Tunisia national rugby union team
The Tunisia national rugby union team is a third-tier rugby union nation. They first started competing in 1979 and they competed in the African qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
| Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (The Carthage Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | Tunisian Rugby Federation | ||
| Head coach | Danie de Villiers | ||
| Captain | Hedi Souid | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 38 (as of 4 April 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
| Netherlands 12–0 Tunisia (1 July 1979) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Tunisia 52–5 Kenya (20 September 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Namibia 118–0 Tunisia (23 June 2018) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
Tunisia also competes annually in the Africa Cup.
History
Tunisia played their first match on July 1, 1979, facing the Netherlands and losing 12–0.
Their first win came in 1982, when they beat Portugal, defeating them, 16–13. A period from 1982 through to 1983 saw the team undefeated for a number of games. Tunisia played some of the stronger rugby union nations towards the end of the decade, for example, Italy, Romania and the United States; Tunisia lost these matches.
They participated in round 2 of the 2007 Rugby World Cup Africa qualification as well as qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, coming in second to Namibia after losing 22–10. Eligible for qualification through the inter-continental playoff, Tunisia lost in the first match to Romania 56–13
Overall Record
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.00 | 40 | 37 | +3 |
| Andorra | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | 80 | 48 | +32 |
| Arabian Gulf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 36 | 34 | +2 |
| Barbarians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 33 | -23 |
| Belgium | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.75 | 119 | 110 | +9 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 | 95 | 62 | +33 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 19 | 13 | +6 |
| France | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 200 | -185 |
| French Military | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 58 | -58 |
| Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | 53 | 58 | -5 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 41 | 34 | +7 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | 60 | -41 |
| Italy A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 51 | -43 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31.25 | 75 | 137 | -62 |
| Kenya | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.85 | 194 | 141 | +53 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 32 | 5 | +27 |
| Morocco | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 25.00 | 212 | 324 | -112 |
| Namibia | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 42.85 | 159 | 368 | -212 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00 | 53 | 86 | -33 |
| Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 | 75 | 76 | -1 |
| Portugal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.66 | 128 | 120 | +8 |
| Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00 | 42 | 189 | -147 |
| Russia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 51 | 78 | -27 |
| Senegal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 23 | 17 | +6 |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 | 108 | 51 | +57 |
| South Africa Under-23s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 47 | -32 |
| Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00 | 51 | 141 | -90 |
| Spain Under-23s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 25 | 6 | +19 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 44 | 6 | +38 |
| Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 79 | 30 | +49 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 47 | -34 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.00 | 77 | 142 | -65 |
| Total | 137 | 55 | 78 | 4 | 66.79 | 2004 | 2575 | -571 |
World Cup Record
| World Cup record | World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||
| 1987 | did not qualify | - | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 43 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 77 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 110 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 67 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 151 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 57 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 264 | 581 | |||||||||
| 2023 | to be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 839 | 1111 | ||
Africa Cup Record
| Africa Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | P | W | D | L | F | A | |||
| 2000 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 52 | |||
| 2001 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 104 | |||
| 2002 | Runner-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 77 | |||
| 2003 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | |||
| 2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 28 | |||
| 2005 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 27 | |||
| 2006 | Round 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 67 | |||
| 2007 | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | |||
| 2008–09 | Runner-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 95 | |||
| 2010 | cancelled | |||||||||
| 2011 | Runner-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 2012 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 61 | |||
| 2013 | Division 1B Runner-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 57 | |||
| 2014 | Division 1B winner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 20 | |||
| 2015 | Division 1A 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 87 | |||
| 2016 | Division 1B winner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 30 | |||
| 2017 | Gold Cup 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 272 | |||
| 2018 | Gold Cup 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 279 | |||
| 2019 | cancelled | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | cancelled | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Withdrew | |||||||||
| Total | 20/20 | 52 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 912 | 1336 | |||
Current squad
Players called up to Tunisia 2021 Africa Cup preparation squad.
- Head Coach:
- Assistant Coach:
- Assistant Coach:
- Assistant Coach:
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