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| Union | Fédération Béninoise de Rugby |
|---|---|
| First international | |
Benin  0 - 56 Mali(2003-10-05) | |
| Largest win | |
Benin 35 - 9 Ghana(2006-07-29) | |
| Largest defeat | |
Benin 5 - 82 Niger(2015-05-27) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
TheBenin national rugby union team representsBenin in internationalrugby union. Benin became an associate member ofWorld Rugby in October 2025, and have yet to play in aRugby World Cup tournament.
They have competed in the north section of theCAR Castel Beer Trophy, but last appeared in 2005 being defeated byTogo andMali and drawing withNiger.
In 2017 the team participated in theRugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1, losing their first match to Ghana in theAccra Sports Stadium with 46-5.[1] In 2018 they participated in the Rugby Africa Regional Sevens tournament, finishing seventh out of eight.[2]
| 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 |
 DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 17 | 53 | -36 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 19 | -14 |
| Ghana | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.67% | 57 | 125 | -68 |
| Mali | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 151 | -143 |
| Mali A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Niger | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 11 | 143 | -132 |
 Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 154 | -142 |
 Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 25 | -19 |
 Togo | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | 53 | 130 | -77 |
| Togo B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 29 | 0 | +29 |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 14.71% | 226 | 922 | -696 |
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