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.
Tournament history Africa Cup
+ Africa Cup recordYearRound/Result 2006Pool Stage2101251002007Pool Stage200216232008–09Pool Stage100110132011Group 1C220045182012Group 1B210144452013Group 1B210153402014Group 1B210146532015Group 1B310282482016Group 1B330099412017Gold Cup5005752112018Silver Cup200239472019Did not participate2019–20Cancelled11006302021–227th530211113220246th3102737820255th32017391
World Cup record World Cup recordWorld Cup Qualification recordYearRound 1987did not enterNo qualifying tournament held 1991did not enterdid not enter 1995 1999 2003 2007did not qualify640210867 201110011013 201542029785 20198305174252 2023Total0/9000000199010389417
Record Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Senegal national XV at test level up until 19 July 2025, updated after match with .
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won 3 0 3 0 0% 1 1 0 0 % 3 2 1 0 % 2 2 0 0 % 4 4 0 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 11 5 6 0 % 4 1 3 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 3 1 2 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 2 2 0 0 % 2 2 0 0 % 5 0 5 0 0% 1 1 0 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 % 2 2 0 0 % 5 1 4 0 % 4 1 3 0 % 4 4 0 0 % 2 0 2 0 0% Total 64 34 30 0 %
See also Rugby union in Senegal
References
External links Senegal on rugbydata.com