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Nickname | L-imtaten (The Rams) | |
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Emblem | The Ram | |
Union | Malta Rugby Football Union | |
Head coach | Keith Hopkins | |
Captain | Dominic Busuttil | |
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World Rugby ranking | ||
Current | 44 (as of 20 March 2023) | |
Highest | 38 (7 April 2022) | |
Lowest | 45 (2023) | |
First international | ||
Moldova 58–8 Malta (18 November 2000) | ||
Biggest win | ||
Andorra 3–89 Malta (24 March 2018) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
Lithuania 81–10 Malta (19 May 2018) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 0 |
The Malta national rugby union team are governed by the Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU). Although Malta has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, the island state has made remarkable progression since its first international in 2000.
It is currently competing in the Rugby Europe Conference, after topping the Conference 1 South for the past two seasons—2017 and 2018—yet failing to win the play-off to rise to the higher level. The national side is ranked 46th in the world (as of 13 November 2022).