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Algeria national rugby union team

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{{Infobox national rugby team

| Name = Algeria

| Nickname = Les Lionceaux (The Lion Cubs)

| Badge = flag of Algeria.svg

| Badge_size = 150

| Emblem = Two Lions

| Union = Algerian Rugby Federation

| Confederation = Rugby Africa

| Coach = Ousmane Mané

| Captain = Rabah Abdelkader

| Most caps = Rabah Abdelkader (13)

| Top scorer = Johan Bensalla (59)

| Top try scorer = Rémi Cardon (4)

| Home Stadium = Ahmed Zabana Stadium

| World Rugby Trigramme = DZA

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| World Rugby Rank = 57

| World Rugby Rank date = 12 February 2025

| World Rugby max = 57

| World Rugby max year = 2025

| World Rugby min = 92

| World Rugby min year = 2021

| First game = Unofficial
{{ru|TUN}} 7–8 Algeria {{flagdeco|DZA}}
(Nabeul, Tunisia; 24 February 2007)
Official
{{ru|KAZ}} 5–26 Algeria {{flagdeco|DZA}}
(Merlimau, Malaysia; 6 June 2015)

| Largest win = Unofficial
{{flagdeco|DZA}} Algeria 50–0 {{ru-rt|LBY|1977}}
(Cairo, Egypt; 26 October 2010)
{{ru|EGY}} 0–50 {{flagdeco|DZA}} Algeria
(Cairo, Egypt; 29 October 2010)
Official
{{ru|ZAM}} 0–31 Algeria {{flagdeco|DZA}}
(Mufulira, Zambia; 20 October 2018)

| Largest loss = Official {{ru|ZIM}} 29-3 Algeria {{flagdeco|DZA}}
(Kampala, Uganda; 29 July 2024)

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The Algeria national rugby union team represents the Algerian Rugby Federation (FAR) in men's international rugby union. The first match they competed in was on 24 February 2007, in a game in Tunis against the Tunisia national rugby union team (to which Algeria won by 8–7). While almost all current national team players play for clubs in the French championship, there are some national players who practice the sport in Australia, New Zealand, Romania and England. The first coach of the Algeria national rugby union team was Morad Kellal.

History

= Before 2015 =

Rugby was played on Algerian territory during French colonization. After this period, its practice decreased rapidly, until disappearing in 1972.{{cite news|url=http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/test-match/2015/a-l-ombre-des-fennecs-les-lionceaux-algeriens-de-l-ovale-veulent-se-faire-les-griffes_sto5043493/story.shtml |title=A l'ombre des Fennecs, les Lionceaux algériens de l'ovale veulent se faire les griffes |work=rugbyrama.fr |access-date=2 December 2016 | date=31 December 2015}}

At the invitation of the Tunisia national rugby union team, Algeria brought together Nabeul a selection of the best Algerian players from rugby and started on the international stage On 27 February 2007 against Tunisia, a match that they won 8 to 7 Algeria,{{cite news|url=http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/test-match/2013/en-algerie-les-fennecs-revent-d-avoir-une-federation_sto4320773/story.shtml |title=En Algérie, les Fennecs rêvent d'avoir une fédération |work=rugbyrama.fr |access-date=2 December 2016 | date=10 July 2014}} the Fennecs dream of having a federation with an attempt of Samir Khamouche playing at Castres and a penalty Of Nadir Boukhaloua playing Lyon OU. Later, the Algerians won 20 points to 17 against the hopes of the Stade français at the Villeneuve stadium of the commune of Clichy, department of Hauts-de-Seine, As well as against other African teams, including the Ivory Coast team., in the absence of a federation recognized by the Algerian State, it does not appear in the World Rugby Rankings and has not yet played an official meeting.

