Zambia national rugby union team

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. Rugby union in Zambia is administered by the Zambian Rugby Union.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Zambia women's national rugby union team.
Zambia
UnionZambia Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Noble Chisenga
Team kit
First international
 East Africa 15 - 18 Zambia 
(1975-08-31)
Largest win
 Zambia 107–9 Rwanda 
(Lusaka, Zambia; 9 September 2003)
Largest defeat
 Zimbabwe 83 - 10 Zambia 
(2002-04-20)  Namibia 83 - 10 Zambia 
(2007-05-26)

Zambia competes in the Africa Rugby Cup.[1] Zambia also competes in qualifying for the Rugby World Cup, although they have yet to qualify for the tournament.

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 where 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
 Algeria101000.00%
 Arabian Gulf10100.00%
 Botswana431075.00%
 East Africa312033.33%
 Cameroon211050.00%
 Ivory Coast10100.00%
 Kenya413025.00%
 Madagascar211050.00%
 Mauritius10100.00%
 Morocco10100.00%
 Namibia20200.00%
 Rwanda1100100.00%
 Senegal20200.00%
 Eswatini211050.00%
 Uganda312033.33%
 Zimbabwe312033.33%
Total321022032.25%

Year-by-Year Record
  • 1987: Not invited
  • 1991: Did not enter
  • 1995: Did not enter
  • 1999: Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round
Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
26 April 1997  Zambia 30 - 44 Arabian Gulf Luanshya, 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
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
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
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
  • 2011 - Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round (Group B)
Match Results
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
  • 2015 - Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round (2012 CAR Africa Cup Division 1B)
Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
22 July 2012  Botswana 23 - 15  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A
28 July 2012  Ivory Coast 24 - 18  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A
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See also

References
  1. https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/03/13/zambia-face-rwanda-mauritius-africa-rugby-cup-1c-tourney/


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