Ivory Coast at the Rugby World Cup
The Ivory Coast's only Rugby World Cup appearance was in 1995 when they were placed in Pool D with France, Scotland and Tonga. Their appearance in the 1995 Rugby World Cup was fairly notorious and controversial. In the opening game against Scotland, the Ivory Coast lost by 89 points to nil, a result which led many to question the inclusion of "minor" teams in the tournament. Worse still, three minutes into the third match, against Tonga, their winger Max Brito was crushed beneath several other players. Despite intensive care, Brito was left paralyzed below the neck. He had caught a high ball that had been kicked up the field, and set off on a counter-attack. He was tackled by Inoke Afeaki, the Tonga flanker, before a ruck formed over him. The ruck collapsed and several players fell on top
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Ivory Coast at the Rugby World Cup
The Ivory Coast's only Rugby World Cup appearance was in 1995 when they were placed in Pool D with France, Scotland and Tonga. Their appearance in the 1995 Rugby World Cup was fairly notorious and controversial. In the opening game against Scotland, the Ivory Coast lost by 89 points to nil, a result which led many to question the inclusion of "minor" teams in the tournament. Worse still, three minutes into the third match, against Tonga, their winger Max Brito was crushed beneath several other players. Despite intensive care, Brito was left paralyzed below the neck. He had caught a high ball that had been kicked up the field, and set off on a counter-attack. He was tackled by Inoke Afeaki, the Tonga flanker, before a ruck formed over him. The ruck collapsed and several players fell on top
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Con: G. Hastings
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Con: Kouassi
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Con: Tu'ipulotu
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Pen: G. Hastings
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Pen: Kouassi
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Pen: Tu'ipulotu
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Tries: 'Otai, Tu'ipulotu, Latukefu
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Tries: G. Hastings , Logan , Walton , Wright, Chalmers, Stanger, Burnell, Shiel
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Tries: Soulama, Camara
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1995-05-26
1995-05-30
1995-06-03
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Con: Deylaud , Lacroix
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Pen: Dali
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Pen: Lacroix
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Tries: Lacroix , Benazzi, Téchoueyres, Viars, Accoceberry, Saint-André, Costes
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Tries: Okou
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Don Reordan
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Felise Vito
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Han Moon-Soo
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Ivory Coast at the Rugby World Cup
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