Senegal national rugby union team

The Senegal national rugby union team represents Senegal in the sport of rugby union. They are ranked as a tier-three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB). Senegal has thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup but has competed in qualifying tournaments. They also contest the annual Africa Cup.

Senegal
UnionFédération Sénégalaise de Rugby
Head coachJean-Marc Foucras
CaptainSteeve Sargos
Top scorerSteeve Sargos (136)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current56 (as of 16 January 2023)
Highest54 (23 November 2020)
First international
 Senegal 9–15  Ivory Coast
(1977)
Biggest win
 Senegal 59–0  Mauritania
(7 June 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Namibia 95–0 Senegal 
(Windhoek, Namibia; 9 July 2017)

History

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Senegal first played international matches against Côte d'Ivoire in 2003 and 2004.

In 2005, Senegal played in qualifying tournaments for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. They finished first in the final standings of their pool, after defeating Cameroon and Nigeria. They advanced to the play-off, defeating Zambia to advance to Round 1b. However, they finished third in their pool in Round 1b after losing to Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe.

They also played in the 2006 Africa Cup.

Tournament history

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Africa Cup

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Africa Cup record
Year Round P W D L PF PA
2006 Pool Stage 2 1 0 1 25 100
2007 Pool Stage 2 0 0 2 16 23
2008–09 Pool Stage 1 0 0 1 10 13
2011 Group 1C 2 2 0 0 45 18
2012 Group 1B 2 1 0 1 44 45
2013 Group 1B 2 1 0 1 53 40
2014 Group 1B 2 1 0 1 46 53
2015 Group 1B 3 1 0 2 82 48

Current squad

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World Cup record

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World Cup record World Cup Qualification record
Year Round P W D L F A P W D L F A
   1987 did not enter No qualifying tournament held
    1991 did not enter did not enter
  1995
  1999
  2003
  2007 did not qualify 6 4 0 2 108 67
  2011 1 0 0 1 10 13
  2015 4 2 0 2 97 85
  2019 8 3 0 5 174 252
  2023
Total 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 0 10 389 417

See also

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