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Tunisia women's national rugby union team

Tunisia women's national rugby union team

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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.

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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)

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Results

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

Full internationals

Won Lost Draw
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References

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