Monaco national rugby union team

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Monaco
Union Fédération Monégasque de Rugby
Coach André Buonomo
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First international
Monaco 8 - 8 Luxembourg
(1996-07-01)
Largest win
Monaco 90 - 0 Finland
(2002-10-19)
Worst defeat
Lithuania 33 - 10 Monaco
(2001-05-12)

Monaco national rugby union team represents Monaco at rugby union. The team have been playing since the 1990s. They currently compete in Division 3D of the European Nations Cup tournament.

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Monaco made their international debut in July of 1996, in a match against Luxembourg, which ended in an 8-all draw. The next match played by Monaco was in April of the following year, when they also recorded their first win, defeating Slovenia 23-17. Monaco then lost a number of games between 1998 and 1999, before winning their last two matches of 1999.

Monaco lost all five of their fixtures in the 2000 season, and found similar results in 2001, winning one of their four games. They did however record three wins during 2002, however the side did not play many games there after until 2006, when they defeated Slovakia 6 points to nil.

Monaco entered qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. After losing their first three qualification matches by a total of 13 points, Monaco defeated Malta to record their first ever win in Rugby World Cup competition.

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