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Nickname | Silverbacks | |
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Union | Fédération Rwandaise de Rugby | |
Head coach | Claude Ezoua | |
Captain | Benjamin Macombe | |
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World Rugby ranking | ||
Current | 98 (as of 4 November 2024) | |
Lowest | 99 (2024) | |
First international | ||
Zambia 107-9 Rwanda (9 September 2003) | ||
Biggest win | ||
Rwanda 39-13 Burundi (24 November 2010) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
Zambia 107-9 Rwanda (9 September 2003) |
The Rwanda national rugby union team represents Rwanda in international rugby union. Rwanda are an associate member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup qualifying tournament.
The Rwanda national team made their international debut in a match against Zambia in 2003, lost by 9-107, for the CAR Division 2. They won their subsequent international against Burundi by 18-5.