The Tunisia national rugby union team is a third-tier rugby union nation. They first started competing in 1979 and they competed in the African qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Tunisia also competes annually in the Africa Cup.
History
Tunisia played their first match on July 1, 1979, facing the Netherlands and losing 12–0.
Their first win came in 1982, when they beat Portugal, defeating them, 16–13. A period from 1982 through to 1983 saw the team undefeated for a number of games. Tunisia played some of the stronger rugby union nations towards the end of the decade, for example, Italy, Romania and the United States; Tunisia lost these matches.
They participated in round 2 of the 2007 Rugby World Cup Africa qualification as well as qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, coming in second to Namibia after losing 22–10. Eligible for qualification through the inter-continental playoff, Tunisia lost in the first match to Romania 56–13
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Tunisia national XV at test level up until 9 February 2025, updated after the match with . Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won 4 2 2 0 % 4 3 1 0 % 2 1 1 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 11 5 5 1 % 2 2 0 0 % 2 2 0 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 4 2 2 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 4 0 4 0 0% 2 1 1 0 % 2 1 1 0 % 3 0 3 0 0% 1 0 1 0 0% 10 4 5 1 % 1 0 1 0 0% 10 3 7 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 25 5 18 2 % 11 2 9 0 % 5 1 4 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 7 4 3 0 % 9 6 3 0 % 5 1 4 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 2 0 2 0 0% 5 4 1 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 3 0 3 0 0% 5 1 4 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 % 2 2 0 0 % 6 2 4 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 5 3 2 0 % 2 1 1 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 6 2 4 0 % Total 174 69 101 4 %
World Cup Record World Cup recordWorld Cup Qualification recordYearRound 1987did not qualify- 1991 32014143 1995 20022125 1999 42029277 2003 530299110 2007 42029167 2011 7403175151 2015 21015657 2019 13607264581 2023 to be determinedTotal0/900000040200208391111
Africa Cup Record Africa Cup recordYearRound2000 Round 1 200229522001 Round 1 4013281042002 Runner-up 430183772003 Round 1 20020422004 Round 1 310226282005 Round 1 200218272006 Round 1 420291672007 Round 1 210125222008–09 Runner-up 6402162952010 cancelled2011 Runner-up 10017162012 Round 1 20023861 2013 Division 1B Runner-up 21015657 2014 Division 1B winner 220048202015 Division 1A 4th 30033787 2016 Division 1B winner 3300107302017Gold Cup 4th 5203912722018 Gold Cup 4th 5203662792019 cancelled2019–20 cancelled2021–22 WithdrewTotal20/2052211309121336
Current squad Players called up to Tunisia 2021 Africa Cup preparation squad.
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach:
+ ForwardsPlayerPositionClub
+ BacksPlayerPositionClub
External links Tunisia at Rugbydata.com