Madagascar national rugby union team
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| Union | Fédération Malagasy de Rugby |
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| Nickname(s) | Les Makis |
| Coach(es) | Berthin Rafalimanana |
| Top scorer | José Rakoto |
| First international | |
Madagascar  9-17  Italy(24 May 1970) |
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| Largest win | |
Madagascar 97-3  Zambia(26 August 2006) |
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| Largest defeat | |
Namibia  116-0 Madagascar(15 June 2002) |
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The Madagascar national rugby union team represents Madagascar in the sport of rugby union. They are one of the countries in Africa where rugby is more popular but have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup. They also compete annually in the Africa Cup, and were runners-up to Uganda in 2007.
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[edit] History
Madagascar played their first ever international rugby match in 1970, where they met Italy, losing 9 points to 17. The second of the series of two games was also won by Italy, 6 points to 9. The team got their first international win during 1987 when they defeated Kenya 22 to 16.
During 2001 Madagascar competed for the first time in the Africa qualification tournaments for the 2003 Rugby World Cup to be held in Australia. They started off in Pool B of Round 1, where they contested matches against Botswana and Swaziland. They won both their games and finished at the top of the pool to advance to the next round. In Round 2 they defeated Kenya and Cameroon to secure the top finish and advance to Round 3, which took place in 2002. Madagascar made their exit in Round 3, losing to Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Madagascar attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. They started off in Pool 2 of Round 1b of the qualifying tournament, where they were grouped with Kenya and Uganda. After drawing with Kenya, they lost to Uganda and finished third in the standings. They were semi-finalists at the 2006 Africa Cup, and losing finalists in 2005 and 2007.
Madagascar also failed to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
[edit] World Cup record
- 1987 - Not invited
- 1991 - 1999 - Did not enter
- 2003 - 2011 - Did not qualify
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Madagascar on IRB.com
- Madagascar on rugbydata.com
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