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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.

DR Congo
UnionFédération Congolaise de Rugby
First international
 DR Congo 22–0 Congo 
(18 January 2009)
Largest win
 DR Congo 40–0 Rwanda 
(29 June 2015)
Largest defeat
 Burkina Faso 21–0 DR Congo 
(20 July 2010)

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.

Record

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Match history

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Date[4][5] Opponent Score Tournament Venue
18 January 2009  Congo
22–0
 Test Match Kinshasa
27 February 2010  Congo
37–9
 Test Match Brazzaville
17 July 2010  Niger
23–6
 2010 Africa Trophy Quarterfinals Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
20 July 2010  Burkina Faso
21–0
 2010 Africa Trophy 5th-8th Classification Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
24 July 2010  Benin
53–17
 2010 Africa Trophy 7th-8th Playoff Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
15 December 2013  Congo
8–5
 2014 Africa Cup South Group Qualifiers Kinshasa
5 June 2014  Burundi
w/o
 2014 Africa Cup South Group Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
7 June 2014  Rwanda
9–5
 2014 Africa Cup South Group Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
28 June 2015  Rwanda
30–8
 Test Match Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
29 June 2015  Rwanda
40–0
 Test Match[6] Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
30 June 2015  Rwanda
29–3
 2015 Africa Cup South East Final Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
17 May 2016  Lesotho
w/o
 2016 Africa Cup Division 2 East Semifinal Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
20 May 2016  Rwanda
12–9
 2016 Africa Cup Division 2 East Final Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
7 October 2017  Burundi
w/o
 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group Centre Bujumbura

Overall

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Below is a table of the representative rugby matches officially played by the Democratic Republic of the Congo national XV at test level up until 7 October 2017. Updated after the match with  Burundi.

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won
 Benin 1 1 0 0 100%
 Burkina Faso 1 0 1 0 0%
 Burundi20200%
 Congo3300100%
 Niger 1 0 1 0 0%
 Lesotho1100100%
 Rwanda541080%
Total1495064.28%

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Ruggers Off to Burundi (Page 1 of 1)".
  2. ↑ Enyimo, Martin (July 2, 2015). "Rugby : la RDC écrase le Rwanda en finale du championnat d'Afrique zone sud | Le Courrier de Kinshasa". www.lecourrierdekinshasa.com. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  3. ↑ Enyimo, Martin (23 May 2016). "Rugby : la RDC conserve son titre de champion d'Afrique D2 zone sud". www.adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  4. ↑ "RugbyArchive". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  5. ↑ "CONGO KINSHASA INTERNATIONAL RUGBY RESULTS". www.rugbyinternational.net. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Rugby : la RDC écrase le Rwanda en finale du championnat d'Afrique zone sud | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
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