= 2015: return of rugby union in Algeria =

== Preparation of the setting up of official bodies ==

Disappeared in the early 1970s, rugby found its place in Algeria. On 1 January 2015, after eight years of discussions and exchanges, the Ministry of Sports, assisted by the Algerian Olympic Committee, validates the creation of the National Algerian Rugby Association which will become the rugby union current 2015.

The objectives of this new body are the Rugby World Cup in 2019 in Japan, not forgetting the Africa Cup. With the recognition of the Federation, the selection can now appeal to players who play in the Top 14 to build a highly competitive national team. For Sofiane Abdelkader Benhassen, founder of the pilot club Stade Oranais in 2008, who has been appointed president, priority is also and above all to popularize the discipline in Algeria and to make this sport known to the youth of the country through the creation of schools.

== Crescent Cup Rugby Championship ==

On 1 June 2015, the Algerian Rugby Union team flew to Malaysia for the Crescent Cup Rugby Championship, their first official international competition.,{{cite news|url=http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/salim-tebani-on-nest-plus-les-bohemiens-du-sport-algerien_sto4754568/story.shtml |title=Salim Tebani: "On n’est plus les oubliés du sport algérien" |work=rugbyrama.fr |access-date=2 December 2016 | date=27 May 2015}} The Algerian rugby union team started its tournament with a 26–5 victory against the Kazakhstan team, ranked 39. He is victorious for the first official match in the history of the Algerian selection of rugby. Confirmation that the Algerian potential is indeed there. after the piece and against the same team again won 15–0 to qualify to the final to face the owner of the land shed Malaysian team stopped due to riots between the players.{{cite web |title=Malaysia v Algeria rugby union final abandoned after savage brawl |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/16/malaysa-algeria-rugby-final-abandoned-brawl |work=The Guardian |date=16 June 2015 }}

== Creation of the national federation ==

File:Algeria national rugby union team.gif

On 17 November 2015, the federation was formally established in Algiers at a general assembly meeting chaired by Mustapha Larfaoui, Honorary President of the Algerian Olympic Committee Olympic and Sports Algerian and in the presence of 18 clubs representing 16 wilayas. Sofiane Benhassen is elected the first president of the Algerian rugby union (FAR).{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/La-federation-algerienne-voit-le-jour/608960 |title=La Fédération algérienne voit le jour |work=lequipe.fr |access-date=2 December 2016 | date=19 November 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.lexpressiondz.com/linformation_en_continue/229726-la-federation-algerienne-de-rugby-est-nee.html |title=La Fédération algérienne de rugby est née |work=lexpressiondz.com |access-date=2 December 2016 |date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120190153/http://www.lexpressiondz.com/linformation_en_continue/229726-la-federation-algerienne-de-rugby-est-nee.html |archive-date=20 November 2015 |url-status=dead }} Membership in the continental federation Rugby Africa is planned in December 2016.{{cite news |url=http://www.aps.dz/sport/33348-l%E2%80%99alg%C3%A9rie-ralliera-le-rugby-afrique-en-d%C3%A9cembre-2016 |title=L’Algérie ralliera le Rugby Afrique en décembre 2016 |work=aps.dz |access-date=2 December 2016 |date=16 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223191746/http://www.aps.dz/sport/33348-l%E2%80%99alg%C3%A9rie-ralliera-le-rugby-afrique-en-d%C3%A9cembre-2016 |archive-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}

The first official match played under the auspices of the Algerian federation on 18 December 2015 Oran against the Tunisia. Salim and Djemaï Tebani are breeders of this first official meeting on Algerian soil.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Premiere-pour-l-algerie-sur-son-sol/617527 |title=Première pour l'Algérie sur son sol |work=lequipe.fr |access-date=2 December 2016 | date=17 December 2015}} In Ahmed Zabana Stadium of Oran, Algeria won this game 16–6 with a team consisting mainly of players based in France and two players trained in Algerian clubs.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Premiere-reussie-pour-l-algerie/617800 |title=Première réussie pour l'Algérie |work=lequipe.fr |access-date=2 December 2016 | date=18 December 2015}}

