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 23 October 2023[1]
Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		South Africa	092.79
2		New Zealand	091.56
3		Ireland	090.57
4		France	087.81
5		England	083.72
6		Scotland	083.43
7		Argentina	082.42
8		Wales	080.64
9		Australia	077.48
10		Fiji	076.38
11		Italy	075.93
12		Japan	074.27
13		Portugal	072.78
14		Georgia	072.68
15		Samoa	072.23
16		Tonga	071.57
17		Uruguay	067.39
18		United States	066.22
19		Spain	064.05
20		Romania	063.28
21		Namibia	060.56
22		Chile	060.49
23		Canada	060.46
24		Hong Kong	059.80
25		Russia	058.06
26		Brazil	056.35
27		Netherlands	055.84
28		Switzerland	055.72
29		Belgium	054.58
30		South Korea	053.46
* Change from the previous week
Belgium's historical rankings
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Source: World Rugby[1] Graph updated to 23 October 2023

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Belgium national XV at test level up until 19 March 2023.

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	12	6	5	1	54.55%
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	47	23	20	4	48.94%
Poland	12	3	9	0	25%
Portugal	16	3	11	2	18.75%
Romania	10	0	10	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	236	98	126	12	41.53%

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