Benin national rugby union team
Rugby team
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The Benin national rugby union team represents Benin in international rugby union. Benin became an associate member of World Rugby in October 2025, and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament.
History
They have competed in the north section of the CAR Castel Beer Trophy, but last appeared in 2005 being defeated by Togo and Mali and drawing with Niger.
In 2017 the team participated in the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1, losing their first match to Ghana in the Accra Sports Stadium with 46-5.[1] In 2018 they participated in the Rugby Africa Regional Sevens tournament, finishing seventh out of eight.[2]
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Benin national XV at test level up until 8 July 2026, updated after match with 
Mali.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 108 | -105 |
 Chad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 19 | 11 | +8 |
 Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 17 | 53 | -36 |
 Ghana | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 31 | 150 | -119 |
 Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 38 | 0 | +38 |
| Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 11 | 174 | -163 |
| Mali A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 0 | +6 |
 Niger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 61 | 170 | -109 |
 Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 163 | -151 |
 Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 25 | -19 |
 Togo | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30% | 79 | 164 | -85 |
| Togo A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 29 | 0 | +29 |
| Total | 40 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 17.5% | 312 | 1,021 | -709 |
