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===Year-by-Year Record=== |
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*1987: Not invited |
*1987: Not invited i.e. Not good enough |
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*1991: Did not enter |
*1991: Did not enter i.e. too scared |
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*1995: Did not enter |
*1995: Did not enter i.e. too scared |
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*1999: Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round |
*1999: Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round i.e. Not good enough |
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Revision as of 12:50, 8 January 2010
Union | Zambia Rugby Union | |
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Coach(es) | Dumisani Mhani | |
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First international | ||
East Africa 15 - 18 Zambia (1975) | ||
Largest win | ||
Zambia 107 - 9 Rwanda (2003-09-09) | ||
Largest defeat | ||
Zimbabwe 83 - 10 Zambia (2002-04-20) Namibia 83 - 10 Zambia (2007-05-26) |
Zambia national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Zambia. They first played in 1975 and now compete on an annual basis in the Africa Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.
Rugby union in Zambia is administered by the Zambian Rugby Union. One of the greatest rugby union players of all-time and the world's most capped player, Australian player George Gregan, was born in Lusaka, Zambia in 1973.
World Cup Record
Zambia were not invited to the original world cup in 1987 in New Zealand. They did not enter the first two tournaments that were open to qualification in 1991 and 1995. They first attempted to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Between then and RWC 2011 qualification attempts have been very unsuccessful, with elimination coming in the 1st Round every time. The most successful attempt was for the RWC 2007 were they got through their group as winners only to be beaten by Senegal in a playoff for a place in Round 2.
Overall Results
Nation | Games | Won | Lost | Drawn | Percentage of wins |
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Botswana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Arabian Gulf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Eswatini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Senegal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
Total | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.00% |
Year-by-Year Record
- 1987: Not invited i.e. Not good enough
- 1991: Did not enter i.e. too scared
- 1995: Did not enter i.e. too scared
- 1999: Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round i.e. Not good enough
Match Results | ||||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Referee | |
26 April 1997 | Zambia | 30 - 44 | Arabian Gulf | Launshya, Zambia | N/A | |
17 May 1997 | Botswana | 13 - 20 | Zambia | Gaborone, Botswana | N/A |
- 2003: Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round (Group A)
Match Results | ||||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Referee | |
28 July 2001 | Zambia | 25 - 24 | Cameroon | Chingola, Zambia | N/A | |
11 August 2001 | Uganda | 21 - 12 | Zambia | Kyadondo, Uganda | N/A |
- 2007: Did not qualify - Eliminated in Round 1a Playoff
Round 1a: Southern Pool
Match Results | ||||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Referee | |
12 March 2005 | Eswatini | 24 - 23 | Zambia | Mbabane, Swaziland | N/A | |
9 April 2005 | Zambia | 28 - 24 | Botswana | Lusaka, Zambia | N/A |
Round 1a: Playoff
Match Results | ||||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Referee | |
28 May 2005 | Senegal | 22 - 14 | Zambia | Dakar, Senegal | N/A | |
4 June 2005 | Zambia | 6 - 13 | Senegal | Lusaka, Zambia | N/A |
- Senegal win 35-20 on Aggregate
- 2011 - Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round (Group B)
Match Results | ||||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Referee | |
14 June 2008 | Zambia | 18 - 29 | Morocco | Lusaka, Zambia | N/A | |
12 July 2008 | Ivory Coast | 32 - 9 | Zambia | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | N/A |