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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.

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.[4][5] They moved up two ranks to their all-time best position of 31.[4]

They were runners-up at the 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division 1 tournament that was held at Stade Auguste-Denis in San-Pédro, Ivory Coast.[6][7]

Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 19 April 2025)

Tunisia Internationals From 2021
Opponent First Match Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
 Ivory Coast 2021 2 2 0 0 100%
 Madagascar 2022 1 0 0 1 0%
 Senegal 2021 2 2 0 0 100%
 Uganda 2023 3 2 0 1 66.7%
 Zimbabwe 2025 1 1 0 0 100%
Summary 2021 9 7 0 2 77.8%

Results

For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Full internationals

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 [8][9][10][11][12]
2 2021-10-17  Ivory Coast 61 0 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 2021 Africa Cup [8][9][10][13]
3 2022-10-14  Senegal 24 7 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 2022 Africa Cup [14][15][16][17][18]
4 2022-10-22  Madagascar 5 27 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 2022 Africa Cup [14][15][19][20][21]
5 2023-11-22  Uganda 26 17 Stade El Menzah, Tunis
6 2023-11-27  Uganda 53 13 Stade El Menzah, Tunis
7 2025-04-11  Uganda 10 27 Stade Auguste-Denis, San-Pédro 2025 RAC Div 1
8 2025-04-15  Zimbabwe 27 24 Stade Auguste-Denis, San-Pédro 2025 RAC Div 1
9 2025-04-19  Ivory Coast 34 0 Stade Auguste-Denis, San-Pédro 2025 RAC Div 1

References

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  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. ^ Nicole, Vervelde (2025-04-10). "A Nice Balance of the Regions as Côte d'Ivoire Hosts Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division 1". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2025-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Nicole, Vervelde (2025-04-11). "Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division One: Where to Watch Match Day One Today?". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2025-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
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  15. ^ a b "Schedule for Pool C". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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  18. ^ "Nos Lionnes du XV ont perdu" [Our Lionesses XV have lost]. Senegalese Rugby Federation (in French). 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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  20. ^ "Madagascar wins over Tunisia". Tunisian Rugby Federation. 2022-10-22. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  21. ^ "Resultat Final" [Final Result]. Madagascan Rugby Federation (in French). 2022-10-22. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-12-19.