Belgian national rugby union team
Nickname (s) | Black devils | ||
Association | Belge de Rugby Federation | ||
Trainer | Richard McClintock and Denis Duchau | ||
captain | Pierre Plasman | ||
WR abbreviation | BEL | ||
WR rank | 27. (55.57 points) (as of February 4, 2020) |
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First international match Netherlands 0-6 Belgium (July 1, 1930) |
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Biggest win United Arab Emirates 3:94 (December 8, 2012) |
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Biggest defeat Spain 77-0 Belgium (8 December 1996) |
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World Championship participations: none |
The Belgian national rugby union team represents Belgium in the sport of rugby union . She plays in the first division of the European Nations Cup and has not yet qualified for a world championship. Belgium is the World Association International Rugby Board in the third strength class ( third tier divided).
The Belgian national team played their first international match against the Netherlands on July 1, 1930 and won it 6-0. In the following years both teams played against each other regularly. Other opponents in the early days also included Italy and Germany . The sport of rugby in Belgium has developed steadily since the 2000s, so that the selection now regularly attracts 5,000 spectators to the home games.
Former President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge was active for the Belgian national team.
International matches
country | Games | Won | Lost | draw |
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Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Denmark | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 14th | 6th | 6th | 2 |
Fiji | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Croatia | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 |
Malta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Morocco | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Moldova | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | 43 | 21st | 18th | 4th |
Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Portugal | 10 | 2 | 6th | 2 |
Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Samoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sweden | 12 | 8th | 4th | 0 |
Switzerland | 8th | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Serbia | 8th | 7th | 1 | 0 |
Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Spain | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Ukraine | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 169 | 75 | 84 | 10 |
Results at world championships
- World Championship 1987 : not participated
- World Championship 1991 : not participated
- 1995 World Cup : not qualified
- World Championship 1999 : not qualified
- World Championship 2003 : 2nd qualifying round
- World Championship 2007 : 3rd qualifying round
- World Championship 2011 : 4th qualifying round
- World Cup 2015 : 5th qualifying round
Individual evidence
- ^ World Rugby Rankings. world.rugby, February 4, 2020, accessed November 26, 2019 .
Web links
- Official website (English, French, Dutch)
- RugbyData statistics