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| Largest loss = {{flag|Satavia}} 49{{ndash}}0 '''[[Garambura]]''' {{flagicon|Garambura}}<br>([[Port Hope]], [[Satavia]]; 18 November 1988) | | Largest loss = {{flag|Satavia}} 49{{ndash}}0 '''[[Garambura]]''' {{flagicon|Garambura}}<br>([[Port Hope]], [[Satavia]]; 18 November 1988) | ||
| World cup apps = 10 (first in [[User:Norcandy/RWC|1981]]) | | World cup apps = 10 (first in [[User:Norcandy/RWC|1981]]) | ||
| World cup best = Champions, [[User:Norcandy/RWC|2001]] | | World cup best = Champions, [[User:Norcandy/RWC|2001]], [[2021 Rugby World Cup (Kylaris)|2021]] | ||
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The '''Garamburan national rugby union team''', colloquially referred to as '''The Zebras''' (Gaullican: ''Les zèbres'') is the national rugby union team of [[Garambura]], representing the country in rugby tournaments at the international level. Established as the [[Baséland|Baséland Rugby Federation]] in 1906, it is Bahia's oldest and most successful international rugby team. The team is also known for its distinctive pink second kits, as well as its black-and-white-striped first kits that emulate zebra stripes, the animal the team uses for its emblem. | The '''Garamburan national rugby union team''', colloquially referred to as '''The Zebras''' (Gaullican: ''Les zèbres'') is the national rugby union team of [[Garambura]], representing the country in rugby tournaments at the international level. Established as the [[Baséland|Baséland Rugby Federation]] in 1906, it is Bahia's oldest and most successful international rugby team. The team is also known for its distinctive pink second kits, as well as its black-and-white-striped first kits that emulate zebra stripes, the animal the team uses for its emblem. | ||
Garambura has participated in all | Garambura has participated in all eleven rugby world cup's since the tournament's inauguration in 1981, winning twice (2001, 2021), finishing runners-up once (2013), third place once (2005) and fourth place three times (1985, 1997, 2009), and is the only country from [[Coius]] to win the trophy. The country also hosted the 2017 Rugby World Cup, where it lost 18{{ndash}}10 to [[Satavia national rugby union team|Satavia]] in the quarter-finals. Siseko Mvovo is the team's top scorer with 1064 points between 1981 and 1996, Gazani Khece is the most-capped international with 181, and Perceval d'Amaritz is the country's top try scorer, who still plays internationally for the team. | ||
The team plays its home games at Mambiza's ''Colisée national'', and have done so since 1970. Between 1496 and 1969 the rugby team for [[East Riziland]] mainly played matches within [[Bahia]], with its best places representing [[Rwizikuru]] at the wider international level during that period. | The team plays its home games at Mambiza's ''Colisée national'', and have done so since 1970. Between 1496 and 1969 the rugby team for [[East Riziland]] mainly played matches within [[Bahia]], with its best places representing [[Rwizikuru]] at the wider international level during that period. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les zèbres ("The Zebras") | ||
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| Emblem | Plains zebra | ||
| Union | Fédération Garambourenne de Rugby | ||
| Head coach | Thabani Gininda | ||
| Captain | Jean-Loup Dupuy | ||
| Most caps | Gazani Khece (181) | ||
| Top scorer | Siseko Mvovo (1064) | ||
| Top try scorer | Perceval d'Aramitz (108) | ||
| Home stadium | Colisée national, Mambiza, Garambura | ||
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| First international | |||
 Haute-Gond 3–17 Baséland File:BLFlag.png(Jirotta, Haute-Gond; 17 October 1906) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Garambura 82–0 Galenia  (Mambiza, Garambura; 2 March 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Satavia 49–0 Garambura (Port Hope, Satavia; 18 November 1988) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1981) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 2001, 2021 | ||
The Garamburan national rugby union team, colloquially referred to as The Zebras (Gaullican: Les zèbres) is the national rugby union team of Garambura, representing the country in rugby tournaments at the international level. Established as the Baséland Rugby Federation in 1906, it is Bahia's oldest and most successful international rugby team. The team is also known for its distinctive pink second kits, as well as its black-and-white-striped first kits that emulate zebra stripes, the animal the team uses for its emblem.
Garambura has participated in all eleven rugby world cup's since the tournament's inauguration in 1981, winning twice (2001, 2021), finishing runners-up once (2013), third place once (2005) and fourth place three times (1985, 1997, 2009), and is the only country from Coius to win the trophy. The country also hosted the 2017 Rugby World Cup, where it lost 18–10 to Satavia in the quarter-finals. Siseko Mvovo is the team's top scorer with 1064 points between 1981 and 1996, Gazani Khece is the most-capped international with 181, and Perceval d'Amaritz is the country's top try scorer, who still plays internationally for the team.
The team plays its home games at Mambiza's Colisée national, and have done so since 1970. Between 1496 and 1969 the rugby team for East Riziland mainly played matches within Bahia, with its best places representing Rwizikuru at the wider international level during that period.