Turkey national rugby union team
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| Union | Turkish Rugby Federation |
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| Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) |
| Coach(es) | Niall Doherty |
| First international | |
 Turkey 31–5 Slovakia  (19 April 2012) |
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| Largest win | |
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Turkey 55–3 Slovakia (23 November 2013) |
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| Largest defeat | |
Turkey 25–34 Bosnia & Herz.  (25 October 2014) |
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The Turkey national rugby union team represents Turkey at rugby union football. It is a relatively recent creation, being started at the end of 2009. Turkey is currently a third-tier side. The team first played in 2012 against Slovakia and won 31-5 in Bratislava. On tour, they also defeated Estonia 49-5 in Tallinn. Turkey has yet to play in the qualifying stages for the Rugby World Cup finals.
Rugby union in Turkey is administered by the Turkish Rugby Federation (Türkiye Ragbi Federasyonu). The federation is affiliated to Rugby Europe (formerly FIRA-AER), but not yet to the World Rugby (formerly IRB). Şahin Kömürcü is the federation's president.
International matches up to the end of 2014:
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