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Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team

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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
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameNomads
UnionKazakhstan Rugby Union
Head coachAnna Yakovleva
CaptainKarina Sazintova
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current19 (as of 15 July 2024)
Highest6
Lowest20 (2022)
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 19 May 2025[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 97.56
2 Steady  Canada 89.58
3 Steady  New Zealand 88.74
4 Steady  France 85.92
5 Steady  Ireland 78.78
6 Steady  Australia 77.88
7 Steady  Scotland 76.56
8 Steady  Italy 75.23
9 Steady  United States 72.05
10 Steady  Wales 70.81
11 Steady  Japan 68.41
12 Steady  South Africa 68.04
13 Steady  Spain 63.73
14 Steady  Samoa 60.56
15 Steady  Netherlands 60.42
16 Steady  Fiji 59.14
17 Steady  Hong Kong 57.56
18 Steady  Russia 55.10
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 53.88
20 Steady  Sweden 49.31
*Change from the previous week

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.

History

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Kazakhstan played their first test in 1993 and has competed in six Rugby World Cups — 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014.[2] They won the 2014 Asian Four Nations Championship in Hong Kong.[3] 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.[4]

The 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was postponed twice before it was cancelled altogether.[5][6][7] The Nomads were left to play Hong Kong who later withdrew due to challenges caused by COVID-19.[8] They qualified for the repechage tournament and met Colombia who saw them off with a 18–10 victory in a semifinal berth.[9]

In December 2022, Kazakhstan fell five places in rankings, from 15th to 20th, after two consecutive losses to Hong Kong.[10][11]

Records

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Overall

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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

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Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA Squad
Wales 1991 Did not enter
Scotland 1994 Plate final 9th 5 3 0 2 91 69 Squad
Netherlands 1998 Bowl final 9th 5 4 0 1 109 57 Squad
Spain 2002 11th place playoff 11th 4 2 0 2 72 58 Squad
Canada 2006 11th place playoff 11th 5 1 0 4 70 114 Squad
England 2010 11th place playoff 11th 5 1 0 4 25 203 Squad
France 2014 11th place playoff 12th 3 0 0 3 22 215 Squad
Ireland 2017 Did not enter
New Zealand 2021 Did Not Qualify
England 2025
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total 6/9 9th† 27 11 0 16 389 716
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue


Results

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2014 Women's Rugby World Cup

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  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

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  1.  Kazakhstan 8-13  China
  2.  Kazakhstan 15-0  China
  3.  Kazakhstan 10-18  Colombia

2023 WXV

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

Asian Championship Results

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Source: [12][13]

# Year M W D L GF GA GD
1 2006 Did Not Compete
2 2007 2 2 0 0 45 11 +34
3 2008 2 2 0 0 103 6 +97
4 2010 Did Not Compete
5 2012 2 2 0 0 68 8 +60
6 2013 2 2 0 0 116 30 +86
7 2014 3 3 0 0 130 27 +103
8 2015 2 1 0 1 52 27 +25
9 2016 Did Not Compete
10 2017
11 2022 2 0 0 2 29 45 -16
12 2023 2 1 0 1 27 95 -68
13 2024 2 0 0 2 0 86 -86
14 2025 2 0 0 2 12 119 -107
Total 10/14 21 13 0 8 582 454 +128

Players

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Recent Squad

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Kazakhstan named a 26-player squad for the 2025 Asia Rugby Women's Championship in Fukuoka, Japan.[14]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Club
Irina Balabina Forward (2005-07-03)3 July 2005 (aged 19) Almaty
Anna Chebotar Forward (1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 35) Almaty
Maria Grishina Forward (1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (aged 26) Asiasport
Natalya Kamendrovskaya (c) Forward (1990-04-17)17 April 1990 (aged 35) Almaty
Xeniya Kim Forward (2000-06-21)21 June 2000 (aged 24) Asiasport
Viktoriya Kuznetsova Forward (2006-05-10)10 May 2006 (aged 19) Kostanay
Svetlana Malezhina Forward (2000-06-21)21 June 2000 (aged 24) Asiasport
Yuliya Oleinikova Forward (2003-06-23)23 June 2003 (aged 21) PRK Olympics
Anzhelika Pichugina Forward (2003-01-27)27 January 2003 (aged 22) Asiasport
Karina Sazontova Forward (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 (aged 23) Asiasport
Darya Simakova Forward (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 23) Asiasport
Darya Tkachyova Forward (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 31) Asiasport
Yelena Yurova Forward (1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 35) Asiasport
Symbat Zhamankulova Forward (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 33) Almaty
Ayaulym Bakytpek Back (2007-06-18)18 June 2007 (aged 17) PRK Olympics
Alyona Drobovskaya Back (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 22) Asiasport
Liliya Kibisheva Back (1988-01-30)30 January 1988 (aged 37) PRK Olympics
Tatyana Kruchinkina Back (2000-09-22)22 September 2000 (aged 24) Asiasport
Angelina Kuznetsova Back (2005-06-15)15 June 2005 (aged 19) SDUSHOR
Anna Melnikova Back (2004-10-08)8 October 2004 (aged 20) Asiasport
Yekaterina Savina Back (2000-11-26)26 November 2000 (aged 24) PRK Olympics
Oxana Shadrina Back (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (aged 34) Asiasport
Amina Sharip Back (2006-11-13)13 November 2006 (aged 18) PRK Olympics
Veronika Stepanyuga Back (1994-11-12)12 November 1994 (aged 30) Asiasport
Amina Tulegenova Back (2004-08-06)6 August 2004 (aged 20) PRK Olympics
Natalya Vlassova Back (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 29) Asiasport

World Cup Squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Historic Debut for Georgian Women's Rugby Team in 15-aside Match Against Kazakhstan". Rugby Europe. 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ World Rugby.com (26 May 2014). "Kazakhstan Women crowned Asian 4N champions". Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "RWC 2021 Qualifier Preview: Kazakhstan vs Colombia". RugbyAsia247. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ Houston, Michael (20 February 2020). "Asia Rugby Women's Championship rescheduled due to coronavirus". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2020 rescheduled". www.women.rugby. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship update". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. ^ Ekin, Kim (21 January 2022). "'Every avenue was explored' - World Rugby issue statement on RWC 2021". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  9. ^ "Colombia one step closer to Rugby World Cup 2021 after beating Kazakhstan". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  12. ^ http://rugbyarchive.net/team/3373
  13. ^ https://www.roon-ba.com/rugbyunion/women/2025.html
  14. ^ "女子カザフスタン代表来日メンバーのお知らせ｜日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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