Tahiti national rugby union team

Tahiti

Nicknames	Tahiti Nui XV, Aito
Union	Fédération Tahitienne de Rugby de Polynésie Française
Head coach	Romi Ropati
Captain	Tunui Anania
Top scorer	Manuarii Richmond
Top try scorer	Manuarii Richmond
Home stadium	Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	96 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
Tahiti 0–3 Wallis and Futuna  (1 September 1971)
Biggest win
Tahiti 36–12 Solomon Islands  (26 August 2015)
Biggest defeat
Tahiti 9–102 Fiji  (12 September 1983)
Medal record Pacific Games 1995 Papeete 1971 Papeete 1987 Noumea Pacific Mini Games 1985 Rarotonga

The Tahiti national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union team, representing the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. They first played in 1971 and have played numerous games to date, most against rivals Cook Islands and several against Niue. Other games have been played against Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. France played a match against Tahiti at the end of their 1979 tour and won 92–12.^[1] Plans to have annual "test" match series against Pacific island neighbours, New Caledonia have been put on hold, due to time, availability, finances, and coaching and refereeing resources. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Tahiti is administered by the Fédération Tahitienne de Rugby de Polynésie Française. Currently, players who have represented or played for the Tahiti national rugby team, are eligible to represent France. However, playing at a professional level can only enable this. At present there are several Tahitian professional rugby players abroad in France's Top 14 and Pro D2 professional competition.