The North African Tri Nations is an annual

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tournament involving nations from

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, organised by

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, under hospices of

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. Morocco won this first edition.

History

The tournament was first held in December 2016 organized by the

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in collaboration with

grouping

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and

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has validated it, and the event take place at Oran, Algeria.

Results

Tournaments

Below is a list of previous tournaments results: ' A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Team records

The overall record of the teams are as follows:

Performance of nations

;Legend * — Champions * — Runners-up * — Third place * — withdrew * — Hosts

References

External links

Le premier Tri Nations du Maghreb
- ''World Rugby official website'' {{International rugby union Rugby union competitions in Africa for national teams Morocco national rugby union team Tunisia national rugby union team Recurring sporting events established in 2016 2016 establishments in Africa