Algeria national rugby union team
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The Algeria national rugby union team is one of the newest at world level, having played its first game, at 24 February 2007, in Tunis
, with Tunisia national rugby union team
. The new born team won by 8-7. The Algerian players are almost all playing in the rugby French Championships. The first coach of the Algeria national rugby union team was Morad Kellal
. Algeria as yet to establish a Rugby Union Federation before being admitted to the FIRA
.
s, because of its relatively recent foundation. Nevertheless, its expected to enter the 2015 Rugby World Cup
qualifyings.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
, with Tunisia national rugby union team
Tunisia national rugby union team
The Tunisia national rugby union team is the national team of Tunisia, a third tier rugby union nation. They first started competing in 1979 and they competed, unsuccessfully in the African qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup....
. The new born team won by 8-7. The Algerian players are almost all playing in the rugby French Championships. The first coach of the Algeria national rugby union team was Morad Kellal
Morad Kellal
Morad Kellal is a French-born Algerian rugby union coach. He was also a rugby union referee and a sport educator....
. Algeria as yet to establish a Rugby Union Federation before being admitted to the FIRA
FIRA
FIRA is a four-letter acronym used for:* FIRA - Association of European Rugby* Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations* Foreign Investment Review Agency * Federation of International Robot-soccer Association...
.
World Cup record
The team has neither qualified for or being invited to any of the Rugby World CupRugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
s, because of its relatively recent foundation. Nevertheless, its expected to enter the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2015 Rugby World Cup
The 2015 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by England from 4 September to 17 October 2015. In addition, Cardiff's 74,500-seater Millennium Stadium in Wales will also be used...
qualifyings.
Current squad
- Azzouz Aib : Millau Fédérale 1
- Fouad Adjimi : Cergy Pontoise Fédérale 2
- Jilali Aib : Millau Fédérale 1
- Boumedienne AllamBoumedienne AllamBoumedienne Allam is a French-born Algerian rugby union player. He plays as a number eight.After his young years at Apt and Cavaillon , he become famous as a RC Toulon player , were he won the Cup of France Frantz Reichel, in 1998...
: Blagnac pro D2 - Medhi Ameur : Perpignan Espoirs
- Kader Ammar : Bègles Bordeaux Espoirs
- Ali Belhocine : Domont Fédérale 1
- Nasser Benhammor : Cahors Fédérale 1
- Nabil Benhamouda : Brives Espoirs
- Abdelkader Benhassen : Gennevilliers Fédérale 1
- Fayçal Bettayeb : Chambéry Féderale 1
- Adel Bouchor : Parc Aix Reichel
- Karim Boudi : Massy Fédérale 1
- Nadir Boukaloua : LOU Reichel
- Foued Dembri : Corbeille XIII Fédérale 1
- Mohamed Dougarem : Domont Fédérale 1
- Mehdi Helali : Beaurepaire Fédérale 1
- Said Hireche : Stade Français Espoirs
- Samir Khamouche : Castres Espoirs
- Djamel Bouabdallah : La Seyne / Mer Fédérale 1
- Rachid Ourak : Saint Saturnin Fédérale 1
- Abdelkader Salhi : Stade Français Espoirs
- Salim Tebani : Rumilly Fédérale 1
- Aziz Yanina : Newbridge RFC, Éire Leinster league 2