Tunisia national rugby union team: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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==History==

{{main|Rugby union in Tunisia}}

Tunisia played their first match on July 1, 1979, facing [[Netherlands national rugby union team|the Netherlands]] and losing 12–0. They played subsequent matches against [[Yugoslavia national rugby union team|Yugoslavia]], [[Spain national rugby union team|Spain]] and West Germany.{{fact}}

Tunisia continued to play these sides throughout the early 1980s. Their first win came in 1982, when they beat [[Portugal national rugby union team|Portugal]], defeating them, 16–13. A period from 1982 through to 1983 saw the team undefeated for a number of games. Tunisia went on to find fair success during the middle of the decade, winning a host of games. Tunisia played some of the stronger rugby union nations towards the end of the decade, for example, [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]], [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] and [[United States national rugby union team|the United States]], though; Tunisia lost these matches, they performed well in many.{{fact}}

They participated in round 2 of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification|Africa qualification]] as well as qualification for the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]], coming in second to [[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibia]] after losing 22–10. Eligible for qualification through the inter-continental playoff, Tunisia lost in the first match to [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] 56–13{{fact}}▼

Tunisia went on to find moderate success throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. They saw similar results through the latter stages of the 1990s, winning a fair number of their games.

▲They participated in round 2 of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] [[2007 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification|Africa qualification]] as well as qualification for the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]], coming in second to [[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibia]] after losing 22–10. Eligible for qualification through the inter-continental playoff, Tunisia lost in the first match to [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] 56–13

==Overall Record==