Tunisia women's national rugby union team

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.

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)

History

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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

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(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

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Full internationals

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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

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  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.