Belgium national rugby union team

The Belgium rugby team played their first match on 13 March 1932 against the Netherlands. They contested annual games against the Netherlands for half a decade starting in 1932. They drew the 1932 game, but lost subsequent matches during the 1930s. They also played Italy and Germany in 1937, losing both games.

During the 1950s, Belgium continued playing the Netherlands, as well as teams like Spain. They managed to obtain a draw in the 1960s against Portugal. In the 1970s they won the majority of their games, as well as playing a broader range of European nations. This trend continued throughout the 1980s. Belgium had a six-game winning streak in the late 1980s. They began playing more games against their regular European opponents as they entered the 1990s. A Belgium side played the Argentina national rugby union team prior to the 2007 Rugby World Cup. A Belgium XV played the Barbarians on 24 May 2008.

Belgium has been steadily improving, ranked number 55th in 2004, the 'Black Devils' improved a whole lot on the following years, obtaining good results against other European Nations, gaining entry to the IRB Ranking's Top 30 in 2010. Since their induction to the first 30 rugby nations in the international ranking, they have managed to maintain their place.

Belgium had a very successful campaign during the 2010-2012 European Nations Cup, with a 10 match winning streak from March 2011 to December 2012. Currently, Belgium plays in the top division of the Rugby Europe International Championships.

Jacques Rogge, the former International Olympic Committee president, was a member of the Belgium national team.

• 1987 - Not invited
• 1991 - Did not qualify
• 1995 - Did not qualify
• 1999 - Did not qualify
• 2003 - Did not qualify
• 2007 - Did not qualify
• 2011 - Did not qualify
• 2015 - Did not qualify
• 2019 - Did not qualify
• 2023 - Did not qualify

Belgium's 23-man squad for their November international match against Canada on 13 November 2021.

• Head Coach: Mike Ford
• Note - Players in Italics denotes uncapped players.

Forwards Player Position Club Alexandre Raynier Hooker Lombez Samatan Vincent Tauzia Hooker Clermont Cournon Charlesty Berguet Prop Perpignan Ian Dumez Prop Brussels Devils Samuel Opsomer Prop Brussels Devils Basile van Parys Prop Brussels Devils Frédéric De Smet Lock Brussels Devils Maximilien Hendrickx Lock Brussels Devils Guillaume Mortier Lock Marmande Michael Abrahams Back row Brussels Devils Hugues Bastin Back row Brussels Devils Toon Deceuninck Back row Brussels Devils Jean-Maurice Decubber Back row Massy

Backs Player Position Club Tom Cocqu Scrum-half Brussels Devils Ryan Godsmark Scrum-half Brussels Devils Henri Dequenne Fly-half Brussels Devils Viktor Pazgrat Centre Brussels Devils Basile Poupaert Centre Brussels Devils Jens Torfs Centre Nice Charles Reynaert Wing Cognac Matias Remue Wing Brussels Devils Thomas Wallraf Wing Bassin D’Arcachon Hugo Ruelle Full-back Brussels Devils

Men's World Rugby Rankings Top 30 as of 18 March 2024[1]
Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		South Africa	094.54
2		Ireland	090.69
3		New Zealand	089.80
4		France	087.92
5		England	085.75
6		Scotland	082.82
7		Argentina	080.68
8	1	Italy	079.41
9	1	Australia	077.48
10	2	Wales	077.26
11		Fiji	076.38
12		Japan	074.27
13		Georgia	074.02
14		Samoa	072.23
15	1	Tonga	071.57
16	1	Portugal	070.28
17		United States	067.94
18		Uruguay	067.39
19		Spain	064.37
20		Romania	061.66
21		Canada	060.90
22		Namibia	060.56
23		Chile	060.49
24		Hong Kong	059.80
25		Russia	058.06
26		Switzerland	057.44
27		Netherlands	057.29
28	1	Belgium	055.89
29	1	Brazil	055.37
30	1	Korea	053.46
* Change from the previous week
Belgium's historical rankings
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Source: World Rugby[1] Graph updated to 4 March 2024

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Belgium national XV at test level up until 2 March 2024.

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %
Armenia	1	0	1	0	0.0%
Barbarians	1	0	1	0	0.0%
Brazil	1	0	1	0	0.0%
Canada	3	0	3	0	0.0%
Croatia	4	2	2	0	50%
Czech Republic	7	4	2	1	57.14%
Czechoslovakia	6	1	5	0	16.67%
Denmark	5	3	1	1	60%
Fiji	1	0	1	0	0.0%
Georgia	7	0	7	0	0.0%
Germany	13	6	6	1	46.15%
Hong Kong	4	1	3	0	25%
Italy	2	0	2	0	0.0%
Latvia	2	1	1	0	50%
Lithuania	3	3	0	0	100%
Luxembourg	4	4	0	0	100%
Malta	2	2	0	0	100%
Moldova	7	5	2	0	71.43%
Monaco	1	1	0	0	100%
Morocco	4	1	3	0	25%
Netherlands	48	23	21	4	47.92%
Poland	14	5	9	0	35.71%
Portugal	17	4	11	2	23.53%
Romania	11	0	11	0	0.0%
Russia	7	1	6	0	14.29%
Samoa	1	0	1	0	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	8	7	1	0	87.5%
Slovenia	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Spain	17	2	14	1	11.76%
Sweden	12	8	4	0	66.67%
Switzerland	9	5	4	0	55.56%
Tunisia	5	1	3	1	20%
Ukraine	6	3	3	0	50%
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	100%
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	0.0%
West Germany	6	4	1	1	66.67%
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	100.0%
Total	248	104	132	12	41.94%

Germany playing Belgium in Qualifiers for the 2007 Rugby World Cup

Poland playing Belgium in Qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup

• Rugby union in Belgium

• http://www.rugbyevents.be
• Belgian Rugby Federation
• Belgium XV Official Games
• Belgium Archived 5 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com