Burkina Faso women's national rugby union team

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Burkina Faso
Nickname(s)Stallions
UnionBurkina Faso Rugby Federation
Home stadium4 August 1983 Stadium
World Rugby ranking
Current55 (as of 4 December 2023)
First international
Burkina Faso  0–37  Cameroon
(9 June 2021, Stadium Aout 4, Ouagadougou)
Biggest defeat
Burkina Faso  0–37  Cameroon

The Burkina Faso women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side that represents Burkina Faso in rugby union. They played their first test match against Cameroon in 2021.

History[edit]

Burkina Faso hosted Cameroon for a two-test series in Ouagadougou. They played their first international test on 9 June 2021, and lost 37–0 to the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon.[1] They scored their first international points in the second test loss three days later, the score was 35–3.[2]

Burkina Faso competed at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Record[edit]

Overall[edit]

Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win %
 Cameroon 2021 3 0 0 3 3 124 0.00%
 Ivory Coast 2022 1 0 0 1 10 50 0.00%
Summary 2021 4 0 0 4 13 174 0.00%

Full internationals[edit]

Won Lost Draw
Test Date Burkina Faso Score Opponent Venue Tournament
1 9 June 2021 Burkina Faso  0–37  Cameroon Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 2021 Rugby Africa Series
2 12 June 2021 Burkina Faso  3–35  Cameroon Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 2021 Rugby Africa Series
3 8 November 2022 Burkina Faso  10–50  Ivory Coast Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé 2022 Rugby Africa Cup
4 12 November 2022 Burkina Faso  0–52  Cameroon Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé 2022 Rugby Africa Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cameroon's Women's Rugby team wins the test match against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ "Rugby Africa Repechage : The Lionesses of Cameroon Win Return Test Match Against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2023-01-29.