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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
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| Union | Algerian Rugby Federation | ||
| Head coach | Boris Brahim Bouhraoua | ||
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| 2016 | |||
The Algeria national rugby sevens team is a sporting side that represents Algeria internationally in rugby sevens.It competes in the Africa Men's Sevens.
| Africa Men's Sevens record | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2000 | Did not enter | |||||
 2004 | ||||||
 2008 | ||||||
 2012 | ||||||
| 2013 | ||||||
 2014 | ||||||
 2015 | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||
 2017 | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||
| 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2022 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2023 | Eleventh place | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 2024 | Qualified | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Arab Rugby 7s Men's Championship record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2015 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2016 | Sixth place | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 2017 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2018 | ||||||
| 2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2022 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 2023 | Did not enter | |||||
 2024 | ||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
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