Cameroon women's national rugby union team

The Cameroon women's national rugby union team are a national sports team that represents Cameroon in women's international rugby union. They played their first test match against Burkina Faso in 2021.

Cameroon
Nickname(s)Indomitable Lionesses
UnionCameroonian Rugby Federation
Head coachAlfred Daniel Bisso
CaptainMimosette Mouto
World Rugby ranking
Current28 (as of 3 April 2023)
First international
 Cameroon 37–0 Burkina Faso 
(9 June 2021)
Biggest win
 Cameroon 52–0 Burkina Faso 
(8 November 2022)

History

Cameroon made their test debut against Burkina Faso on 9 June 2021 at Stade du 4 Août.[1][2] They won both tests in the series against Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou.[1][2][3]

Cameroon competed at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup. They hosted Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast at Stade Omnisport Paul Biya in Yaoundé for Pool D of the competition.[4][5] They topped the pool and advanced to the final stage.[4][5][6]

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 %
 Burkina Faso 2021 3 3 0 0 124 3 100%
 Ivory Coast 2022 1 1 0 0 8 0 100%
Summary 4 4 0 0 132 3 100%

Full Internationals
Won Lost Draw
Test # Date Cameroon Score Opponent Venue Note
1 9 June 2021 Cameroon 37–0 Burkina Faso Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
2 12 June 2021 Cameroon 35–3 Burkina Faso Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
3 8 November 2022 Cameroon 8–0 Ivory Coast Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé
4 12 November 2022 Cameroon 52–0 Burkina Faso Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé

References
  1. "Cameroon's Women's Rugby team wins the test match against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Rugby : Tournoi de repêchage Ouagadougou 2021, les équipes dames et messieurs du Cameroun survolent leur entrée en matière". MBOLO C@MEROON (in French). 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2023-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Rugby Africa Repechage : The Lionesses of Cameroon Win Return Test Match Against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2023-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Gondo, Tatenda (2022-11-13). "Cameroon makes history qualify for the Rugby Africa Women's Cup - Sports Rifle". Retrieved 2023-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Kganakga, Tlamelo (2022-11-14). "Cameroon Qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Philémon (2022-11-03). "Kenya Lionesses qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 2023-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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