North African Tri Nations
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Current season or competition: 2017 North African Tri Nations | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2016 |
| Countries |  Algeria Morocco Tunisia |
| Holders | Morocco (2017) |
| Most titles | Morocco (2 titles) |
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The North African Tri Nations is an annual rugby union tournament involving nations from North Africa, organised by Rugby Africa, under hospices of World Rugby. Morocco won this first edition.
History
[edit]The tournament was first held in December 2016 organized by the Algerian Rugby Federation in collaboration with Rugby Africa grouping Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. World Rugby has validated it, and the event take place at Oran, Algeria.[1][2]
Results
[edit]Tournaments
[edit]Below is a list of previous tournaments results:
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oran |  Morocco | n/a |  Tunisia |  Algeria | |
| 2017 | Oujda | Morocco | n/a | Algeria | Tunisia | |
| 2018 | Tunisia | Not held | ||||
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Team records
[edit]The overall record of the teams are as follows:
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2 (2016, 2017) | ||
| Tunisia | 1 (2016) | 1 (2017) | |
| Algeria | 1 (2017) | 1 (2016) |
Performance of nations
[edit]| Team | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3rd | 2nd | |
| Morocco | 1st | 1st | |
| Tunisia | 2nd | 3rd |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Zone Afrique : un Tri Nations au Maghreb en décembre". lequipe.fr. Paris. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "World Rugby donne son accord pour un Tri-nations à Oran !". lagazettedufennec.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Le premier Tri Nations du Maghreb - World Rugby official website