== Launch of the Maghreb Tri-Nations ==

In December 2016, the Algerian Rugby Federation in collaboration with Rugby Africa will organize the first edition of a Maghreb Tri-nations grouping Algeria, Tunisia national rugby union team and the Morocco national rugby union team. World Rugby has validated it, and the event will take place at Oran, Algeria.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Zone-afrique-un-tri-nations-au-maghreb-en-decembre/737754 |title=Zone Afrique : un Tri Nations au Maghreb en décembre |work=lequipe.fr |access-date=2 December 2016 | location=Paris | date=17 October 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://lagazettedufennec.com/actu/omnisport/world-rugby-donne-accord-tri-nations-a-oran/ |title=World Rugby donne son accord pour un Tri-nations à Oran ! |work=lagazettedufennec.com |access-date=2 December 2016 | date=14 October 2016}}

== Africa Cup ==

The Algerian team, in their first participation in the tournament, signed in the North Group with Cameroon and Nigeria, but the Cameroonian team had been postponed through lack of organization that Rugby Africa disqualified Cameroon and suspended the activity of the country's federation for three months.{{cite web|url=http://rfi.fr/sports/20170525-bronze-africa-cup-fecarugby-pas-coupe-afrique-rugby-camerounais-crise|title=Pas de Coupe d'Afrique pour un rugby camerounais en crise|language=fr|website=rfi.fr|date=25 May 2017|access-date=6 July 2017}} which made the organizing committee to play a home-and-home series matches against Nigeria in Zambia, but the latter also withdrew to be a final Winner North vs Winner South against Zambia 4 November 2017 at Mufulira Leopards Rugby Club. in a historic match as the first official match to enable the Algerian team to win a 30–25 in the first defeat to Zambia in its home since 2002.{{cite news|url=http://www.rugbyafrique.com/finale-de-bronze-cup-2017-lexploit-algerien/ |title=FINALE DE LA BRONZE CUP 2017 : L’EXPLOIT ALGÉRIEN ! |work=rugbyafrique.com |access-date=4 November 2017 | date=4 November 2017}} the Algerian national team will play next season in the Rugby Africa Silver Cup.

Home grounds

File:Stade Ahmed Zabana 2.jpg in Oran, the home ground rugby and football (soccer) teams.]]

Algeria play internationals since it first receives match on 2015 at Ahmed Zabana Stadium in Oran.

Record

=Overall=

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Algeria national XV at test level up until 29 July 2024:

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style="width:180px;"| Opponent

! style="width:50px;"| Played

! style="width:50px;"| Won

! style="width:50px;"| Lost

! style="width:50px;"| Drawn

! style="width:50px;"| Win %

! style="width:50px;"| For

! style="width:50px;"| Aga

! style="width:50px;"| Diff

align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|EGY}}

1100{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%500+50
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|CIV}}

3300{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%7943+36
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|GHA}}

10100%2022−2
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|KAZ}}

2200{{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}%415+36
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|KEN}}

211050%5348+5
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|LBA}}

1100{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%500+50
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|MAS}}

10100%1119−8
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|MAR}}

20200%2432−8
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|SEN}}

3300{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%9242+50
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|TUN}}

4310{{#expr:3/4*100 round 2}}%7353+20
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|UGA}}

1100{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%2216+6
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|ZAM}}

2200{{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}%6125+36
align="center"

| align="left" | {{ru|ZIM}}

2110{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%2341-18
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!Total

251870{{#expr:18/25*100 round 2}}%599346+253

=Rugby World Cup=

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!colspan=8|World Cup record

!width=1% rowspan=13|

!colspan=6|World Cup Qualification record

Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}

{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|NZL}} 1987colspan=7|Not invitedcolspan=6|-
{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRE}}{{flagicon|FRA}} 1991colspan=7 rowspan=8|did not entercolspan=7 rowspan=8|did not enter
{{flagicon|RSA}} 1995
{{flagicon|WAL}} 1999
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2003
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2007
{{flagicon|NZL}} 2011
{{flagicon|ENG}} 2015
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2019
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2023colspan=7|did not qualify530213098
Total||0/9||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||3||0||2||130||98

