Mauritania national rugby union team

The Mauritania national rugby union team represents Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...

in international rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

. Mauritania are a member of the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

(IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup

Rugby 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....

tournament. The Mauritania national rugby team played their first ever international against Ghana

Ghana national rugby union team

The Ghana national rugby union team represents Ghana in international rugby union. Ghana are not a member of the International Rugby Board , and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. Ghana played their first international during the 2003 season, and defeated Mauritania 29 points to 8...

in 2003, with Ghana winning the game 29 points to 8.

External links

Mauritania on IRB.com
Mauritania on rugbydata.com

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