The team is referred to as "Chinese Taipei" rather than Taiwan or Republic of China for political reasons. The Chinese Taipei finished at the top of their Round 2 pool in qualifying tournaments for the
1999 Rugby World Cup, winning both of their fixtures; defeating
Sri Lanka and
Malaysia. They advanced to Round 3, where they defeated
Hong Kong. In July, 2002 Chinese Taipei was in the unenviable position of being beaten by
Japan 155-3. In May of the same year,
Paraguay was beaten by the same margin by
Argentina at 152-0, however, unlike Paraguay, Chinese Taipei scored some points in their match. For qualifying tournaments for the
2003 Rugby World Cup in
Australia, they won Pool A of Round 1, advancing to Round 2. There they faced both Hong Kong and
China. The Chinese Taipei again finished at the top of the pool, winning both of their fixtures. The Chinese Taipei advanced to Round 3, however they lost their fixtures against
Japan and
Korea, knocking them out of the tournament. Their attempt to qualify for the
2007 Rugby World Cup was in Division 2, Round 1 of Asia qualifying. == Squad ==