Nigeria national rugby union team explained

Nigeria national rugby union team should not be confused with Niger national rugby union team.

Nigeria
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Union:Nigeria Rugby Football Federation
Nickname:Black Stallions
Coach:Steve Lewis
7S Coach:Steve Lewis
Captain:Declan Nwachukwu & Olukolade Awobowale
World Rugby Rank:69
World Rugby Rank Date:13 June 2023
First Game: 12111
(1 August 1987)
Largest Win: 633
(23 June 2013)
Largest Loss: 12–111
(1 August 1987)
No World Cup Apps:0
Url:https://www.nigeria.rugby

The Nigeria national rugby union team represent Nigeria in men's international rugby union. Nigeria have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have competed in qualifying tournaments.Nigeria played their first international against Zimbabwe on 1 August 1987, losing by 111-12 in Nairobi. Their greatest success has been in the 2013 Africa Cup, where they beat Mauritius 63-3 in group 1C.

Nigeria tried to qualify for the first time for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but lost to Senegal (6-48) and Cameroon (8-18), and were eliminated. They also missed the presence at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, after losing to Cameroon (6-26), in the pre-qualifier.

Players

Previous squads

Nigeria are currently in the Africa Cup (Division 2) and will compete to gain promotion into the Africa Cup (Performance & First Division) in 2024.

Nigeria Squad for the 2012 Africa Cup

Head Coach: Steven Lewis (New York Blues, USA),Manager: Mark Dean (Samurai International RFC),Physio: Emma Mark (Esher RFC, England)

Nigeria Squad for the 2013 Africa Cup

Head Coach: Gavin Hogg (Bury St Edmunds RFC, England),Manager: Mark Dean (Samurai International RFC),Physio: Emma Mark (Esher RFC, England)[1]

Nigeria Squad for the 2014 Africa Cup 1C in Gaborone, Botswana

Manager: Dele Coker, Assistant Coaches: Richard Raphael (Kaduna RFC), Ofoha Joseph (Cowrie RFC)[2]

Nigeria Squad for the 2015 Africa Cup 1C in Lusaka, Zambia

Manager: Fabian Juries, Team Doctor/Physio: Bukola Bojuwoye[3]

Nigeria Squad for the 2016 Africa Cup 1C in Casablanca, Morocco

Manager: Fabian Juries, Assistant Coach: Joseph Ofoha/Richard Raphael, Team Doctor/Physio: Bukola Bojuwoye[4]

Nigeria Squad for the 2018 West Africa Regional Test Match versus Niger Republic in Niamey, Niger

Manager: Bronson Weir, Assistant Coach: Joseph Ofoha/Simon Joseph Team Doctor/Physio: Bukola Bojuwoye

Nigeria Squad for the 2023 World Cup Elimination Match versus Madagascar in Antananarivo, Madagascar - Dec 1 2019

Manager: Bronson Weir, Team Doctor/Physio: Bukola Bojuwoye

Test Match Record

[5]

TeamMetWonLostDraw%FADiff
3 3 0 0 100.00 +
1 0 1 0 0.00 +
1 0 1 0 0.00 -
2 0 2 0 0.00 0 +
5 4 0 1 75.00 0 +
2 0 2 0 0.00 -
1 0 1 0 0.00 +
1 0 1 0 0.00 -
1 0 1 0 0.00 -
2 1 1 0 50.00 -
4 2 2 0 50.00 +
2 0 2 0 00.00 0 -
2 1 1 0 50.00 -
1 1 0 0 100.00 +
3 2 0 1 75.00 -
2 1 1 0 50.00 +
1 0 1 0 00.00 -

World Rugby Ranking

Nigeria were ranked 69th in the world by World Rugby as of 29 November 2021. https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/rankings/mru

World Cup record

Nigeria Rugby Statistics as at December, 2014

Games Played 23
Games Won 8
Games Lost 13
Games Drawn 2
Longest Winning Streak 4
Longest Losing Streak 6
Teams Played 15
Teams Beaten 6
Teams Beaten By 11
Teams Drawn With 2
Grounds Played At 1
Largest Points For 61
Largest Points Against 111
Largest Winning Margin 51
Largest Losing Margin -99
Total Points For 375
Avg Points For 16.3
Total Points Against 549
Avg Points Against 23.87
Total Points Difference -174
Avg Points Difference -7.57

Nigerian players representing other nations

There have been a large number of Nigerian born or eligible players who have, for a variety of reasons, opted to play for another nation.

These include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nigeria Squad Announced for Ivory Coast.
  2. Web site: Rugby - EOS . 5 November 2023 .
  3. Web site: NRFF president upbeat, as Black Stallions depart for Zambia. 15 June 2015.
  4. Web site: NRFF president upbeat, as Black Stallions depart for Zambia. 15 June 2015.
  5. http://www.rugbydata.com/nigeria/gamesplayed

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