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Zambia national rugby union team

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Location
  
Zambia

Coach(es)
  
Noble Chisenga

Union
  
Zambia Rugby Union

Zambia national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Zambia. They first played in 1975 and now compete on an annual basis in the Africa Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.

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Rugby union in Zambia is administered by the Zambian Rugby Union. One of the greatest rugby union players of all-time and the world's second most capped international player with 139 caps for Australia, Australian player George Gregan, was born in Lusaka, Zambia in 1973. Springbok Corne Krige was also born in Lusaka, to a white Zambian family.

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.

Year-by-Year Record

  • 1987: Not invited
  • 1991: Did not enter
  • 1995: Did not enter
  • 1999: Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round
  • 2003: Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round (Group A)
  • 2007: Did not qualify - Eliminated in Round 1a Playoff

    • Round 1a: Southern Pool

    Round 1a: Playoff

  • 2011 - Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round (Group B)
  • 2015 - Did not qualify - Eliminated in 1st Round (2012 CAR Africa Cup Division 1B)

    • References

    Zambia national rugby union team Wikipedia
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