Tunisia women's national rugby union team explained

Tunisia
Type:Women
Union:Tunisian Rugby Federation
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World Rugby Rank:30
World Rugby Rank Date:4 December 2023
First Game: 14–3
(Stade El Menzah, Tunis; 9 October 2021)
Largest Win: 61–0
(Stade El Menzah, Tunis; 17 October 2021)
Largest Loss: 5–27
(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.[5] They moved up two ranks to their all-time best position of 31.

Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 28 November 2023)

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

Results

Full internationals

WonLostDraw
Test Date Opponent Venue Tournament Ref
12021-10-09 143 [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
22021-10-17 610 Stade El Menzah, Tunis [11]
32022-10-14 247 Stade El Menzah, Tunis [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
42022-10-22 527 Stade El Menzah, Tunis [17] [18] [19]
52023-11-222617Stade El Menzah, Tunis
62023-11-275313Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-10-05 . Rugby Africa Cup Women's 15s Tournament to Take Place between 9 – 17 October 2021 . 2023-01-20 . Rugby Afrique . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-10 . Tunisia Takes the lead in Africa Cup Three Day Tournament . 2023-01-20 . Rugby Afrique . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2021-10-18 . Tunisia Wins the Africa Cup Tournament . 2023-01-20 . Rugby Afrique . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Tunisia set to climb World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini . 2023-11-28 . www.world.rugby.
  5. Web site: Kigongo . Ismail Dhakaba . 2023-11-22 . Mixed results for ruggers in Tunisia tests . 2023-11-28 . Monitor . en.
  6. Web site: Series of test matches between various African teams . 2022-12-15 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028135105/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/rugbyafricaws-cup/rugby-africa-womens-cup-2021 . 2022-10-28 . live.
  7. Web site: Tunisia and Senegal climb World Rugby Women's Rankings . 2021-10-18 . 2023-01-15 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022051911/https://www.world.rugby/news/667664/world-rugby-womens-rankings-update . 2021-10-22 . live.
  8. Web site: Women gear up for Zambia test . 2021-11-09 . 2023-01-15 . . en . https://archive.today/20230115105534/https://www.namibian.com.na/6215186/archive-read/Women-gear-up-for-Zambia-test . 2023-01-15 . live.
  9. Web site: Match Sheet . 2021-10-09 . 2023-02-18 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128223600/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/M1-TUN-vs-SEN.pdf . 2022-11-28 . live.
  10. Web site: Tunisia women win on test debut . 2021-10-11 . 2023-01-15 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628144532/https://www.world.rugby/news/667201/tunisia-women-win-on-debut-v-senegal . 2022-06-28 . live.
  11. Web site: Match Sheet . 2021-10-17 . 2023-02-18 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218132209/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Matchsheet-17-th-M3-feuille-de-match-CI-vsTUN-17-10-2021.docx . 2023-02-18 . live.
  12. Web site: Rugby Africa W's Cup 2022 . 2023-01-24 . 2023-02-18 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127061458/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/rugbyafricaws-cup/womens-cup-2022 . 2023-01-27 . live.
  13. Web site: Schedule for Pool C . 2022-10-13 . 2023-01-11 . . en.
  14. Web site: Match Sheet . 2022-10-14 . 2023-02-18 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127061500/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Tunisia-Senegal.pdf . 2023-01-27 . live.
  15. Web site: Tunisia wins the first game vs Senegal . 2022-10-14 . 2022-12-19 . . en.
  16. Web site: Nos Lionnes du XV ont perdu . Our Lionesses XV have lost . 2022-10-14 . 2022-12-19 . . fr.
  17. Web site: Match Sheet . 2022-10-22 . 2023-02-18 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127061501/https://www.rugbyafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Tunisia-Madagascar.pdf . 2023-01-27 . live.
  18. Web site: Madagascar wins over Tunisia . 2022-10-22 . 2022-12-19 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022204818/https://www.facebook.com/TunisiaRugby1972/posts/pfbid0gZsLybzSMxMtTSUhqWB5UGymMHzmQMStqWiv37FLazvCeAMNuFjhzXsZhGUW6VqFl . 2022-10-22 . live.
  19. Web site: Resultat Final . Final Result . 2022-10-22 . 2022-12-19 . . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022204818/https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMalagasyRugby/posts/pfbid02KucZwUVy26PaAwdh87DfN5beomz8cuYsy7MxLwTwrdvqdCZX7N5MtW9QmsNnTKhQl . 2022-10-22 . live.

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