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Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) | ||
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Union | Turkish Rugby Federation | ||
Head coach | Niall Doherty | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 94 (as of 29 January 2024) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (19 April 2012) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (23 November 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (10 July 2021) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The Turkey national rugby union team is a relatively recent creation, being started at the end of 2009. Turkey is currently a third-tier side. The team first played in 2012 against Slovakia and won 31–5 in Bratislava. On tour, they also defeated Estonia 49–5 in Tallinn. [1] Turkey has yet to play in the qualifying stages for the Rugby World Cup finals.
Rugby union in Turkey is administered by the Turkish Rugby Federation (Türkiye Ragbi Federasyonu). The federation is affiliated to Rugby Europe (formerly FIRA-AER), [2] and as of 11th May 2023 a full member of World Rugby (formerly IRB). [3] Murat Pazan is the federation's president.
2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Turkey national XV at test level up until 13 April 2024:
Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Total | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 37.5% |