Zambia national rugby union team

Zambia
Union Zambia Rugby Union
Coach(es) Noble Chisenga
Team kit
First international
 East Africa 15 - 18 Zambia 
(1975-08-31)
Largest win
 Zambia 107 - 9 Rwanda 
(2003-09-09)
Largest defeat

 Zimbabwe 83 - 10 Zambia 
(2002-04-20)

 Namibia 83 - 10 Zambia 
(2007-05-26)

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.

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 were they got through their group as winners only to be beaten by Senegal in a playoff for a place in Round 2.

Overall Results

Nation Games Won Lost Drawn Percentage of wins
 Botswana 4 3 1 0 75.00%
 Kenya 4 1 3 0 25.00%
 Uganda 3 1 2 0 33.33%
 Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0 33.33%
 East Africa 3 1 2 0 33.33%
 Cameroon 2 1 1 0 50.00%
 Namibia 2 0 2 0 0.00%
 Senegal 2 0 2 0 0.00%
 Swaziland 2 1 1 0 50.00%
 Arabian Gulf 1 0 1 0 0.00%
 Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 0.00%
 Madagascar 1 0 1 0 0.00%
 Mauritius 1 0 1 0 0.00%
 Morocco 1 0 1 0 0.00%
 Rwanda 1 1 0 0 100.00%
Total 31 10 21 0 32.25%

Year-by-Year Record

Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
26 April 1997  Zambia 30 - 44 Arabian Gulf Luanshya, Zambia N/A
17 May 1997  Botswana 13 - 20  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A
Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
28 July 2001  Zambia 25 - 24  Cameroon Chingola, Zambia N/A
11 August 2001  Uganda 21 - 12  Zambia Kyadondo, Uganda N/A

Round 1a: Southern Pool

Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
12 March 2005  Swaziland 24 - 23  Zambia Mbabane, Swaziland N/A
9 April 2005  Zambia 28 - 24  Botswana Lusaka, Zambia N/A

Round 1a: Playoff

Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
28 May 2005  Senegal 22 - 14  Zambia Dakar, Senegal N/A
4 June 2005  Zambia 6 - 13  Senegal Lusaka, Zambia N/A
Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
14 June 2008  Zambia 18 - 29  Morocco Lusaka, Zambia N/A
12 July 2008  Ivory Coast 32 - 9  Zambia Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire N/A
Match Results
Date Home Score Away Venue Referee
22 July 2012  Botswana 23 - 15  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A
28 July 2012  Ivory Coast 24 - 18  Zambia Gaborone, Botswana N/A