The Qatar national rugby union team represents Qatar in international rugby union. Qatar is a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and will make its Asian 5 Nations debut in 2011. The team has yet to play in a Rugby World Cup.
Qataris have some involvement with the Arabian Gulf rugby union team.
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