The Nepal national rugby union team (Nepali:नेपाल राष्ट्रिय रग्बी युनियन टीम represents Nepal in international rugby union. Nepal is a member of the International Rugby Board (NRB).

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Nepal

Nickname(s)	The Gorkhas
Union	Nepal Rugby Union
Head coach	Tanka Raj Giri
Captain	Krishna Chettri
World Rugby ranking
Current	94 (as of 29 January 2024)
First international
Bangladesh 31-7    Nepal 21 June 2022
Biggest defeat
India 86-0    Nepal 19 November 2022

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Rugby is going to be played between Nepal and Bangladesh from 21 to 22 June 2022 at Army Stadium, Dhaka. A team of 25 from Nepal including players, coach, manager and a physio will leave for Bangladesh on 18 June, Saturday. The Rugby 7s and Rugby 15s matches will be played.

Nepali team lost against to Bangladesh team in the first international match on 21 June 2022. This match was an official international friendly match.

The following players have captained Nepal in the recent past:

The following coaches have led Nepal in the recent past:

Coach	Years
Wijelath Sean Mark Wijesinghe	2023-

Matches played in the last 12 months.

21 June 2022 13:00

Bangladesh	31–7	Nepal
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Banggabandhu International Stadium , Bangladesh

19 November 2022 14:30

India	86–0	Nepal
	Report

Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, India

22 November 2022 14:30

Nepal	12–43	Bangladesh
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Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, India

Squad for the Bangladesh-Nepal International 15s Rugby series 2022.^[1]