Thailand played their first ever rugby international in 1970. Thailand first attempted to qualify for a World Cup in 1999 when Wales was the host. They competed in Round 1 of the Asia qualifying tournament, winning and losing one match; seeing them finish second in the final standings, and knocking them out of contention to qualify. For the
2003 Rugby World Cup in
Australia, Thailand participated in Pool B of the Asia qualification tournament, but finished third in the standings after losing both of their fixtures. Thailand attempted to qualify for the
2007 Rugby World Cup in
France as well, and were grouped with
Sri Lanka and
Singapore. However they lost both of their fixtures and did not advance to the next stage. Within the
Asian Five Nations, they competed in the inaugural
2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations in
Division Two. After winning all their matches, they will play in the First Division for the 2009 event, taking the place of the
Chinese team, (which withdrew due to visa problems) Sri Lanka who finished last stay in
Division One because of this. ==Rugby World Cup record==