's World Rankings. The World Rugby Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in rugby union, managed by World Rugby, the sport's governing body. There are separate men's and women's rankings. The teams of World Rugby's member nations are ranked based on their game results, with the most ...