DR Congo national rugby union team

The Democratic Republic of the Congo national rugby union team (French: Équipe de République Démocratique du Congo de rugby à XV) represents DR Congo in men's international competitions, it is a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and has yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament.

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DR Congo

Union	Fédération Congolaise de Rugby
First international
DR Congo  22–0  Congo (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; 18 January 2009)
Largest win
Congo 9–37 DR Congo  (Brazzaville, Congo; 23 February 2010)
Largest defeat
Burundi 27–0 DR Congo  (Kigali, Rwanda; 5 June 2014)

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They were due to appear in the 2008 Castel Beer Trophy, but they were replaced by Belgian club side Kibubu after they pulled out for financial reasons.^[1]

In continental play, the Leopards XV have won two regional titles in Rugby Africa play, this came with victories in the 2015 Africa Cup South East^[2] and the 2016 Africa Cup Division 2 East^[3] tournaments and a third place finish in the 2014 Africa Cup Division 2 South competition.