Burkina Faso national rugby union team
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The Burkina Faso national rugby union team represents Burkina Faso in international rugby union. Burkina Faso have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament.
Head coachAhmed Coulibaly
Laurent Stravato
Laurent Stravato
Current92 (as of 4 November 2024)
Highest90 (2024)
| |
| Union | Burkina Faso Rugby Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ahmed Coulibaly Laurent Stravato |
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 92 (as of 4 November 2024) |
| Highest | 90 (2024) |
| Lowest | 92 (2024) |
| First international | |
 Mali 40–12 Burkina Faso  (Dakar, Senegal; 7 June 2004) | |
| Biggest win | |
Burkina Faso 67–3  Benin (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 24 May 2015) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Mauritius 103–3 Burkina Faso (12 December 2005) | |
They compete in the north section of the CAR Development Trophy.[1] The national coaches are Ahmed Coulibaly and Laurent Stravato.
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Burkina Faso national XV at test level up until 28 July 2024, updated after match with 
Ivory Coast.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Barbarians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Benin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Burundi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Chad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Congo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Ghana | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Mali | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% |
 Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Namibia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Niger | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20% |
 Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Senegal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Togo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Togo A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 43 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 58.14% |
