The Belgium women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Belgium, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1986.
| Nickname | the Lionesses | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Belgian Rugby Federation | |
| Head coach | Denis Duchau | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 26 (as of 15 July 2024) | |
| Highest | 15 (2003) | |
| Lowest | 27 (2023) | |
| First international | ||
Belgium  0–32  Sweden(Brussels; 31 December 1986) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Belgium 73–0  Luxembourg(Leuven; 11 April 2007) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
Netherlands  105–0 Belgium(Amsterdam; 8 April 2001) | ||
History
editBelgium played their first international test against Sweden on 29 October 1986, they were defeated 32–0 in Brussels. They registered their biggest win of 73–0 in 2007 when they thrashed Luxembourg.
Belgium competed in the 2022–23 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy competition.[1] They were beaten 71–5 in their first match against Portugal in Brussels.[2] They also lost their second match to the Czech Republic 29–21 in Prague.
Results summary
edit(Full internationals only, updated to 28 April 2023)
| Opponent | First Match | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
2015 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 37 | 66.67% |
 France |
1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0.00% |
 Germany |
2001 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 134 | 0.00% |
 Italy |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Netherlands |
2000 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 640 | 9.09% |
 Norway |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Portugal |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 0.00% |
 Romania |
2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 100.00% |
 Russia |
2006 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 156 | 20.00% |
 Scotland |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 0.00% |
 Serbia |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Spain |
2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 0.00% |
| Sweden |
1986 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 0.00% |
 Switzerland |
2011 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 40 | 66.67% |
| Summary | 1986 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 462 | 1562 | 25.58% |
References
edit- ^ Heatly, Gary. "Ukraine men return to action, Women's Trophy gets underway". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Weekend Review 22-23 October". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
External links
edit- Belgian Rugby Federation - Official Site