- Ivory Coast at the Rugby World Cup
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The Ivory Coast's only Rugby World Cup appearance was in 1995 when they were placed in Pool D with France, Scotland and Tonga.
Contents
By position
- 1987 Rugby World Cup Not invited
- 1991 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 1995 Rugby World Cup Eliminated in pool stages
- 1999 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
- 2007 Rugby World Cup Did not qualify.
Overall record
Country Pld W D L F A +/- % Tonga 1 - - 1 11 29 -18 0 France 1 - - 1 18 54 -36 0 Scotland 1 - - 1 0 89 -89 0 TOTAL 3 - - 3 29 172 -143 0 1987 Rugby World Cup
Not invited
1991 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify
1995 Rugby World Cup
Pool D matches -
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points France 3 0 0 114 47 9 Scotland 2 0 1 149 27 7 Tonga 1 0 2 44 90 5 Ivory Coast 0 0 3 29 172 3 26 May 1995 Ivory Coast 0 – 89 Scotland Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Felise Vito (Western Samoa)Tries: G. Hastings (4), Logan (2), Walton (2), Wright, Chalmers, Stanger, Burnell, Shiel
Con: G. Hastings (9)
Pen: G. Hastings (2)
30 May 1995 France 54 – 18 Ivory Coast Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Han Moon-Soo (South Korea)Tries: Lacroix (2), Benazzi, Téchoueyres, Viars, Accoceberry, Saint-André, Costes
Con: Deylaud (2), Lacroix (2)
Pen: Lacroix (2)Tries: Soulama, Camara
Con: Kouassi
Pen: Kouassi (2)
3 June 1995 Ivory Coast 11 – 29 Tonga Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Don Reordan (United States)Tries: Okou
Pen: Dali (2)Tries: 'Otai, Tu'ipulotu, Latukefu
Con: Tu'ipulotu (3)
Pen: Tu'ipulotu
- Côte d'Ivoire player Max Brito was left a quadriplegic after suffering a cervical spine injury in this match.
1999 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify
2003 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify
2007 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify
2011 Rugby World Cup
Did not qualify
Team Records
- Highest Team Score
- Biggest Score Against
- Worst Losing Margin
Individual Records
- Most Points
- 8 Victor Kouassi
- 6 Athanase Dali
- 5 Soumaila Okou
- 5 Aboubakar Camara
- 5 Soulama
- Most Points in a Game
- 8 Victor Kouassi vs France
- 6 Athanase Dali vs Tonga
- 5 Soumaila Okou vs Tonga
- 5 Aboubakar Camara vs France
- 5 Soulama vs France
- Most Tries
- 1 Soulama
- 1 Aboubakar Camara
- 1 Soumaila Okou
- Most Drop Goals
Hosting
So far the Ivory Coast has not hosted any World Cup games.
References
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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