Kelssek national rugby union team
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Union | Kelssek Rugby Federation |
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Head coach | Leigh Kirwan |
Captain | Julian Grenn |
NSRB rankings | |
Current | 19th |
Highest | 1st |
Rugby World Cup | |
Appearances | 12 (first in RWC 8) |
Best result | Champions (RWC11, RWC12) |
The Kelssek national rugby team represents Kelssek in international rugby union, primarily the Rugby World Cup which it has won twice. The team are often nicknamed the "Blueleaves" (Feuilles-bleus) in the media and are governed by the Kelssek Rugby Federation (KRF).
Kelssek's first international test match is a matter of some historical obscurity. Kelssek's first internationally sanctioned match was a 27-23 defeat against Ariddia at Rugby World Cup 8. However, the KRF awarded caps to players for a Test match against Nouveau Bretagne around the same time for which all other records have been lost.
By winning the 11th and 12th Rugby World Cup, Kelssek were the first team to successfully defend the sport's world championship.
Record
Rugby World Cup
RWC | Result | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Rank |
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8 | 3rd in group | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 137 | 198 | UR |
9 | tournament abandoned | |||||||
10 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 114 | n/a |
11 | Champions | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 96 | 4 |
12 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 144 | 1 |
13 | 3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 40 | 1 |
14 | QF | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 283 | 138 | 1 |
15 | tournament abandoned | |||||||
16 | R16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 122 | 2 |
18 | 4th in group | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 154 | 18 |
20 | 4th in group | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 154 | |
27 | R16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 55 | UR |
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