The Qatar national rugby union team represents Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 in international rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

. Qatar is a member of the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

 (IRB), and will make its Asian 5 Nations debut in 2011. The team has yet to play in a Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

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Qataris have some involvement with the Arabian Gulf rugby union team

Arabian Gulf rugby union team

The Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players from Arab states of Persian Gulf — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that represented the Arabian Peninsula area in international rugby union competitions...

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1st TEST MATCH – QATAR Vs Lanka Lions - 4 May 2011

QATAR	LANKA LIONS
27	5

HSBC Asian 5 Nations (Division IV)

Qatar becomes the newest team to make its debut in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations. With a blend of veteran international players qualifying under IRB residency regulations and aspiring young locals, Qatar will be looking to make an impact on its debut in the Division IV competition in Dubai.

QRF Players comes from Qatar, South Africa, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, New Zealand, Australia, Jordan, Lebanon and Nigeria.

Qatar register it first ever win in an official international competition after defeating Jordan and Lebanon

LINKS:

http://www.sport360.com/more-sports/news/107971-rugby-qatar-register-upset-win-in-asian-5-nations

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/printArticle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=434556&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

http://www.asian5nations.com/node/340

http://www.asian5nations.com/node/359

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2W6ixZrjW8 (Match Video QATAR Vs Lebanon)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9OX6bq3stI&feature=related (Match Video QATAR Vs Jordan)

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=432926&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16