The Benin national rugby union team represents

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

in international

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. Benin is not a member of the

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(IRB), and have yet to play in a

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tournament.

History

They have competed in the north section of the

CAR Castel Beer Trophy The African Development Trophy also called CAR Development Trophy is a rugby union tournament consisting of 16 teams played in the continent of Africa, formerly named the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. It is organised by Rugby Africa and was also known ...

, but last appeared in 2005 being defeated by

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

and

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

and drawing with

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

Overall record

References

External links

Fédération Béninoise de Rugby on Facebook
African national rugby union teams Rugby union in Benin National sports teams of Benin {{National-rugbyunion-team-stub

History

Overall record

See also

References

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