Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team

The Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Nomads, represents Kazakhstan in women's rugby union and is governed by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union. They have competed in six Rugby World Cup's, having made their first appearance in 1994 in Scotland. They compete annually in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship and have won five tournaments.

For the men's team, see Kazakhstan national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Kazakhstan women's national rugby sevens team.

Kazakhstan
Nickname(s)Nomads
UnionKazakhstan Rugby Union
Head coachAnna Yakovleva
CaptainKarina Sazintova
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current18 (as of 4 September 2023)
Highest8 (2003)
First international
 Germany 11–10 Kazakhstan 
(Hanover, Germany; 31 October 1993)
Biggest win
 Kazakhstan 91–7 Singapore 
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 4 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Kazakhstan 0–118 Fiji 
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 27 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1994)
Best result9th place, 1998
Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 24 June 2024[1]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  England096.90
2  Canada089.13
3  New Zealand088.96
4  France087.27
5  Australia078.36
6  Scotland075.99
7  United States074.57
8  Wales074.28
9  Italy074.26
10  Ireland073.53
11  Japan069.98
12  South Africa065.17
13  Spain065.15
14 1 Fiji061.19
15 1 Russia061.10
16  Netherlands058.98
17  Hong Kong058.76
18  Samoa058.48
19  Kazakhstan055.23
20  Sweden052.72
*Change from the previous week

History

Kazakhstan has competed in six Rugby World Cups between 1994 and 2014. They won the 2014 Asian Four Nations Championship in Hong Kong.[2] Up to 2019, Kazakhstan had only played four international matches since the 2014 World Cup. They defeated China in the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Championship Division 1 competition and qualified for the 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[3]

The 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was postponed twice before it was cancelled altogether.[4][5][6] The Nomads were left to play Hong Kong who later withdrew due to challenges caused by COVID-19.[7] They qualified for the repechage tournament and met Colombia who saw them off with a 18–10 victory in a semifinal berth.[8]

In December 2022, Kazakhstan fell five places in rankings, from 15th to 20th, after two consecutive losses to Hong Kong.[9][10]

Records

Overall
See also: List of Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team matches

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Kazakhstan internationals 1993-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win%
 Canada 1994 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 China 2007 4 3 0 1 75%
 Colombia 2022 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 England 2000 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Fiji 2023 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 France 1998 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Germany 1993 4 3 0 1 75%
 Hong Kong 2009 7 4 0 3 57.14%
 Ireland 1998 6 3 0 3 50%
 Italy 2001 2 2 0 0 100%
 Japan 2005 10 7 0 3 70%
 Kenya 2023 1 1 0 0 100%
 New Zealand 2014 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Netherlands 1999 2 2 0 0 100%
 Russia 1994 4 1 0 3 25%
 Samoa 2002 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Spain 2006 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Scotland 2006 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Singapore 2013 2 2 0 0 100%
 South Africa 2006 4 1 0 3 25%
 Sweden 1994 4 3 0 1 75%
 Thailand 2005 1 1 0 0 100%
 Uzbekistan 2008 2 2 0 0 100%
 United States 2010 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Wales 1994 5 2 0 3 40%
Summary 77 37 0 40 48.05%

Rugby World Cup
YearRoundRankMWDLPFPAPD
1991 Did not enter
1994 Plate final9th53029169+22
1998 Bowl final9th540110957+62
2002 11th place playoff11th42027258+14
2006 11th place playoff11th510470114-44
2010 11th place playoff11th510425203-178
2014 11th place playoff12th300322215-193
2017 Did not enter
2021 Did not qualify
Total6/99th2711016389716-327

2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
  1.  Kazakhstan 5-79  New Zealand
  2.  Kazakhstan 7-47  United States
  3.  Kazakhstan 5-40  Ireland
  4.  Kazakhstan 5-18  Spain
  5.  Kazakhstan 0-31  Samoa

2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying
  1.  Kazakhstan 8-13  China
  2.  Kazakhstan 15-0  China
  3.  Kazakhstan 10-18  Colombia

2023 WXV
  1.  Kazakhstan 0-109  Ireland
  2.  Kazakhstan 18-12  Kenya
  3.  Kazakhstan 0-118  Fiji

Asian Championship
  1. 2006: DNE
  2. 2007 ARFU Women's Rugby Championship
  3. 2008 ARFU Women's Rugby Championship
  4. 2010: DNE
  5. 2012 Asia Women's Four Nations
  6. 2013 Asia Women's Four Nations
  7. 2014 Asia Women's Four Nations
  8. 2015 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
  9. 2016: DNE
  10. 2017: DNE
  11. 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
  12. 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship
  13. 2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship

Players

Recent Squad
Kazakhstan squad for RWC 2021 Final Qualification Tournament[3]

Squad

  • Veronika Stepanuyga
  • Nigora Nurmatova
  • Alina Askerova
  • Daiana Kazibekova
  • Galina Krassavina
  • Yekaterina Kamenkova
  • Kundyzay Baktybayeva
  • Anzhelika Pichugina
  • Akzharkynay Zholdaspayeva
  • Balzhan Koishibayeva
  • Darya Tkachyova
  • Lyudmila Sherer
  • Karina Sazintova (c)
  • Natalya Kamendrovskaya
  • Liliya Kibisheva
  • Adina Makhsutova

Squad

  • Moldir Ashkat
  • Xeniya Kim
  • Alyona Drobovskaya
  • Milana Alayeva
  • Svetlana Malezhina
  • Blazhan Akhbayeva
  • Darya Simakova
  • Anastassiya Khodus
  • Yekaterina Ardashirova
  • Anna Melnikova
  • Amina Tulegenova
  • Diana Abisheva
  • Yelena Yurova
  • Svetlana Obukhoya

Coach: Anna Yakovleva

Previous Squads

See also

References
  1. "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. World Rugby.com (26 May 2014). "Kazakhstan Women crowned Asian 4N champions". Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. "RWC 2021 Qualifier Preview: Kazakhstan vs Colombia". RugbyAsia247. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. Houston, Michael (20 February 2020). "Asia Rugby Women's Championship rescheduled due to coronavirus". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. "Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2020 rescheduled". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. "Asia Rugby Women's Championship update". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. Ekin, Kim (21 January 2022). "'Every avenue was explored' - World Rugby issue statement on RWC 2021". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. "Colombia one step closer to Rugby World Cup 2021 after beating Kazakhstan". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  9. "New-look Hong Kong at record high in World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  10. "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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