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.
Union | Tunisian Rugby Federation | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 31 (as of 28 October 2024) | ||
Highest | 30 (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
editTunisia 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
edit(Full internationals only, updated to 28 November 2023)
Opponent | First Match | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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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
editFull internationals
editWon | Lost | Draw |
Test | Date | Opponent | PF | PA | Venue | Tournament | Ref |
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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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- ^ "Tunisia Takes the lead in Africa Cup Three Day Tournament". Rugby Afrique. 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Tunisia Wins the Africa Cup Tournament". Rugby Afrique. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kigongo, Ismail Dhakaba (2023-11-22). "Mixed results for ruggers in Tunisia tests". Monitor. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ a b "Series of test matches between various African teams". Rugby Africa. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Africa. 2021-10-09. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Tunisia women win on test debut". World Rugby. 2021-10-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Match Sheet". Rugby Africa. 2021-10-17. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Schedule for Pool C". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Africa. 2022-10-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Tunisia wins the first game vs Senegal". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Nos Lionnes du XV ont perdu" [Our Lionesses XV have lost]. Senegalese Rugby Federation (in French). 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Africa. 2022-10-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Madagascar wins over Tunisia". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-22. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Resultat Final" [Final Result]. Madagascan Rugby Federation (in French). 2022-10-22. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-19.