| Nickname | Ticos | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Federación de Rugby de Costa Rica (FRCR) | |
| Head coach | Miguel Castillo | |
| Captain | Leonardo Muñoz Recalde | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 99 (as of 4 November 2024) | |
| Highest | 93 (23 November 2020) | |
| Lowest | 100 (2024) | |
| First international | ||
(19 February 2005) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
(27 August 2017) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
(25 September 2024) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 0 | |
TheCosta Rica national rugby union team representsCosta Rica in internationalrugby union. The nation have yet to play in aRugby World Cup tournament. The Costa Rica national rugby team played their first international in 2005 defeating their opponents Panama by 60–0.
In December, 2007, Costa Rica A & B sides participated in the First Central American Rugby cup. The other competing teams werePanama andGuatemala. Costa Rica A came first in this tournament, Panama 2nd, Guatemala 3rd, and Costa Rica B 4th.
In December 2009, Costa Rica hosted theIRB Consur B tournament. The other competing nations wereColombia,Venezuela,Peru, and Costa Rica. The final results were Colombia finishing first, Venezuela second, Peru third, and Costa Rica fourth.
After finishing fourth behind Peru, Venezuela and Colombia in the2010 and2011 CONSUR B tournaments, Costa Rica played in the newly createdCONSUR C tournament in 2012. They won this tournament, beating Guatemala,Ecuador andEl Salvador.
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Costa Rican national XV at test level up until23 November 2019:
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40% | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 37.21% |
In December 2012, Costa Rica played in the newly createdCONSUR C tournament. They won this tournament, beatingGuatemala by 37 to 10,Ecuador by 33 to 8 andEl Salvador by 57 to 3.
This unprecedented achievement was the result a hardworking staff and a 5 months preparation during which more than 100 players were called for trials. Coach Francisco José "El Gordo Secret" Galarreta Apaestegui and his manager Wadya "Dr. Evil" Sauma put up a team united by personal sacrifice, friendship and a common dream that lead them into victory. The 2012 Costa Rican rugby union team demonstrated the country's rugby at its best, displaying some players from every union.
The 2012 CONSUR C 25-player squad:
| Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Blanco | Prop | |
| Guillermo Lavari | Prop | |
| Jefry Vargas | Prop | |
| Marvin Taylor Ebanks | Prop | |
| Claudio Carrizo | Hooker | |
| Alexis Devitre | Lock | |
| Meyer Zúñiga Fernández | Lock | |
| Hugo López Póveda | Lock | |
| Nicolas Broggi | No. 8 | |
| Marlon Cerdas Blanco | No. 8 | |
| Fernando Ramírez Esquivel | Flanker | |
| Pierric Béros | Flanker | |
| Sebastián Gutiérrez del Valle | Scrum Half | |
| Leonardo Muñoz Recalde | Scrum Half | |
| Iván Bogantes Miranda | Fly Half | |
| Ignacio Maqueda | Fly Half | |
| Lucas Withington | Fly Half /Center | |
| Rafael Ulloa Beeche | Center | |
| Franklin Zúñiga | Center | |
| Rafael López Póveda | Full Back | |
| Ariel Apuy | Full Back | |
| Juan José Mata Zúñiga | Wing | |
| Gustavo Patiño | Wing | |
| César Salas | Wing | |
| Byron Monge Benavides | Wing |
| Coach | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Pablo Gonzales Lucas | 2009 |
| Charles | 2010 |
| Larry Grech | 2011 |
| Francisco José Galarreta Apaestegui | 2012 |
| Rodrigo Etchart | 2020–2021 |
| Rony Reperger | 2022–2023 |
| Miguel Castillo | 2024– |