Thailand

Union	Thai Rugby Union
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	73 (as of 5 January 2026)
Highest	73 (5 January 2026)
Lowest	80 (2024)
First international
Japan 82–8 Thailand (8 March 1969)
Biggest win
India 6–90 Thailand (28 October 1998)
Biggest defeat
Japan 141–10 Thailand (4 November 1996)

The Thailand national rugby union team represents Thailand in men's international Rugby union. The Thai national team is yet to play at the Rugby World Cup, but has been playing in qualifying tournaments since the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.

Contents

• History
• Rugby World Cup record
• Asia Rugby Championship
• Squad
• See also
• References
• External links

History

Thailand played their first ever rugby international in 1970. Thailand first attempted to qualify for a World Cup in 1999 when Wales was the host. They competed in Round 1 of the Asia qualifying tournament, winning and losing one match; seeing them finish second in the final standings, and knocking them out of contention to qualify. For the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, Thailand participated in Pool B of the Asia qualification tournament, but finished third in the standings after losing both of their fixtures.

Thailand attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France as well, and were grouped with Sri Lanka and Singapore. However they lost both of their fixtures and did not advance to the next stage.

Within the Asian Five Nations, they competed in the inaugural 2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations in Division Two. After winning all their matches, they will play in the First Division for the 2009 event, taking the place of the Chinese team, (which withdrew due to visa problems) Sri Lanka who finished last stay in Division One because of this.

Rugby World Cup record

Asia Rugby Championship

Asia Rugby Championship – Thailand record (Division 2 / equivalent)
Year	Host nation / Venue	Format	Position	P	W	L	Notes
2014	—	Round-robin	Fourth place	—	—	—	Participated in Division 2
2017	Chinese Taipei	Round-robin	—	—	—	—	Notable win vs Chinese Taipei (27–21)
2018	Thailand (Pattaya)	Knockout	Runner-up	2	1	1	Beat India (SF), lost final to Chinese Taipei
2019	Thailand (Hua Hin)	Knockout	Runner-up	2	1	1	Beat Kazakhstan (SF), lost final to UAE
2022	Pakistan (Lahore)	Two-leg final	Runner-up	2	1	1	Lost title on aggregate (38–39) to Pakistan
2024	—	League / Union Cup	—	—	—	—	Participated under Asia Rugby Union Cup structure

Squad

Squad to 2012 Asian Five Nations - Division 3 ^[1]

See also

• Rugby union in Thailand

References

External links

• Thailand on World Rugby
• Thailand Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com
• ThaiRugbyUnion.com (in Thai)