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The Mali national rugby union team represents Mali in international rugby union. Mali are a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup. The Mali national rugby team played their first international against Benin in 2003, winning the match. They also defeated Senegal that season. In 2005, Mali made history, by winning their first northern section crown of the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. The popularity of the sport of rugby in Mali is on the rise.

Men's World Rugby Rankings Top 30 as of 22 July 2024[1]
Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		South Africa	093.11
2		Ireland	092.12
3		New Zealand	090.37
4		France	086.96
5		England	085.40
6		Scotland	082.82
7		Argentina	081.64
8		Italy	079.98
9		Australia	078.96
10		Fiji	077.44
11		Wales	076.04
12		Georgia	074.10
13		Samoa	073.65
14		Japan	071.63
15		Portugal	070.61
16		Tonga	068.66
17		Uruguay	067.39
18	1	Spain	066.29
19	1	United States	066.01
20		Romania	062.62
21		Canada	061.87
22		Chile	061.39
23	1	Hong Kong	060.40
24	1	Namibia	060.23
25		Russia	058.06
26		Switzerland	057.44
27		Netherlands	057.29
28		Belgium	056.46
29		Brazil	054.49
30		Zimbabwe	053.33
* Change from the previous week

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	%
Benin	7	7	0	0	100%
Burkina Faso	7	2	5	0	28.57%
Botswana	1	0	1	0	0%
Chad	4	3	1	0	75%
Ghana	5	3	1	1	60%
Egypt	1	1	0	0	100%
Mauritania	1	1	0	0	100%
Niger	10	4	4	2	40%
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	50%
Senegal	2	2	0	0	100%
Togo	6	3	3	0	50%
Total	46	27	16	4	58.7%

• Mali^{[permanent dead link]} on IRB.com
• Mali on rugbydata.com