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 Cups, 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 Kazakhstan played their first test in 1993 and has competed in six Rugby World Cups — 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. They won the 2014 Asian Four Nations Championship in Hong Kong. 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.
The 2020 Asia Rugby Women's Championship was postponed twice before it was cancelled altogether. The Nomads were left to play Hong Kong who later withdrew due to challenges caused by COVID-19. They qualified for the repechage tournament and met Colombia who saw them off with a 18–10 victory in a semifinal berth.
In December 2022, Kazakhstan fell five places in rankings, from 15th to 20th, after two consecutive losses to Hong Kong.
Records
Overall
(Full internationals only) + Rugby: Kazakhstan internationals 1993- Opponent First game Played Won Drawn LostWin% 1994 2 0 0 20.00% 2007 4 3 0 175% 2022 1 0 0 10.00% 2000 3 0 0 30.00% 2023 1 0 0 10.00% 1998 3 0 0 30.00% 1993 4 3 0 175% 2009 7 4 0 357.14% 1998 6 3 0 350% 2001 2 2 0 0100% 2005 10 7 0 370% 2023 1 1 0 0100%201410010.00% 1999 2 2 0 0100% 1994 4 1 0 325% 2002 3 0 0 30.00% 2006 2 0 0 20.00% 2006 1 0 0 10.00% 2013 2 2 0 0100% 2006 4 1 0 325% 1994 4 3 0 175% 2005 1 1 0 0100% 2008 2 2 0 0100% 2010 2 0 0 20.00% 1994 5 2 0 340% Summary 77 37 0 40 48.05% Rugby World Cup
Results 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup 5-79 7-47 5-40 5-18 0-31 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying 8-13 15-0 10-18
2023 WXV 0-109 18-12 0-118
Asian Championship Results Source:
#YearMWDLGFGAGD12006Did Not Compete2200722004511+343200822001036+9742010Did Not Compete520122200688+6062013220011630+8672014330013027+1038201521015227+2592016Did Not Compete10201711202220022945-1612202321012795-681320242002086-86142025200212119-107Total10/14211308582454+128
Players
Recent Squad Kazakhstan named a 26-player squad for the 2025 Asia Rugby Women's Championship in Fukuoka, Japan. Player Position Date of birth (age) Club Irina BalabinaForward Almaty Anna ChebotarForward Almaty Maria GrishinaForward Asiasport Natalya Kamendrovskaya (c)Forward Almaty Xeniya KimForward Asiasport Viktoriya KuznetsovaForward Kostanay Svetlana MalezhinaForward Asiasport Yuliya OleinikovaForward PRK Olympics Anzhelika PichuginaForward Asiasport Karina SazontovaForward Asiasport Darya SimakovaForward Asiasport Darya TkachyovaForward Asiasport Yelena YurovaForward Asiasport Symbat ZhamankulovaForward Almaty Ayaulym BakytpekBackPRK Olympics Alyona DrobovskayaBackAsiasport Liliya KibishevaBackPRK Olympics Tatyana KruchinkinaBackAsiasport Angelina KuznetsovaBackSDUSHOR Anna MelnikovaBackAsiasport Yekaterina SavinaBackPRK Olympics Oxana ShadrinaBackAsiasport Amina SharipBackPRK Olympics Veronika StepanyugaBackAsiasport Amina TulegenovaBackPRK Olympics Natalya VlassovaBackAsiasport World Cup Squads
See also Rugby union in Kazakhstan
References
External links Kazakhstan rugby Tries and Tribulations