Monaco national rugby union team represents Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

 at 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...

. The team have been playing since the 1990s. They currently compete in Division 3D of the European Nations Cup

European Nations Cup (rugby union)

The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...

 tournament.

History

Monaco made their international debut in July 1996, in a match against Luxembourg

Luxembourg national rugby union team

The Luxembourg national rugby union team represents Luxembourg at rugby union. Luxembourg is a minor team, and is ranked as a third tier nation. The team participates in the annual FIRA-AER European Cup division 3B....

, which ended in an 8-all draw. The next match played by Monaco was in April of the following year, when they also recorded their first win, defeating Slovenia

Slovenia national rugby union team

The Slovenia national rugby union team represents Slovenia at rugby union. They are governed by the Rugby Zveza Slovenije, and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.-Current squad:Slovenia...

 23-17. Monaco then played a number of games in the late 1990s, and then won three games in 2002. In 2006 they defeated Slovakia

Slovakia national rugby union team

The Slovak national rugby union team represents Slovakia in international rugby union. Slovakia have yet to qualify for a Rugby World Cup. They are currently affiliated to FIRA-AER, but not yet to the IRB.-History:...

 6 points to nil. Monaco competed in the European qualifying tournaments for the 2003 Rugby World Cup

2003 Rugby World Cup

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...

.

Squad

• 1 Martini
• 2 Hernandez
• 3 Debruyne
• 4 Maceli
• 5 Jamal
• 6 Scezure
• 7 Mendez
• 8 Pansier J
• 9 Mora
• 10 Rique
• 11 Franck Boccaletti
• 12 Karel
• 13 Trocello
• 14 Costanzo
• 15 Louppe
• 16 Foued
• 17 Marinx
• 18 Marfairway
• 19 Laletin
• 20 Pansier M
• 21 Degrande
• 22 Guasco
• 23 Steel

World Cup record

• 1987
  1987 Rugby World Cup
  The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...
  
   - No qualifying tournament held.
• 1991
  1991 Rugby World Cup
  The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the...
  
   to 1999
  1999 Rugby World Cup
  The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...
  
   - Did not enter.
• 2003
  2003 Rugby World Cup
  The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
  
   - Did not qualify.
• 2007
  2007 Rugby World Cup
  The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
  
   - Did not enter.

External links

• Monaco-Rugby.com
• Monaco on IRB
  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...
  
  .com
• Monaco on rugbydata.com