The Tunisia national rugby union team is a third-tier

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nation. They first started competing in 1979 and they competed in the African qualification for the

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. Tunisia also competes annually in the

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History

Tunisia played their first match on July 1, 1979, facing

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and losing 12–0. Their first win came in 1982, when they beat

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, 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,

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and

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; Tunisia lost these matches. They participated in round 2 of the

Africa qualification as well as qualification for the

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, coming in second to

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after losing 22–10. Eligible for qualification through the inter-continental playoff, Tunisia lost in the first match to

56–13

Overall Record

World Cup Record

Africa Cup Record

Current squad

Players called up to Tunisia 2021 Africa Cup preparation squad. *Head Coach: *Assistant Coach: *Assistant Coach: *Assistant Coach:

External links

Tunisia
at Rugbydata.com African national rugby union teams Rugby union in Tunisia {{National-rugbyunion-team-stub