The Mali national rugby union team represents Mali in international rugby union. Mali are a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup. The Mali national rugby team played their first international against Benin in 2003, winning the match. They also defeated Senegal that season. In 2005, Mali made history, by winning their first northern section crown of the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. The popularity of the sport of rugby in Mali is on the rise.
| Union | Mali Rugby Federation |
|---|---|
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | N/A (as of ) |
Record
editBelow is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Mali national XV at test level up until 24 May 2017, updated after match with 
Niger.
| Rank | Change[i] | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |  South Africa | 93.94 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 90.33 |
| 3 | |  Ireland | 89.07 |
| 4 | |  France | 87.46 |
| 5 | |  Argentina | 84.97 |
| 6 | |  England | 83.91 |
| 7 | |  Scotland | 82.90 |
| 8 | |  Australia | 81.53 |
| 9 | |  Fiji | 81.14 |
| 10 | |  Italy | 79.64 |
| 11 | |  Wales | 75.07 |
| 12 | |  Japan | 74.09 |
| 13 | |  Georgia | 71.97 |
| 14 | |  Portugal | 69.64 |
| 15 | |  Uruguay | 69.19 |
| 16 | |  United States | 68.26 |
| 17 | |  Spain | 67.51 |
| 18 | |  Chile | 66.72 |
| 19 | |  Tonga | 66.66 |
| 20 | |  Samoa | 66.43 |
| 21 | |  Belgium | 61.03 |
| 22 | |  Romania | 60.67 |
| 23 | |  Hong Kong | 59.61 |
| 24 | |  Zimbabwe | 58.80 |
| 25 | |  Canada | 58.75 |
| 26 | |  Namibia | 56.96 |
| 27 | |  Netherlands | 56.44 |
| 28 | |  Switzerland | 55.47 |
| 29 | |  Czech Republic | 54.78 |
| 30 | |  Poland | 54.54 |
- ↑ Change from the previous week
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Burkina Faso | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% |
 Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Chad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
 Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Niger | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37.5% |
 Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
 Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
 Togo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Total | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 55% |
External links
edit- Mali[permanent dead link] on IRB.com
- Mali Archived 2009-09-19 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com
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- 1 2 "Men's World Rankings". world.rugby. Retrieved 10 May 2026.