Mali national rugby union team

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The Mali national rugby union team represents Mali in international rugby union. Mali are a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup. The Mali national rugby team played their first international against Benin in 2003, winning the match. They also defeated Senegal that season. In 2005, Mali made history, by winning their first northern section crown of the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. The popularity of the sport of rugby in Mali is on the rise.

Record

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Mali national XV at test level up until 24 May 2017, updated after match with  Niger.

  1. ^ Change from the previous week
Source: World Rugby[1]
Graph updated to 16 February 2026
Team Mat Won Lost Draw %
 Benin 4 4 0 0 100%
 Botswana 1 0 1 0 0%
 Burkina Faso 7 3 4 0 42.86%
 Cameroon 1 0 1 0 0%
 Chad 4 2 2 0 50%
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 100%
 Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 0%
 Mauritania 1 1 0 0 100%
 Niger 8 3 3 2 37.5%
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 66.67%
 Senegal 3 2 1 0 66.67%
 Togo 4 2 2 0 50%
Total 40 22 16 2 55%
  1. ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". world.rugby. Retrieved 16 February 2026.