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Nickname | Els Isards | ||
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Union | Federació Andorrana de Rugby | ||
Head coach | Jeannot Martinho | ||
Captain | Jonathan Garcia | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 88 (as of 16 January 2023) | ||
Highest | 72 (23 November 2020) | ||
First international | |||
Andorra 24 – 3 Luxembourg (1 July 1987) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Andorra 76 – 3 Norway (4 September 2004) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Andorra 3 – 89 Malta (24 March 2018) |
The Andorra national rugby union team, nicknamed Els Isards (which is a Pyrenean Chamois) represent the Andorran Rugby Federation (FAR) in international rugby union competitions. They play most of their home games in Andorra la Vella, the country's capital, though have had some matches in Foix, which is in France.
They compete in the European Nations Cup, and are currently in the second division. As well as playing numerous friendlies they have also taken part in the qualification stages of the Rugby World Cup, competing in every tournament since 1995.
The national side is ranked 88th in the world, as of 16 January 2023.[1]