=Rugby Africa Cup=

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!colspan=8|Rugby Africa Cup record

Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}

2000 to 2016colspan="7"|did not enter
2017bgcolor=gold|Champions Bronze Cup11003025
2018bgcolor=gold|Champions Silver Cup33007631
2019–20colspan=7|canceled
2021–22bgcolor=#c96|Third place530213098
2024bgcolor=silver|Runners-up32105553
Total||5/20||12||9||0||3||291||207

=African Development Trophy=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 40%; text-align: center;"

!colspan=8|African Development Trophy record

Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}

2004 to 2009colspan="7"|did not enter
2010bgcolor=gold|Champions North Section22001000
Total||1/7||2||2||0||0||100||0

=North African Tri Nations=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 40%; text-align: center;"

!colspan=8|North African Tri Nations record

Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}

style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|ALG}} 2016bgcolor=#c96|Third place20022628
{{flagicon|MAR}} 2017bgcolor=silver|Second place21014933
{{flagicon|TUN}} 2018colspan=8|canceled
Total||2/2||4||1||0||3||75||61

=Crescent Cup=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 40%; text-align: center;"

!colspan=8|Crescent Cup record

Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}

{{flagicon|MAS}} 2015bgcolor=silver|Second place32015224
Total||1/1||3||2||0||1||52||24

Current squad

The following 45 players were called up for the 2021–22 Rugby Africa Cup matches against {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana and {{flagicon|UGA}} Uganda.

