Nigeria national rugby union team
| Union | Nigeria Rugby Football Federation |
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| First international | |
 Nigeria 12-111  Zimbabwe(1 August 1987) |
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| Largest win | |
Nigeria 63-3  Mauritius(23 June 2013) |
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| Largest defeat | |
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Nigeria 12-111 Zimbabwe (1 August 1987) |
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The Nigeria National Rugby Union Team represent Nigeria in the sport of rugby union. Nigeria have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have competed in qualifying tournaments. Nigeria played their first international against Zimbabwe on 1 August 1987, losing by 111-12 in Nairobi. Their greatest success has been in the Africa Nations Cup 2013, where they beat Mauritius 63-3 in group 1C.
Nigeria tried to qualify for the first time for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but lost to Senegal (6-48) and Cameroon (8-18), and were eliminated. They also missed the presence at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, after losing to Cameroon (6-26), in the pre-qualifier.
Nigeria are currently in the Africa Bronze Cup (Division 1C) and will participate in this tournament again in 2017.
Head Coach: Steven Lewis (New York Blues, USA), Manager: Mark Dean (Samurai International RFC), Physio: Emma Mark (Esher RFC, England)
Head Coach: Gavin Hogg (Bury St Edmunds RFC, England), Manager: Mark Dean (Samurai International RFC), Physio: Emma Mark (Esher RFC, England)
Manager: Dele Coker, Assistant Coaches: Richard Raphael (Kaduna RFC), Ofoha Joseph (Cowrie RFC)
Manager: Fabian Juries, Team Doctor/Physio: Bukola Bojuwoye
Manager: Fabian Juries, Assistant Coach: Joseph Ofoha/Richard Raphael, Team Doctor/Physio: Bukola Bojuwoye
Nigeria are currently ranked 73rd in the world by World Rugby (15 April 2015) Their previous ranking was 81st in the world prior to the 2014 Africa Nations Cup 1C http://www.worldrugby.org/rankings
Games Played 23 Games Won 8 Games Lost 13 Games Drawn 2 Longest Winning Streak 4 Longest Losing Streak 6 Teams Played 15 Teams Beaten 6 Teams Beaten By 11 Teams Drawn With 2 Grounds Played At1 Largest Points For 61 Largest Points Against 111 Largest Winning Margin 51 Largest Losing Margin-99 Total Points For 375 Avg Points For 16.3 Total Points Against 549 Avg Points Against 23.87 Total Points Difference -174 Avg Points Difference -7.57
Nigeria participated in the C.A.R (Confederation of Africaine Rugby) in Marrakesh, Morocco on 24–25 September 2011. In the pool stages they defeated Senegal and Burkina Faso but were beaten by hosts Morocco, however they still progressed to the semi finals where they were to face regular IRB participants, Tunisia. Nigeria were beaten in the semi finals by a very experienced Tunisian team, however pride was restored in the 3rd/ 4th place playoff against Ivory Coast, where they came from behind in the second half to force the game into sudden death extra time where a last minute try by Craig Olugbode gave the victory to the Nigerian team. This meant Nigeria qualified for the All Africa 7s tournament in September 2012 which was the African regional ranking and qualifying tournament for the Rugby World Cup 7s in Russia in 2013.
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