Chinese Taipei national rugby union team

The Chinese Taipei national rugby union team represents the Republic of China (Taiwan) in international rugby union. Chinese Taipei have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have attempted to qualify since Wales 1999.

History

The team is referred to as "Chinese Taipei" rather than Taiwan or Republic of China for political reasons.

The Chinese Taipei finished at the top of their Round 2 pool in qualifying tournaments for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, winning both of their fixtures; defeating Sri Lanka and Malaysia. They advanced to Round 3, where they defeated Hong Kong.

In July, 2002 Chinese Taipei was in the unenviable position of being beaten by Japan 155-3.Stubbs, p119 In May of the same year, Paraguay was beaten by the same margin by Argentina at 152-0, however, unlike Paraguay, Chinese Taipei scored some points in their match.

For qualifying tournaments for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, they won Pool A of Round 1, advancing to Round 2. There they faced both Hong Kong and China. The Chinese Taipei again finished at the top of the pool, winning both of their fixtures. The Chinese Taipei advanced to Round 3, however they lost their fixtures against Japan and Korea, knocking them out of the tournament. Their attempt to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup was in Division 2, Round 1 of Asia qualifying.

Record Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Chinese Taipei national XV at test level up until 18 July 2026, updated after match with .

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won 2 0 2 0 0% 1 1 0 0 % 3 1 2 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 21 6 14 1 % 5 2 2 1 % 3 3 0 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 4 0 4 0 0% 12 0 12 0 0% 5 2 3 0 % 9 5 4 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 16 11 5 0 % 13 0 13 0 0% 14 8 6 0 % 16 12 4 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% Total 130 54 74 2 %

Squad

Hung Chi Hsiang named a 23 man squad for the 2024 Unions Cup in Singapore.

Chinese Taipei squad for 2024 Unions CupNamePositionCapsClubYeh Tai TingProp 4 Tainan KaierMa Sheng En0 Hai Yang Ocean Feed Ye Cheng Yu0 Tainan KaierChun Yu Chun0 Taipei Medical UniversityTsai Yu Tang Hooker 0 Taipei Yuan KunCen Yu Qi0 Tainan KaierLiu Chia Yu Lock 0 New Taipei Lei Xu LionsChang Yu Cheng 0 Taipei Yuan KunHuang Pin Gui0 Taipei Yuan KunCheng An Ting0 Taipei Yuan KunYao Chih Yao Backrow 0 Taipei Yuan KunHuang Yi Kai0 Hai Yang Ocean FeedHong Jing Che0 Tainan KaierShen Ming Kuang Scrum-half 6 Hai Yang Ocean FeedChen Chun Chi0 Taipei Yuan KunLuo Yi Hong Fly-half 0 Taipei Yuan KunChien Tzu Fan (c)Centre 4 Tainan KaierWang Jia Xian0 Hai Yang Ocean FeedCheng Yu Min0 New Taipei Lei Xu LionsHuang Jian Ying Outside Back 0 Taipei Yuan KunShin Jai Yung0 Taipei Yuan KunHuang Yuan Cheng 0 Taipei Yuan KunXie Bing Yi0 Taipei Yuan Kun

World Cup record

1987 - No qualifying tournament held 1991 - 1995 - Did not enter 1999 - 2015 - Did not qualify 2019 Rugby World Cup - Did not enter 2023 Rugby World Cup - Did not enter 2027 Rugby World Cup - Did not enter

Chinese Taipei national rugby union team

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