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
Current30 (as of 4 September 2023)
First international
 Cameroon 37–0 Burkina Faso 
(9 June 2021)
Biggest win
 Cameroon 52–0 Burkina Faso 
(8 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Cameroon 0–87 South Africa 
(20 May 2023)

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]

On 20 May 2023, Cameroon experienced their first loss when they were routed 87–0 by South Africa in the opening match of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[7][8]

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%
 Madagascar 2023 1 0 0 1 10 30 0.00%
 South Africa 2023 1 0 0 1 0 87 0.00%
Summary 6 4 0 2 142 120 66.66%

Full Internationals
Won Lost Draw
Test Date Cameroon Score Opponent Venue Tournament
1 9 June 2021 Cameroon  37–0  Burkina Faso Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 2021 Rugby Africa Series
2 12 June 2021 Cameroon  35–3  Burkina Faso Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 2021 Rugby Africa Series
3 8 November 2022 Cameroon  8–0  Ivory Coast Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé 2022 Rugby Africa Cup
4 12 November 2022 Cameroon  52–0  Burkina Faso Stade Omnisport Paul Biya, Yaoundé 2022 Rugby Africa Cup
5 20 May 2023 Cameroon  0–87  South Africa Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2023 Rugby Africa Cup
6 24 May 2023 Cameroon  10–30  Madagascar Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2023 Rugby Africa Cup
7 28 May 2023 Cameroon  3–52  Kenya Stade Makis, Antananarivo 2023 Rugby Africa Cup

References
  1. "Cameroon's Women's Rugby team wins the test match against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  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.
  3. "Rugby Africa Repechage : The Lionesses of Cameroon Win Return Test Match Against Burkina Faso". Rugby Afrique. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. Gondo, Tatenda (2022-11-13). "Cameroon makes history qualify for the Rugby Africa Women's Cup - Sports Rifle". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. Kganakga, Tlamelo (2022-11-14). "Cameroon Qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. Philémon (2022-11-03). "Kenya Lionesses qualify for 2023 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. Birch, John (2023-05-20). "Memorable opening for Africa Cup". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  8. "Mayaba on fire as Springbok Women crush Cameroon". SA Rugby. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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