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| Union | Fédération Béninoise de Rugby |
|---|---|
| First international | |
Benin  0 - 56  Mali (2003-10-05) | |
| Largest win | |
Benin 35 - 9  Ghana (2006-07-29) | |
| Largest defeat | |
Benin 5 - 82  Niger (2015-05-27) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
The Benin national rugby union team represents Benin in international rugby union. Benin is not a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament.
They have competed in the north section of the CAR Castel Beer Trophy, but last appeared in 2005 being defeated by Togo and Mali and drawing with Niger.
In 2017 the team participated in the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1, losing their first match to Ghana in the Accra Sports Stadium with 46-5. [1] In 2018 they participated in the Rugby Africa Regional Sevens tournament, finishing seventh out of eight. [2]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00.00% | 3 | 108 | -105 |
 Chad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 19 | 11 | +8 |
 DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.00% | 17 | 53 | -36 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.00% | 5 | 19 | -14 |
| Ghana | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.66% | 57 | 125 | -68 |
| Mali | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00.00% | 8 | 151 | -143 |
| Mali A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.00% | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Niger | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 00.00% | 11 | 143 | -132 |
 Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00.00% | 12 | 154 | -142 |
 Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.00% | 6 | 25 | -19 |
 Togo | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | 53 | 130 | -77 |
| Togo B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 29 | 0 | +29 |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 15.15% | 226 | 922 | -696 |
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