Senegal national rugby union team

Senegal
UnionFédération Sénégalaise de Rugby
Head coachJean-Marc Foucras
CaptainSteeve Sargos
Top scorerSteeve Sargos (136)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current56 (as of 16 January 2023)
Highest54 (23 November 2020)
First international
 Senegal 9–15  Ivory Coast
(1977)
Biggest win
 Senegal 59–0  Mauritania
(7 June 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Namibia 95–0 Senegal 
(Windhoek, Namibia; 9 July 2017)

The Senegal national rugby union team represents Senegal in the sport of rugby union. They are ranked as a tier-three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB). Senegal has thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup but has competed in qualifying tournaments. They also contest the annual Africa Cup.

History

Senegal first played international matches against Côte d'Ivoire in 2003 and 2004.

In 2005, Senegal played in qualifying tournaments for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. They finished first in the final standings of their pool, after defeating Cameroon and Nigeria. They advanced to the play-off, defeating Zambia to advance to Round 1b. However, they finished third in their pool in Round 1b after losing to Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe.

They also played in the 2006 Africa Cup.

Tournament history

Africa Cup

Africa Cup record
Year Round P W D L PF PA
2006 Pool Stage 2 1 0 1 25 100
2007 Pool Stage 2 0 0 2 16 23
2008–09 Pool Stage 1 0 0 1 10 13
2011 Group 1C 2 2 0 0 45 18
2012 Group 1B 2 1 0 1 44 45
2013 Group 1B 2 1 0 1 53 40
2014 Group 1B 2 1 0 1 46 53
2015 Group 1B 3 1 0 2 82 48

Current squad

Backs
Player Position Club
Demba Kane Scrum-half France Bobigny
Moussa Magassa Scrum-half Senegal Red Star Honneur
Maxime Boyer Fly-half France Lannemezan
Grégory Déjardin Fly-half France Monteux
Aldric Folliot Centre France Castanet
Victor Samb Centre Senegal Souston Honneur
Mohamadou Diarra Wing France Montauban
Moussa Koïta Gros Wing France Montmélian
Maxime Perrais Fullback France Stade Phocéen
Ndiogou Sané Fullback Senegal Requins
Steeve Sargos (c) Fullback France Vannes
Forwards
Player Position Club
Sam Ciré Hooker France Bellegarde
Sékou Sakho Hooker France Épernay
Assane Dièye Prop Senegal Requins
Jérémy Fickou Prop France La Seyne
Antoine Laporte Prop France Lavaur
Ousmane N'Diaye Prop Unattached
Yogane Corréa Lock France Albi
Magnamé Koïta Lock France Limoges
Moktar Sougoufara Lock France Bastia
Ousmane Mane Flanker Unattached
Charles N'Diaye Preira Flanker France Saint Jean d'Angely
Mohamed Samba Flanker France Limoges
Omar Sy Flanker France Figeac
Aboubakry Signaté Number eight France Drancy

World Cup record

World Cup record World Cup Qualification record
Year Round P W D L F A P W D L F A
AustraliaNew Zealand 1987 did not enter No qualifying tournament held
United KingdomRepublic of IrelandFrance 1991 did not enter did not enter
South Africa 1995
Wales 1999
Australia 2003
France 2007 did not qualify 6 4 0 2 108 67
New Zealand 2011 1 0 0 1 10 13
England 2015 4 2 0 2 97 85
Japan 2019 8 3 0 5 174 252
France 2023
Total 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 0 10 389 417

See also

External links

  • Senegal on rugbydata.com
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Current Teams (2021–22)
Tournaments
Rugby Africa Cup
U20 Barthés Trophy
Past Tournaments
Africa Cup
Africa Trophy
Second Division
CAR Development Trophy
CAR U19 Cup