Cameroon women's national rugby union team

Cameroon

Nickname	Indomitable Lionesses
Union	Cameroonian Rugby Federation
Head coach	Alfred Daniel Bisso
Captain	Mimosette Mouto
World Rugby ranking
Current	37 (as of 26 May 2025)
Highest	31 (2023)
Lowest	37 (2025)
First international
Cameroon 37–0 Burkina Faso   (9 June 2021)
Biggest win
Cameroon 52–0 Burkina Faso   (8 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
Cameroon 0–87 South Africa   (20 May 2023)

The Cameroon women's national rugby union team are a national sports team that represents Cameroon in women's international rugby union. They played their first test match against Burkina Faso in 2021.

History

Cameroon made their test debut against Burkina Faso on 9 June 2021 at Stade du 4 Août. ^{[1] [2]} They won both tests in the series against Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cameroon competed at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup. They hosted Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast at Stade Omnisport Paul Biya in Yaoundé for Pool D of the competition. ^{[4] [5]} They topped the pool and advanced to the final stage. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On 20 May 2023, Cameroon experienced their first loss when they were routed 87–0 by South Africa in the opening match of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup in Antananarivo, Madagascar. ^{[7] [8]}

Record

For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Overall

Opponent	First game	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Burkina Faso	2021	3	3	0	0	100%
Ivory Coast	2022	1	1	0	0	100%
Kenya	2023	2	0	0	2	0.00%
Madagascar	2023	2	0	0	2	0.00%
South Africa	2023	2	0	0	2	0.00%
Summary		10	4	0	6	44.44%

Full Internationals

Won

Lost

Draw

Test	Date	Opponent	PF	PA	Venue	Tournament
1	9 June 2021	Burkina Faso	37	0	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou	2021 Rugby Africa Series
2	12 June 2021	Burkina Faso	35	3	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou	2021 Rugby Africa Series
3	8 November 2022	Ivory Coast	8	0	Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé	2022 Rugby Africa Cup
4	12 November 2022	Burkina Faso	52	0	Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé	2022 Rugby Africa Cup
5	20 May 2023	South Africa	0	87	Stade Makis, Antananarivo	2023 Rugby Africa Cup
6	24 May 2023	Madagascar	10	30	Stade Makis, Antananarivo	2023 Rugby Africa Cup
7	28 May 2023	Kenya	3	52	Stade Makis, Antananarivo	2023 Rugby Africa Cup
8	4 May 2024	South Africa	0	55	Stade Makis, Antananarivo	2024 Rugby Africa Cup
9	8 May 2024	Madagascar	5	12	Stade Makis, Antananarivo	2024 Rugby Africa Cup
10	12 May 2024	Kenya	17	39	Stade Makis, Antananarivo	2024 Rugby Africa Cup

References

1. "Cameroon's Women's Rugby team wins the test match against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
2. "Rugby : Tournoi de repêchage Ouagadougou 2021, les équipes dames et messieurs du Cameroun survolent leur entrée en matière". MBOLO C@MEROON (in French). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
3. "Rugby Africa Repechage : The Lionesses of Cameroon Win Return Test Match Against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
4. Gondo, Tatenda (13 November 2022). "Cameroon makes history qualify for the Rugby Africa Women's Cup - Sports Rifle" . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
5. Kganakga, Tlamelo (14 November 2022). "Cameroon Qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". gsport4girls. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
6. Philémon (3 November 2022). "Kenya Lionesses qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
7. Birch, John (20 May 2023). "Memorable opening for Africa Cup". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
8. "Mayaba on fire as Springbok Women crush Cameroon". SA Rugby. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.