Head coach: {{flagicon|DZA}} Boumedienne Allam

  • Caps Updated: 30 July 2021

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{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Issam|Hamel}}|age={{Birth date and age|1997|6|18|df=y}}|caps=3|club=USO Nevers|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Adam|Mokhtari}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|12|11|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Drancy|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Youssef|Saaidia}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|2|9|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Colomiers|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Fayçal|Tourek}}|age={{Birth date and age|1988|10|24|df=y}}|caps=3|club=Foyer Laïque du Haut Vernet|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Bekada|Belhaouari}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|8|19|df=yes}}|caps=8|club=Lannemezan|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Reda|Benlebbad}}|age={{Birth date and age|1992|7|18|df=y}}|caps=5|club=Appaméen|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Yasin|Boutemmani}}|age={{Birth date and age|1990|7|12|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Montauban|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Sofiane|Chellat}}|age={{Birth date and age|1990|1|12|df=y}}|caps=9|club=Monaco|clubnat=MON}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Malik|Hamadache}}|age={{Birth date and age|1988|10|17|df=y}}|caps=3|club=Montpellier|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Yanis|Hebal}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|2|23|df=y}}|caps=1|club=Bourg-en-Bresse Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Thomas|Mamou}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|12|2|df=y}}|caps=5|club=Oloron|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Mehdi|Mérabet}}|age={{Birth date and age|1985|6|21|df=y}}|caps=6|club=La Seyne|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Bilal|Abed}}|age={{Birth date and age|1989|7|30|df=y}}|caps=8|club=Avenir Castanéen|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Johan|Aliouat}}|age={{Birth date and age|1993|1|22|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Biarritz|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Jonathan|Best|dab=rugby union}}|age={{Birth date and age|1983|8|2|df=y}}|caps=7|club=Béziers|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Yakine|Djebarri}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|12|16|df=y}}|caps=8|club=Suresnes|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Samir|Doukbi}}|age={{Birth date and age|1985|11|10|df=y}}|caps=4|club=La Seyne|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|David|Medjebeur}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|1|22|df=y}}|caps=4|club=Boroughmuir|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Enzo|Zaitri}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|6|10|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Colomiers Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Rabah|Abdelkader}} (c)|age={{Birth date and age|1987|6|21|df=y}}|caps=13|club=Millau|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Walid|Batchali}}|age={{Birth date and age|1990|1|9|df=y}}|caps=5|club=Castelnaudary|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Kamil|Bouregba}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|7|10|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Narbonne|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Rémi|Cardon|dab=rugby union}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|1|30|df=y}}|caps=7|club=Beaune|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Saïd|Hireche}}|age={{Birth date and age|1985|5|27|df=y}}|caps=1|club=Brive|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Jordan|Lavocat}}|age={{Birth date and age|1993|5|1|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Hyères|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Frédéric|Medves}}|age={{Birth date and age|1984|8|27|df=y}}|caps=5|club=Blagnac|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Gauthier|Saieb}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|5|7|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Stade Métropolitain|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=BR|name={{sortname|Marvyn|Youcef}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|10|21|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Marcquois|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Johan|Bensalla}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|4|1|df=y}}|caps=8|club=Lombez Samatan|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Mathieu|Lorée}}|age={{Birth date and age|1987|6|18|df=y}}|caps=3|club=Valence Romans|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Lucien|Maman}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|2|26|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Paris Université|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Enzo|Kralfa}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|4|11|df=y}}|caps=3|club=Marmande|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Alexis|Renou}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|9|16|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Valence d'Agen|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Yoan|Saby}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|13|df=y}}|caps=5|club=Tyrosse|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Mohamed|Belguidoum}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|24|df=y}}|caps=10|club=Saint-Denis|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Nabil|Djalout}}|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|28|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Céret|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Maxime|Meneghini}}|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|27|df=y}}|caps=10|club=Gruissan|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Meddy|Moussaoui}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|30|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Rumilly|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Mehdi|Chouchane}}|age={{Birth date and age|1990|9|8|df=y}}|caps=7|club=Bédarrides|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Yanis|Guitoune}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|21|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Appaméen|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Nadir|Megdoud}}|age={{Birth date and age|1997|3|26|df=y}}|caps=3|club=Beauvais|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Djamel|Ouchene}}|age={{Birth date and age|1988|1|31|df=y}}|caps=10|club=Appaméen|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Sami|Shahba}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|5|29|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Vienne|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name={{sortname|Benjamin|Caminati}}|age={{Birth date and age|1989|10|20|df=y}}|caps=2|club=Albi|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name={{sortname|Julien|Caminati}}|age={{Birth date and age|1985|10|28|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Stade Niçois|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs end}}

Coaches

=Current coaching staff=

The current coaching staff of the Algerian national team:

class="wikitable"
Name

!Nationality

!Role

Ousmane Mané{{flagu|SEN}}Head coach
Nasser Benamor{{flagu|ALG}}Assistant coach (Forwards)
Boris Brahim Bouhraoua{{flagu|ALG}}Assistant coach (Backs)
Nordine Badji{{flagu|ALG}}Assistant coach (Backs)
Thomas Drouin{{flagu|FRA}}Strength & Conditioning coach
Rouabah Nahim{{flagu|ALG}}Strength & Conditioning coach
Mustapha Bouguendouz{{flagu|ALG}}Physiotherapist
Yanis Hannouche{{flagu|ALG}}Physiotherapist

=Historical coaches=

On 31 August 2021, the Senegalese Ousmane Mané was chosen by the FAR as the coach of the national selection succeeding to Boumedienne Allam{{cite news |url=https://www.aps.dz/sport/126751-rugby-le-senegalais-ousmane-mane-nouveau-selectionneur-du-xv-d-algerie |title=le Sénégalais Ousmane Mané nouveau sélectionneur du XV d’Algérie |work=aps.dz |publisher= |date=31 August 2021 |access-date= }}.
Below is a list of historical coaches of the Algeria rugby union national team.

