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{{Infobox rugby team
| country = Kazakhstan
| image= Kazakhstanrugbylogo.jpg
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| union = Kazakhstan Rugby Union
| nickname = The Nomads
| emblem = [[Steppe eagle]]
| coach = Timur Mashurov
| from =
| captain = Serik Zhanseitov 
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| first =  {{ru-rt|Kazakhstan}} 5–17 {{ru|Georgia|1990}}<BR/>(4 March 1994)
| bigwin = {{ru-rt|Kazakhstan}} 89–10 {{ru|India}}<BR/>(18 November 2002)
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The '''Kazakhstan national rugby union team''' represents [[Kazakhstan]] at international level of [[rugby union]]. The team are nicknamed "The Nomads" and are controlled by the [[Kazakhstan Rugby Union]].

Kazakhstan have been participating in international competition since 1994 after their independence from the [[USSR]].

In 2007, the fortunes of the team greatly improved by winning all five of their matches and rising 14 places in the [[IRB World Rankings]] to 32nd. This rise was the biggest by any international team over the year. This led to the team being entered into the top division of the new [[Asian Five Nations]] in 2008.<ref>[http://www.irb.com/rankings/news/newsid=2021676.html International Rugby Board – 2007 rankings highs and lows]. 28 December 2007</ref>

Kazakhstan are now one of the leading rugby union nations in Asia, finishing second in the [[2009 Asian Five Nations|2009]] and [[2010 Asian Five Nations]] to continent heavyweights Japan on both occasions. Their second-place finish in 2010 saw them advance to the four-team playoff for a final place at the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]]. They lost 44–7 to [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]] in Montevideo, being eliminated but it was still their best result yet.

They have yet to qualify for a [[Rugby World Cup]] finals.

==Asian Five Nations Record==

* [[2008 Asian Five Nations|2008]]: 4th
* [[2009 Asian Five Nations|2009]]: 2nd
* [[2010 Asian Five Nations|2010]]: 2nd
* [[2011 Asian Five Nations|2011]]: 4th
* [[2012 Asian Five Nations|2012]]: 5th

==Current Squad==
'''Squad to [[2011 Asian Five Nations]]:'''
*Tairzhan Arzuev
*Sergey Menshikov
*Vladamir Chernhik
*Serik Zhanseitov
*Yevginey Shekurov 	
*Nikolay Zhuravlev
*Alexandr Zaharov
*Timur Mashurov (c)
*Akhmetzan Baratov 	
*Daulet Akymbekov 	
*Pavel Stikhin 	
*Ildar Abdrazakov
*Sergey Konev
*Pavel Leonov 	
*Vladamir Mitin
'''Substitutes:'''
*Vladamir Sitdikov
*Dimitri Tkachenko
*Anton Gunbin
*Roman Sorokodyuba
*Dimitri Tronin
*Dastan Suleimenov
*Evegeniy Romanov

==World Cup Record==
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" 
!align="center" width="55px" | Year
!align="center" width="120px" | Result 
!Reached
|-
|align="center"|1995
|align="left"|Did not Enter
|N/A
|-
|align="center"|1999
|align="left"|Did not Enter
|N/A
|-
|align="center"|2003
|align="left"|Did not Qualify
|Asia Round 1 – Pool C (3rd)
|-
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|Did not Qualify
|Asia Round 1b Playoff
|-
|align="center"|2011
|align="left"|Did not Qualify
|[[2011 Rugby World Cup Final Place Play-off|Final place play-offs]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team]]
* [[Rugby union in Kazakhstan]]

==External links==
* [http://kaz-rugby.kz/ Official site]
* [http://impressions-ba.com/features.php?id_feature=10392 Tries and Tribulations]
* [http://www.rugbyinternational.net/data/2010/2010-05/2010051501-jap-kaz.htm Current Squad]

==References==

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{{National rugby teams}}
{{National sports teams of Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:Kazakhstan national rugby union team| ]]
[[Category:Asian national rugby union teams]]
[[Category:Rugby union in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Kazakhstan]]

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