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.

Tunisia

Union	Tunisian Rugby Federation
First colours Second colours
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

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]

Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 28 November 2023)

Tunisia Internationals From 2021

Opponent	First Match	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
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

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	[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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