Bermuda first played in qualifying tournaments for a Rugby World Cup in the
Americas tournaments for the
1995 Rugby World Cup in
South Africa. Bermuda were eliminated from North-Round 1, losing 3 points to 60 to the
United States. Bermuda attempted to qualify for the
1999 Rugby World Cup in
Wales as well, participating in
Group 2 of Round 1 Americas qualifying, where they finished at the top of their pool after defeating both the
Bahamas and
Barbados, and advancing to Round 2. They defeated
Trinidad and Tobago in their first match, but then lost to
Chile, and finished second, ending their qualifying run. Bermuda competes in the
Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes
Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, the
Cayman Islands,
Jamaica, the Bahamas,
British Virgin Islands, and
Guyana. They competed in the North group of the
Round 1 of the Americas tournaments in qualifying for the
2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. They were however knocked out by Trinidad and Tobago and did not advance to Round 2. They drew 10-all against Jamaica in the
qualifying tournaments for the
2007 Rugby World Cup in France but did not advance. They won the North group in the
qualifying tournaments for the
2015 Rugby World Cup and defeat Guyana but in the next round were eliminated by
Paraguay in
Asunción. ==Record==