Monaco national rugby union team has been playing since the 1990s. They currently only play friendly games and do not compete in the

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, but they are still member of

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. In October 2019, Monaco ranked 101st out of 105 national teams according to World Rugby.Men's World Rugby Rankings
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History

Monaco made their international debut in July 1996, in a match against

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, which ended in an 8-all draw. The next match played by Monaco was in April of the following year, when they also recorded their first win, defeating

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23-17. Monaco then played a number of games in the late 1990s, and then won three games in 2002. However, in 2006, they defeated

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6 points to nil. Monaco competed in the European qualifying tournament for the

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Record

World Cup

Overall

External links

Monaco-Rugby.com

Monaco
on IRB.com
Monaco
on rugbydata.com

References