Madagascar women's national rugby union team

The Madagascar women's national rugby union team are a national sports team that represents Madagascar in women's international rugby union. They made their test debut against Kenya in 2019.

Madagascar
Nickname(s)The Ladies Makis
UnionMadagascan Rugby Federation
World Rugby ranking
Current27 (as of 3 April 2023)
First international
Madagascar  5–35  Kenya
(9 August 2019)
Biggest win
Madagascar  27–5  Tunisia
(22 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
Madagascar  0–73  South Africa
(13 August 2019)

History

Madagascar made their international debut against Kenya on 9 August at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan. It was the opening match of the 2019 Rugby Africa Women's Cup competition.[1] They lost their second test matcht 73–0 to the Springbok women who kept them scoreless in their biggest loss so far.[2][3][4] In their third test, they held Uganda to a 15-all draw.[2][5]

Madagascar recorded their first win when they defeated Kenya 27–15, it was the first game in a two-test series.[1][6][7] They scored two tries and kept Kenya scoreless in their second test in Nairobi as they clinched the series.

Madagascar topped Pool C at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup and qualified for the final stage with wins over Tunisia and Senegal.[8][9]

Record
For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Overall
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win %
 Kenya 2019 3 2 0 1 42 50 66.66%
 Senegal 2022 1 1 0 0 34 25 100%
 South Africa 2019 1 0 0 1 0 73 0.00%
 Tunisia 2022 1 1 0 0 27 5 100%
 Uganda 2019 1 0 1 0 15 15 0.00%
Summary 7 4 1 2 118 168 57.14%

Full Internationals
Won Lost Draw
Test # Date Madagascar Score Opponent Venue Note
1 9 August 2019 Madagascar 5–35 Kenya Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
2 13 August 2019 Madagascar 0–73 South Africa Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
3 17 August 2019 Madagascar 15–15 Uganda Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
4 3 July 2021 Madagascar 27–15 Kenya Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
5 11 July 2021 Madagascar 10–0 Kenya Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
6 18 October 2022 Madagascar 34–25 Senegal Stade El Menzah, Tunis
7 22 October 2022 Madagascar 27–5 Tunisia Stade El Menzah, Tunis

References
  1. "Madagascar shock Kenya in women's international". Rugby Afrique. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Springbok Women qualify for 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup". Rugby Afrique. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "South Africa qualify for Women's Rugby World Cup 2021". www.world.rugby. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Women's Rugby World Cup African Qualifiers: South Africa defeated Madagascar on Tuesday in Johannesburg during the Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Rugby Afrique. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Women's Rugby World Cup African Qualifiers: Uganda drew 15-15 with Madagascar on Saturday in Johannesburg during the Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Rugby Afrique. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "World Rugby Women's Rankings: Madagascar shock Kenya to claim first international victory". www.world.rugby. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Madagascar ready for the Kenya Lionesses challenge in the Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Rugby Afrique. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Gondo, Tatenda (2022-10-23). "Madagascar crowned as Rugby Africa Women's Cup Qualifiers Group C Champions". Sports Rifle. Retrieved 2023-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Birch, John (2022-10-22). "Madagascar qualify for Rugby Africa Cup". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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