Cameroon women's national rugby union team

Cameroon
NicknameIndomitable Lionesses
UnionCameroonian Rugby Federation
Head coachAlfred Daniel Bisso
CaptainMimosette Mouto
World Rugby ranking
Current35 (as of 28 October 2024)
Highest31 (2023)
Lowest35 (2024)
First international
 Cameroon 37–0 Burkina Faso 
(9 June 2021)
Biggest win
 Cameroon 52–0 Burkina Faso 
(8 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Cameroon 0–87 South Africa 
(20 May 2023)

The Cameroon women's national rugby union team are a national sports team that represents Cameroon in women's international rugby union. They played their first test match against Burkina Faso in 2021.

History

Cameroon made their test debut against Burkina Faso on 9 June 2021 at Stade du 4 Août.[1][2] They won both tests in the series against Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou.[1][2][3]

Cameroon competed at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup. They hosted Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast at Stade Omnisport Paul Biya in Yaoundé for Pool D of the competition.[4][5] They topped the pool and advanced to the final stage.[4][5][6]

On 20 May 2023, Cameroon experienced their first loss when they were routed 87–0 by South Africa in the opening match of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[7][8]

Record

For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Overall

Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
 Burkina Faso 2021 3 3 0 0 100%
 Ivory Coast 2022 1 1 0 0 100%
 Kenya 2023 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Madagascar 2023 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 South Africa 2023 2 0 0 2 0.00%
Summary 10 4 0 6 44.44%

Full Internationals

Won Lost Draw
Test Date Opponent PF PA Venue Tournament
1 9 June 2021  Burkina Faso 37 0 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 2021 Rugby Africa Series
2 12 June 2021  Burkina Faso 35 3 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 2021 Rugby Africa Series
3 8 November 2022  Ivory Coast 8 0 Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé 2022 Rugby Africa Cup
4 12 November 2022  Burkina Faso 52 0 Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé 2022 Rugby Africa Cup
5 20 May 2023  South Africa 0 87 Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2023 Rugby Africa Cup
6 24 May 2023  Madagascar 10 30 Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2023 Rugby Africa Cup
7 28 May 2023  Kenya 3 52 Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2023 Rugby Africa Cup
8 4 May 2024  South Africa 0 55 Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2024 Rugby Africa Cup
9 8 May 2024  Madagascar 5 12 Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2024 Rugby Africa Cup
10 12 May 2024  Kenya 17 39 Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2024 Rugby Africa Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Cameroon's Women's Rugby team wins the test match against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ a b "Rugby : Tournoi de repêchage Ouagadougou 2021, les équipes dames et messieurs du Cameroun survolent leur entrée en matière". MBOLO C@MEROON (in French). 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. ^ "Rugby Africa Repechage : The Lionesses of Cameroon Win Return Test Match Against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. ^ a b Gondo, Tatenda (2022-11-13). "Cameroon makes history qualify for the Rugby Africa Women's Cup - Sports Rifle". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ^ a b Kganakga, Tlamelo (2022-11-14). "Cameroon Qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. ^ Philémon (2022-11-03). "Kenya Lionesses qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. ^ Birch, John (2023-05-20). "Memorable opening for Africa Cup". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  8. ^ "Mayaba on fire as Springbok Women crush Cameroon". SA Rugby. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-23.