Athanase Dali
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Athanase Dali is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half.
The son of François Dali, the main introducer of rugby in Ivory Coast, he graduated in Journalism in France
in 1995. He played for Clamart Rugby 92 in France.
He had 7 caps for Ivory Coast, scoring 2 conversions, 8 penalties and 1 drop goal, 31 points in aggregate. His debut was at 26 October 1993 in the 19-16 win over Tunisia
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for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, in a game where he scored a conversion, three penalties and one drop goal. After the surprising qualification of Ivory Coast for the 1995 Rugby World Cup
, he was the captain in their first game, a disastrous 89-0 loss to Scotland
. He missed the following game and returned, as a substitute for the 29-11 loss to Tonga
, at 3 June 1995, in Rustenburg, scoring two penalties. It would be his last game for his National Team.
The son of François Dali, the main introducer of rugby in Ivory Coast, he graduated in Journalism in France
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in 1995. He played for Clamart Rugby 92 in France.
He had 7 caps for Ivory Coast, scoring 2 conversions, 8 penalties and 1 drop goal, 31 points in aggregate. His debut was at 26 October 1993 in the 19-16 win over Tunisia
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....
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for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, in a game where he scored a conversion, three penalties and one drop goal. After the surprising qualification of Ivory Coast for the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
, he was the captain in their first game, a disastrous 89-0 loss to Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
. He missed the following game and returned, as a substitute for the 29-11 loss to Tonga
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
, at 3 June 1995, in Rustenburg, scoring two penalties. It would be his last game for his National Team.