, ▁N ago ya ▁and ▁H iro sh ima . ▁ ▁Development ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁A FL ▁Japan ▁regularly ▁tour ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁have ▁competed ▁at ▁all ▁Australian ▁Football ▁International ▁Cu ps ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁La os ▁The ▁La o ▁Ele ph ants ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁V ient iane ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁Football ▁club ▁in ▁La os . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁international ▁fi xture ▁against ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁Sw ans ▁and ▁Th ailand ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁H ano i . ▁ ▁The ▁La o ▁Ele ph ants ▁im pressed ▁many ▁by ▁defe ating ▁arch rival s ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁Th ailand ▁on ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Asian ▁Australian ▁Football ▁Championships ▁in ▁Singapore ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Later , ▁the ▁" Ph ants " ▁were ▁vict orious ▁in ▁the ▁M ek ong ▁Cup ▁held ▁in ▁Ph nom ▁Pen h , ▁Camb odia ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁involving ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁K ang aro os , ▁Th ailand ▁Tig ers , ▁Vietnam ▁Sw ans ▁and ▁La o ▁Ele ph ants . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁domestic ▁match ▁in ▁La os ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁Northern ers ▁( s quad ▁members ▁based ▁in ▁V ient iane ▁and ▁Lu ang ▁P rab ang ) ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Southern ers ▁( mine ▁workers ▁from ▁the ▁Se pon ▁area ) ▁in