Zambia national rugby union team

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Zambia
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UnionZambia Rugby Football Union
Head coachLawrence Njobvu
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First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current68 (as of 4 November 2024)
Highest66 (23 November 2020)
Lowest69 (16 January 2023)
First international
Flag of Kenya (1895-1921).svg  East Africa 15 - 18 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg
(1975-08-31)
Biggest win
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 107–9 Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg
(Lusaka, Zambia; 9 September 2003)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 77–3 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg
(Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire; 23 June 2013)

The Zambia national rugby union team is a third-tier rugby union side representing Zambia.

Contents

The first national Zambian side was put together in 1965 under Presidency of Dr K K Kaunda who was their first Patron. Jackie Kyle the Irish International was the President of the Union. Their first game was against a Combined Services side from the UK and Zambia won the game 56-9 in Kitwe. An invitational side toured Ireland in 1965 played 9 and won 7 - points for 115 against 92. Zambia captained by G Brooklyn played against the touring side Penguin's, formed with many outstanding players in the UK. Zambia lost all 3 games. They played the Penguin's again in 1972. They now compete on an annual basis in the Africa Cup. Rugby union in Zambia is administered by the Zambian Rugby Union. It was founded by Ian Kirkpatrick, formerly of the All Blacks, in the 1960's. Prior to 1964 Rugby was administered under the combined Rhodesian Rugby Union which included present day Zimbabwe and was affiliated to the South African Rugby Union with Rhodesia having the equivalent status of a provincial team in the South African provincial competitions.

Zambia competes in the Africa Rugby Cup. [1] Zambia also competes in qualifying for the Rugby World Cup, although they have yet to qualify for the tournament.

World Cup Record

Zambia were not invited to the original world cup in 1987 in New Zealand. They did not enter the first two tournaments that were open to qualification in 1991 and 1995. They first attempted to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Between then and RWC 2011 qualification attempts have been very unsuccessful, with elimination coming in the 1st Round every time. The most successful attempt was for the RWC 2007 where they got through their group as winners only to be beaten by Senegal in a playoff for a place in Round 2.

Overall Results

NationGamesWonLostDrawnPercentage of wins
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10100%
  Arabian Gulf 10100%
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 431075%
Flag of Kenya (1895-1921).svg  East Africa 312033.33%
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 211050%
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 10100%
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 716014.29%
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 211050%
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 10100%
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10100%
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 20200%
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1100100%
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 20200%
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 211050%
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 312033.33%
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 716014.29%
Total321022031.25%

Year-by-Year Record

Match Results
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueReferee
26 April 1997Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 30 - 44 Arabian Gulf Luanshya, Zambia N/A
17 May 1997Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 13 - 20Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A
Match Results
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueReferee
28 July 2001Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 25 - 24Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Chingola, Zambia N/A
11 August 2001Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 21 - 12Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Kyadondo, Uganda N/A

Round 1a: Southern Pool

Match Results
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueReferee
12 March 2005Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 24 - 23Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Mbabane, Swaziland N/A
9 April 2005Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 28 - 24Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Lusaka, Zambia N/A

Round 1a: Playoff

Match Results
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueReferee
28 May 2005Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 22 - 14Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Dakar, Senegal N/A
4 June 2005Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 6 - 13Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Lusaka, Zambia N/A
Match Results
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueReferee
14 June 2008Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 18 - 29Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Lusaka, Zambia N/A
12 July 2008Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 32 - 9Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire N/A
Match Results
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueReferee
22 July 2012Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 23 - 15Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A
28 July 2012Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 24 - 18Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A

See also

References

  1. "Zambia : Zambia to face Rwanda, Mauritius in Africa Rugby Cup 1C tourney".