Tunisia women's national rugby union team

Tunisia
UnionTunisian Rugby Federation
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current31 (as of 28 October 2024)
Highest30 (2024)
First international
Tunisia  14–3  Senegal
(Stade El Menzah, Tunis; 9 October 2021)
Biggest win
Tunisia  61–0  Ivory Coast
(Stade El Menzah, Tunis; 17 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
Tunisia  5–27  Madagascar
(Stade El Menzah, Tunis; 22 October 2022)

The Tunisia women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side that represents Tunisia in rugby union. They played their first international test against Senegal on 9 October 2021.

History

Tunisia played their first test match against Senegal, who were also playing their first test, on 9 October 2021.[1] Tunisia won the match 14–3 at Stade El Menzah in Tunis.[2] They recorded their biggest victory in their 61–0 thrashing of the Ivory Coast in their second test.[3]

Tunisia also competed at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup. In 2023, they won the test series against Uganda in a clean sweep at the El Menzah Stadium in Tunis.[4] They won the first test 26–17 and easily won the rematch five days later, 53–13.[4][5] They moved up two ranks to their all-time best position of 31.[4]

Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 28 November 2023)

Tunisia Internationals From 2021
Opponent First Match Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
 Ivory Coast 2021 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Madagascar 2022 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Senegal 2021 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Uganda 2023 2 2 0 0 100.00%
Summary 2021 6 5 0 1 83.33%

Results

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

Full internationals

Won Lost Draw
Test Date Opponent PF PA Venue Tournament Ref
1 2021-10-09  Senegal 14 3 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 2021 Africa Cup [6][7][8][9][10]
2 2021-10-17  Ivory Coast 61 0 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 2021 Africa Cup [6][7][8][11]
3 2022-10-14  Senegal 24 7 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 2022 Africa Cup [12][13][14][15][16]
4 2022-10-22  Madagascar 5 27 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 2022 Africa Cup [12][13][17][18][19]
5 2023-11-22  Uganda 26 17 Stade El Menzah, Tunis
6 2023-11-27  Uganda 53 13 Stade El Menzah, Tunis

References

  1. ^ "Rugby Africa Cup Women's 15s Tournament to Take Place between 9 – 17 October 2021". Rugby Afrique. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  2. ^ "Tunisia Takes the lead in Africa Cup Three Day Tournament". Rugby Afrique. 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  3. ^ "Tunisia Wins the Africa Cup Tournament". Rugby Afrique. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Tunisia set to climb World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ^ Kigongo, Ismail Dhakaba (2023-11-22). "Mixed results for ruggers in Tunisia tests". Monitor. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  6. ^ a b "Series of test matches between various African teams". Rugby Africa. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  7. ^ a b "Tunisia and Senegal climb World Rugby Women's Rankings". World Rugby. 2021-10-18. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  8. ^ a b "Women gear up for Zambia test". The Namibian. 2021-11-09. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  9. ^ "Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Africa. 2021-10-09. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  10. ^ "Tunisia women win on test debut". World Rugby. 2021-10-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  11. ^ "Match Sheet". Rugby Africa. 2021-10-17. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  12. ^ a b "Rugby Africa W's Cup 2022". Rugby Africa. 2023-01-24. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  13. ^ a b "Schedule for Pool C". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  14. ^ "Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Africa. 2022-10-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  15. ^ "Tunisia wins the first game vs Senegal". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  16. ^ "Nos Lionnes du XV ont perdu" [Our Lionesses XV have lost]. Senegalese Rugby Federation (in French). 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  17. ^ "Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Africa. 2022-10-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  18. ^ "Madagascar wins over Tunisia". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-22. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  19. ^ "Resultat Final" [Final Result]. Madagascan Rugby Federation (in French). 2022-10-22. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-19.