Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team

The Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team (Russian: женская сборная Казахстана по регби), nicknamed the Nomads, represents Kazakhstan in women's rugby union and is governed by the Kazakhstan Rugby Union. They have competed in six Rugby World Cup's, having made their first appearance in 1994 in Scotland. They compete annually in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship and have won five tournaments.

Kazakhstan
Nickname(s)Nomads
UnionKazakhstan Rugby Union
Head coachAnna Yakovleva
CaptainKarina Sazintova
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current18 (as of 4 September 2023)
Highest8 (2003)
First international
 Germany 11–10 Kazakhstan 
(Hanover, Germany; 31 October 1993)
Biggest win
 Kazakhstan 91–7 Singapore 
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 4 September 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Kazakhstan 0–118 Fiji 
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 27 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1994)
Best result9th place, 1998
Top 20 rankings as of 15 April 2024
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  England096.18
2  New Zealand090.56
3  France088.00
4  Canada086.27
5  Australia081.61
6  Italy076.50
7  Scotland075.80
8  Wales073.41
9  United States072.57
10  Ireland072.35
11  Japan069.38
12  South Africa065.17
13  Spain065.15
14  Russia061.10
15  Samoa059.57
16  Netherlands058.98
17  Fiji058.65
18  Hong Kong058.31
19  Kazakhstan055.97
20  Sweden052.72
*Change from the previous week
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