Senegal national rugby union team

Senegal

Union	Fédération Sénégalaise de Rugby
Head coach	Jean-Marc Foucras
Captain	Steeve Sargos
Top scorer	Steeve Sargos (136)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	56 (as of 16 January 2023)
Highest	54 (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

Current squad

Backs Player Position Club Demba Kane Scrum-half Bobigny Moussa Magassa Scrum-half Red Star Honneur Maxime Boyer Fly-half Lannemezan Grégory Déjardin Fly-half Monteux Aldric Folliot Centre Castanet Victor Samb Centre Souston Honneur Mohamadou Diarra Wing Montauban Moussa Koïta Gros Wing Montmélian Maxime Perrais Fullback Stade Phocéen Ndiogou Sané Fullback Requins Steeve Sargos (c) Fullback Vannes

Forwards Player Position Club Sam Ciré Hooker Bellegarde Sékou Sakho Hooker Épernay Assane Dièye Prop Requins Jérémy Fickou Prop La Seyne Antoine Laporte Prop Lavaur Ousmane N'Diaye Prop Unattached Yogane Corréa Lock Albi Magnamé Koïta Lock Limoges Moktar Sougoufara Lock Bastia Ousmane Mane Flanker Unattached Charles N'Diaye Preira Flanker Saint Jean d'Angely Mohamed Samba Flanker Limoges Omar Sy Flanker Figeac Aboubakry Signaté Number eight 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
1987	did not enter								No qualifying tournament held
1991	did not enter								did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007	did not qualify								6	4	0	2	108	67
2011									1	0	0	1	10	13
2015									4	2	0	2	97	85
2019									8	3	0	5	174	252
2023
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0		19	9	0	10	389	417

See also

• Rugby union in Senegal

External links

• Senegal on rugbydata.com