Satavia national rugby union team
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| Nickname(s) | Dolphins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | Satavian Rugby Football Association | ||
| Head coach | James Clark | ||
| Captain | Jonty Warwick | ||
| Home stadium | Stadium of the Satavians | ||
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| First international | |||
 Satavia 22–24  Nuvania(Port Hope, Satavia; 7 October 1888) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Satavia 145-7  Gapolania (Verlois, Gaullica; 23 September 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Caldia 56-7 Satavia(Aalmsted, Azmara; 15 October 2009) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1981) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1997 | ||
The Satavian men's national rugby union team, commonly called the Dolphins, are Satavia's men's international rugby union team, and have represented Satavia at every rugby world cup since their inception in 1981. Rugby is Satavia's national sport, and the Dolphins have been champions once, in 1997. Internationally, in 2020 Satavia was ranked as the fourth best team globally.
The Dolphins were founded in 1888, making them one of the oldest national teams in the world, and they narowally lost their first international in October 1888 against Nuvania. Since then, the Dolphin's main rivals have been the Pumas, Nuvania's national rugby union team.
In the 2021 Rugby World Cup, Satavia automatically qualified as host nation.