Benin national rugby union team

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Rugby team

BeninUnion| Fédération Béninoise de Rugby

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First international
Benin 0 - 56  Mali
(2003-10-05)
Largest win
Benin 35 - 9  Ghana
(2006-07-29)
Largest defeat
Benin 5 - 82  Niger
(2015-05-27)
World Cup
Appearances| 0

The Benin national rugby union team represents Benin in international rugby union. Benin is not a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament.

## History

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They have competed in the north section of the CAR Castel Beer Trophy, but last appeared in 2005 being defeated by Togo and Mali and drawing with Niger.

In 2017 the team participated in the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1, losing their first match to Ghana in the Accra Sports Stadium with 46-5.[1] In 2018 they participated in the Rugby Africa Regional Sevens tournament, finishing seventh out of eight.[2]

## Overall record

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Opponent  | Played  | Won  | Lost  | Drawn  | Win %  | For  | Aga  | Diff

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Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 108 | -105
Chad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 19 | 11 | +8
DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 17 | 53 | -36
Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 19 | -14
Ghana | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.67% | 57 | 125 | -68
Mali | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 151 | -143
Mali A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 3 | -3
Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 0 | +6
Niger | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 11 | 143 | -132
Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 154 | -142
Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 25 | -19
Togo | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | 53 | 130 | -77
Togo B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 29 | 0 | +29
Total | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 14.71% | 226 | 922 | -696

## See also

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* Rugby union in Benin

## References

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1. ^ "Ghana Rugby Eagles Triumphs 46 To 5 Over Benin". modernghana.com. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.
2. ^ "Les Eléphants de la Côte d'Ivoire, victorieux à domicile du tournoi Régional Sevens de Rugby Afrique, disputeront bien les qualifications olympiques en 2019" (in French). Rugby Africa. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.

## External links

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* Fédération Béninoise de Rugby on Facebook

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* 2010

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