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Year

!Coach

2007–2011{{flagicon|ALG}} Morad Kellal
2011–2017{{flagicon|ALG}} Salah Rebadj
{{flagicon|ALG}} Djemaï Tebani
{{flagicon|ALG}} Foudil Youbi
2017–2021{{flagicon|ALG}} Boumedienne Allam
2021–{{flagicon|SEN}} Ousmane Mané

Individual all-time records

=Most caps=

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! style="width:3%;"|Pts

! style="width:3%;"|Tries

! style="width:3%;"|Conv

! style="width:3%;"|Pens

! style="width:3%;"|Drop

! style="width:3%;"|Won

! style="width:3%;"|Lost

! style="width:3%;"|Draw

! style="width:5%;"|Win %

1.Rabah AbdelkaderFlanker2015–present135100094069.23
2.Boris BouhraouaScrum-half2015–present1211130084066.67
3.Nasser BenamorProp2015–2018115100074063.64
4.Khaled KahlouchiFlanker2015–present1010200073070.00
4.Mohamed BelguidoumCentre2015–present1010200073070.00
4.Djamel OucheneWing2015–present1015300071087.50
4.Maxim MeneghiniCentre2016–present100000073070.00
8.Lou BouhraouaScrum-half2015–present911013054055.56
9.Johan BensallaScrum-half2015–present8590713272077.78
9.Sofiane ChellatProp2015–present80000072077.78
9.Yazid ChouchaneWing2015–present810200053062.50

{{small|Last updated: Uganda vs Algeria, 18 July 2021. Statistics include officially capped matches only.}}

=Most tries=

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! style="width:35px;"|Conv

! style="width:35px;"|Pens

! style="width:35px;"|Drop

1.Yazid ChouchaneWing2015–present8153000
1.Rémi CardonFlanker2017–present5153000
3.Yakine Djebbarilock2016–present6102000
3.Djamel OucheneWing2015–present8102000
3.Mohamed Belguidoumcentre2015–present9102000
3.Walid BatchaliFlanker2018–present3102000

{{small|Last updated: Algeria vs Zambia, 20 October 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.}}

=Most points=

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! |Player

! |Pos

! |Span

! |Mat

! |Pts

! |Tries

! |Conv

! |Pens

! |Drop

1.Johan BensallaFly-half2015–present75907132
2.Yoan SabyFly-half2017–present5220540
3.Yazid ChouchaneWing2015–present8153000
3.Rémi CardonFlanker2017–present5153000
5.Enzo KralfaScrum-half2018–present3141130
6.Lou BouhraouaScrum-half2015–present9110130
6.Boris BouhraouaScrum-half2015–present11111300
8.Mohamed Belguidoumcentre2015–present9102000
8.Walid BatchaliFlanker2018–present3102000

{{small|Last updated: Algeria vs Zambia, 20 October 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.}}

=Most points in a match=

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! |Player

! |Pos

! |Pts

! |Tries

! |Conv

! |Pens

! |Drop

! |Opposition

! |Venue

! |Date

1.Johan BensallaScrum-half150050{{ru|TUN}}{{flagicon|ALG}} Oran24 December 2016
2.Yoan SabyFly-half110130{{ru|CIV}}{{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse14 July 2018
2.Johan BensallaScrum-half110130{{ru|TUN}}{{flagicon|ALG}} Oran18 December 2015
4.Johan BensallaScrum-half100220{{ru|ZAM}}{{flagicon|ZAM}} Mufulira4 November 2017
4.Rémi CardonFlanker102000{{ru|ZAM}}{{flagicon|ZAM}} Mufulira4 November 2017
4.Enzo KralfaScrum-half101110{{ru|SEN}}{{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse8 July 2018

{{small|Last updated: Algeria vs Zambia, 20 October 2018. Statistics include officially capped matches only.}}

=Most tries in a match=

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://rugbydata.com/algeria Algerian rugby team statistics]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/algerierugby/?fref=ts Algerian Rugby union Facebook page]

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