Tanzania national rugby union team Tanzania represents Tanzania in top-level international rugby matches-15 . The team is known by the nickname Twigas (translated from Swahili - " giraffes "). The National Rugby Union is a member of the IRB , but the team is not represented in the international ranking of teams [2] . Tanzania has never performed in the finals of the world championships .
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| Nickname | Twigas | ||
| Federation | Tanzanian Rugby Union | ||
| Main coach | Mike Beckner | ||
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| The first game | |||
 Kenya >  Tanganyika(1954) [1] | |||
In the 1970s, Tanzania regularly played matches against Kenya . However, the first officially recognized match of the national team took place only in 2004 - then the Tanzanians won against Burundi . In 2006, Tanzania won the African Trophy Development Tournament.
Content
- 1 Results
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Results
As of June 19, 2013 [3] .
| Rival | Matches | Victory | Defeat | Draw | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0% |
| Burundi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | one hundred % |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Mayotte | one | one | 0 | 0 | one hundred % |
| Reunion | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0% |
| Rwanda | one | one | 0 | 0 | one hundred % |
| Swaziland | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 10 | four | 6 | 0 | 40% |
Notes
- ↑ Campbell, 1960 , p. 41.
- ↑ International Rugby Board - World Rankings: Full world rankings Archived on August 10, 2011.
- ↑ RugbyData.com - International Rugby Union Statistics - Statistics for Tanzania - Head to Head Table (link not available)
Literature
- Campbell, M. Rugby Football in East Africa 1909-1959. - Rugby Football Union of East Africa, 1960.
Links
- Tanzania page (inaccessible link) on IRB.com