Belgian national rugby union team

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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).

Belgium against Germany 2006 in Hanover

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
ArmeniaArmenia Armenia 1 1 0 0
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 5 3 1 1
GermanyGermany Germany 14th 6th 6th 2
FijiFiji Fiji 1 0 1 0
ItalyItaly Italy 2 0 2 0
CroatiaCroatia Croatia 4th 2 2 0
LatviaLatvia Latvia 2 1 1 0
LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 2 2 0 0
LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 4th 4th 0 0
MaltaMalta Malta 2 2 0 0
MoroccoMorocco Morocco 4th 1 3 0
Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova 4th 2 2 0
MonacoMonaco Monaco 1 1 0 0
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 43 21st 18th 4th
PolandPoland Poland 5 0 5 0
PortugalPortugal Portugal 10 2 6th 2
RomaniaRomania Romania 2 0 2 0
RussiaRussia Russia 1 0 1 0
SamoaSamoa Samoa 1 0 1 0
SwedenSweden Sweden 12 8th 4th 0
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 8th 5 3 0
SerbiaSerbia Serbia 8th 7th 1 0
SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 3 2 1 0
SpainSpain Spain 12 1 11 0
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3 1 2 0
TunisiaTunisia Tunisia 5 1 3 1
UkraineUkraine Ukraine 4th 2 2 0
Total 169 75 84 10

Results at world championships

Individual evidence

  1. ^ World Rugby Rankings. world.rugby, February 4, 2020, accessed November 26, 2019 .

Web links

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