2017 North African Tri Nations

The 2017 North African Tri Nations was the second annual North African Tri Nations rugby union tournament held between the national rugby union teams of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The 2017 tournament was held in Oujda between 17 and 23 December.[1] Morocco won their second consecutive title after winning in the final against Algeria with a score of 20-13.[2]

2017 North African Tri Nations
Tournament details
Date17–23 December 2017
No. of nations3
Final positions
Champions Morocco
Runner-up Algeria
Third place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Tries scored12 (4 per match)
Attendance2,800 (933 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chakir Hmidouche (24)
Most tries
← 2016
2018 →

Venue
  • Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda

Fixtures
17 December 2017
14:30 WET (UTC+0)
Morocco  17–16  Tunisia
Try: Mehdi Benyachou  16'
Con: Chakir Hmidouche (0/1)
Pen: Chakir Hmidouche (4/4)  12', 47', 70', 80+2'
 Report Try: ?  79'
Con: Chamseddine Khalifa (1/1) 80'
Pen: Chamseddine Khalifa (3/3)  2', 14', 50'
Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda
Attendance: 1,000
20 December 2017
14:30 WET (UTC+0)
Algeria  36–13  Tunisia
Try: Yazid Chouchane  ?'
Boris Bouhraoua  ?'
Rémi Cardon  46'
Sofian Youcef  60'
Djamel Ouchene  65'
Con: Yoan Saby (3/3) ?', ?', 47'
Johan Bensalla (1/2) 61'
Pen: Yoan Saby (1/1)  ?'
 Report Try: ?  43'
?  80+5'
Con: Chamseddine Khalifa (0/2)
Pen: Chamseddine Khalifa (1/1)  ?'
Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
23 December 2017
14:30 WET (UTC+0)
Morocco  20–13  Algeria
Try: ?  45'
?  78'
Con: Chakir Hmidouche (2/2) 46', 79'
Pen: Chakir Hmidouche (2/5)  10', 42'
 [ Report] Try: Yakine Djebbari  80+5'
Con: Yoan Saby (1/1) 80+6'
Drop: Bensalla (2/2) 30', 35'
Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda
Attendance: 1,500

Standings
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference 4 Tries 7 Point Loss
1 Morocco 22003729+8008
2 Algeria 21014933+16116
3 Tunisia 20022953−24011

2017 North African Tri Nations squads

Algeria

Head coach: Boumedienne Allam

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Nasser Benamor Prop (1978-04-24)24 April 1978 (aged 39) 7 Avenir Valencien
Mehdi Merabet Prop (1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 31) 0 USO Nevers
Rudy Rezkallah Prop (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 24) 1 Stade Rodez Aveyron
Issam Hamel Hooker (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 20) 0 CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
Sofian Youcef Hooker (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 27) 0 RC Martigues Port-de-Bouc
Rabah Abdelkader Lock (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 30) 7 Stade olympique millavois
Yakine Djebbari Lock (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 22) 2 Rugby club suresnois
Abdel Mezdour Lock (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 36) 1 RC Martigues Port-de-Bouc
David Medjebeur Lock (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 21) 0 FC Grenoble B
Jonathan Best Flanker (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 34) 1 AS Béziers Hérault
Samir Doukbi Flanker (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 32) 2 Union sportive seynoise
Rémi Cardon Number 8 (1991-01-30)30 January 1991 (aged 26) 1 Rugby olympique de Grasse
Boris Bouhraoua Scrum-half (1984-05-04)4 May 1984 (aged 33) 7 AC Bobigny 93 Rugby
Béranger Saieb Scrum-half (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 25) 1 ASVEL Rugby
Yoan Saby Fly-half (1995-08-13)13 August 1995 (aged 22) 1 FC Oloron
Johan Bensalla Fly-half (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 26) 4 Lombez Samatan club
Mohamed Belguidoum Centre (1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (aged 23) 4 CS Universitatea
Maxim Meneghini Centre (1993-11-27)27 November 1993 (aged 24) 3 USA Limoges
Vincent Houari Centre (1983-04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 34) 5 Rugby club Hyères CC
Lou Bouhraoua Wing (1991-11-03)3 November 1991 (aged 26) 7 AC Bobigny 93 Rugby
Yazid Chouchane Wing (1989-04-05)5 April 1989 (aged 28) 6 AS Bédarrides
Djamel Ouchene Fullback (1988-01-31)31 January 1988 (aged 29) 4 US Bergerac rugby

Morocco

Tunisia

Statistics

Try scorers

Conversion scorers

Penalty goal scorers

References
  1. "Rugby - Tri-Nations du Maghreb : Conférence de presse de la Fédération Algérienne de Rugby le 9 décembre 2017 à 16h00". africa1.com. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. "Rugby : L'Algérie s'incline 20-13 face au Maroc et termine 2ème du Tri-nations 2017 !". lagazettedufennec.com. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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